Sad Moments
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
February 21, 2016 9:39am CST
Sometimes I feel empty and alone,
pictures and memories fill my home.
My brother, mother and son are gone,
their laughter and smiles; I so long.
A song or photo trigger the loss,
tears of sadness as I hold a cross.
It doesn't matter how long they've been gone,
their deaths were just so wrong.
My brother was shot supposedly by a friend,
my son shot himself; his pain to end.
My mother died of cancer; her treatment was wrong,
instead of 3 years; in 1 week she was gone.
It hurts so bad to think of them at all,
the memories are painful as the tears fall.
The only comfort I have is the smile on their face,
that takes me back to a different time and place.
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22 responses
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Feb 16
I am so very sorry for your losses. My dad had brain cancer and was gone in 5 weeks. That was 16 years ago and it still pains me greatly.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
I'm so sorry @fishtiger58 , I feel your pain. Remember the good times and the silliness that you shared.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Feb 16
@nanette64 I do, he was my best friend. Love my dad.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
@fishtiger58 My dad has Dementia. When I visited him in September, I don't think he really knew who I was. He is the one who taught me: how to ride a motorcycle, drive a car, build a house, swim; you name it. It won't be long and he will be gone as well because of the disease.
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@vandana7 (98960)
• India
22 Feb 16
@nanette64 ..Yes, I learned that the hard way...
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
Make each moment count with those you love @vandana7 . 
I love you from afar.
I love you from afar.2 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Feb 16
My heart goes out to you dear friend.
It is very sad that you are now alone and longing for the comfort of your loved ones.
Also so very sad that they were lost to you in such terrible circumstances..the pain must be terrible for you.
You are a strong lady my friend..all you have been through.
RIP your dear family Nanette.
We are here.
God bless you friend.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Feb 16
@nanette64 I do very much care my friend. Wish I were there, we could sit down have a cup of tea and chat and you could show me all the animals and your place there.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
@TiarasOceanView That would be fantastic. I think you'd like the peacefulness of the place. Birds a'chirpin', rabbits a'hoppin', donkeys talkin'. lol
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
Thank you so much @TiarasOceanView . It's comforting to know that people here really do care. It helps ease the pain.
It helps ease the pain.2 people like this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
Thank you @jaboUK , my dearest friend.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
Thank you @amnabas . When they are gone, memories are all that we have left.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
At some point everyone is going to lose a family member @Shiva49 and although we have no control over that, the times we share with them mean so much.
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@Shiva49 (26224)
• Singapore
21 Feb 16
@nanette64 My greatest worry is how to face those times and how my own will take to my passing. I was lost when my father passed away though I was in my middle age by that time. I cherish every moment with my loved ones, thanks for the reminder - siva
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@GardenGerty (157671)
• United States
22 Feb 16
What a great number of losses and each of them so quick in coming. I am sorry.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
Thank you @GardenGerty . My Dad will be next because of his Dementia. I dread that call.
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
23 Feb 16
@nanette64 Animals have great senses when it comes to emotion. They can read us like a book. I have a bird that sits on my monitor and dances on my keyboard and picks at my fingers. It is often just play but sometimes I get the idea that is trying to tell me something and not just get my attention.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
23 Feb 16
@Bluedoll Critters, don'tcha just love em'?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
I think at least my momma is @Bluedoll . It's strange that I named a cat Momma Kitty and at night when I go to bed, she is right by my side. When I tell her, "I love you Momma", she comes up and will kiss my face. I think that is actually my mom's spirit.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
21 Feb 16
Wow, you have been through a lot of loss...so sorry.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
Thank you @AbbyGreenhill . Sometimes I wonder if loving someone so much is a deterrent.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
21 Feb 16
We have all lost someone we loved dearly, and it is sad. Luckly we do have memories to remember them by..They will always be in our heart and thoughts..
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Feb 16
There are so many times that I wish I could hold my momma one more time @hostessman . I drove like a maniac to be at her bedside (900 miles) but I was too late.
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@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
21 Feb 16
Thanks God I haven't lost any of my family yet. But one day this irretrievable only thing on Earth will happen and it will always happen suddenly. I hope to find enough willpower inside myself to cope with it on that day and i will try to pay more attention to my members of the family who are alive now
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
It's not easy @TypicalRussian but I hold out hope that one day I will see them again.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
Thank you for responding @Scindhia . It is truly appreciated.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
22 Feb 16
That was so sad and touched me greatly.... I haven't lost anyone that close to me yet. But I am dreading losing my grandparents. They are healthy and only one of them has entered eighty but life is so unpredictable. You are a strong woman to have gone through such loss and still stand strong...
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
I try @Daljinder . All of my grandparents are gone and my Dad has Dementia, so there will be another one soon. Life can be so depressing sometimes, but as my Dad always says, "Pull up your boot straps and keep on walking."
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
22 Feb 16
@nanette64 He says it right. 
We just have to find the strength inside us to move along...
We just have to find the strength inside us to move along...1 person likes this
@jillybean1222 (6408)
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25 Feb 16
oh my gosh, what haunting words, such sadness. Perhaps I did know when we were on bubblews that you, also, had lost a son. I had forgotten though. I'm so sorry.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Feb 16
Thank you @DianneN . I think that's why I'm the comedian that I am, otherwise, I'd probably have been on some serious pills.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
Thank you @Dena91 . I remember a song once called, "Keep on, Keep on", and that's what I try to do.
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. Your words bought me to tears. May their souls rest in peace...Amen @nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Feb 16
Thank you for thinking of me @rashkhan . It is appreciated.
