2022 - and we thought it was gonna' be better
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Came into 2022 looking for a triumphant return to life and work...So much hope for this year.
Nov '21 i paid for an old friends' funeral when his kids, my daughter's friends, couldn't afford to and i thought ' i hope that's the last funeral i have to deal with for a while ' . Then in December a good friend's wife died a tragic and horrific death, she got a flesh eating bacteria on her eyelid. Then in January my Dad passed and i , as the now patriarch, paid for his funeral. Then my Mom died in June and yeah, that one too. In August, a co - worker for the last 13 years died of a heart attack at 46 while camping with his wife and two young kids near Bethel the morning of the Phil and Friends Ramble.
Reach out to family, reach out to friends, reach out to people you haven't spoken too in a while ( i wish i had done that with the old friend i mentioned )....tell them you love them, tell them that bygones are just that, bygones...hug the ones that you see in person...
Spread love and keep your Lovelight burning bright....
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Oh man, you've had a run of
Oh man, you've had a run of loss. And paid for so many funerals, the nails in the coffins, so to speak.
Wishing you the love and light you're sharing - coming around and around.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MikePA
thanks so much Judit -
thanks so much Judit -
please everyone, pass it on...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MikePA
little more to the story - i
little more to the story - i was scheduled to go to Milwaukee the day after i got the call about my mom...i went that Sunday to MKE and the owner of the company came and covered for me that Monday. i flew round trip to MIA and was picked up by my nephew and we went to see my mom, his grandma...it was heavy. She signed off on NO Surgery/ DNR and was adamant.
At first she was semi lucid and then had about 2.5 hours of clarity. We bullshitted a little and then she recounted, first for my nephew and then for me the days that he was born and my daughter was born, down to the exact times...then she recounted my fathers death, in hospice, in our living room and everything that went along with it...she started to fade a little after that, the energy it took for her to recount all that was waning...She then, one last time, regained some clarity and said/sighed " oh Michael, just remember, life is amazing....just amazing " that is the last lucid thing she said to me...i told her i loved her and she mumbled something as she faded away. We sat there another few mins and i had to go...too much to say, not enough words to say it.
Believe it if you need , leave it if you dare...
since then i have also had to put my younger brother into rehab and while doing that i inherited his two dogs, one his, one was my mothers...SO, we are now fostering a 15 year old beagle that acts like shes 8 and a 7 year old Dogo Argentino who is the sweetest badass dog you'd ever meet.
2023 HAS GOT TO BE BETTER than this....
Peace
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: free bird
My condolences, Mike, that's
My condolences, Mike, that's a lot to bear in such a short time, a heavy load. Keep the faith and take care of yourself.
Peace...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MeditateontheQ
Thanks for sharing, Mike...
Thanks for sharing, Mike... sharing helps you and helps others who are also going through life troubles.
Condolences for your losses and take good care of yourself.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
Damn Mike, that's a lot to go
Damn Mike, that's a lot to go thru, hugs buddy! Seems like a lot of us are going through our version of this, can only hope it gets better soon!
(We lost an outstanding bass player from an aggresive form of cancer last week, my mining buddies wife and good friend for decades passed from complications from a car wreck a few weeks ago, could go on for way too long).
But that's a painful part of life. If you out live everyone, you kind of become the keeper of the memories, as the spirit awaits.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rasputin O'Leary
Holy shit man, you are one
Holy shit man, with all that adversity you are one tough cookie.
My deepest sympathies for the losses everyone.
Keep hangin in there brother Mike, everyone needs a rock like you around for support.
Oh, it's so hard being human, with all the troubles in sight. But somehow I know
That everything's gonna work out all right
https://youtu.be/wJhzgtg0GB4
Byrds I Trust
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ismelltoadsmoke
(((((((((((((( Mike '23 )))))
(((((((((((((( Mike '23 ))))))))))))))
That's so much to go through in such a short period of time. All of that truly speaks to your strength and character, Mike. I wish you nothing but health and happiness in '23.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MikePA
Thank you so much ya'll.
Thank you so much ya'll.
Things are looking up here at the homestead. We've slowly begun to socialize the dogs and have made major strides the last week or so...they WILL be socialized before my year starts up mid January....i know its supposed to be ' what don't kill ya makes you stronger ' but imma gonna go with
' what don't kill ya, just don't kill ya ' and leave it at that for now
Peace