Bittersweet double funeral...

[crestofwaves]

A man died on the way to his wife's funeral.  In a way, I wish my parents had died together.  My mother missed my father every day of the 10 years until she died at 97. And then, I am sure there are those who want a few years to themselves.

 

http://www.timesunion.com/news/us/article/Doubleheader-funeral-serv...

[Doga Seven48]

I can say the couple are lucky ,,,, they are together in life & in death. God bless them . 

[Lifesighs]

I remember my best friends parents were both in different hospitals at the same time, her mom died first and 10 days later her dad died after he was recovering and thought he was ready to be released. Neither one was told how seriously ill the other was, only that they were hospitalized and couldn't visit. It was traumatic back then but I always thought at least they didn't know the other didn't make it.

[crestofwaves]

When people are married 60 years and more, I don't know how one survives without the other when it's a good marriage.

My husband is such a good husband, I don't know how I would feel if he died.  I don't think I would ever get lucky enough to find such a tolerant of me man again .  The only way I could do better is if the guy had all my husband's goodness and was RICH as well and didn't snore.

Anyway, these two, as doga said, are blessed.

[Karin M Fichtner]

My mom and dad died 15 days apart.  Daddy knew she was dying, and he just couldn't go on without her. 

[crestofwaves]

Karen:  I'm sure it hurt you to lose them both in such a short period of time, but for them it was probably what they wanted. 

 

It's strange being an orphan.  I don't think I'll ever get used to it completely.

[frenchy]

my moms parents died when she was about 4 and 5 so within about a year of each other .. it was the height  of the depression and i don't really know much about them  .. i was told my grandfather had hodgkins and my grandmother had a cyst removed and she was under anesthesia and the anesthesia killed her .. but i sometimes wonder with the depression bein so bad and her alone with three little girls 5,4, and 9 how much of it was just despair .. they say you can die from a broken heart .. which leads me to my dads parents .. my grandfather died and about a week or so later my grandmother died too .. sad but i never knew my grandparents .. i often hear people talk about their grandparents and i never knew mine .. but then my mom never really knew her parents so i should just shutup ..