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Old 12-15-2007, 10:21 PM   #1
Lolly
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Charlotte, my deepest sympathies for your loss. It's hard to see our parents suffer, and losing them is even harder. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

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Old 12-15-2007, 10:38 PM   #2
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Charlotte,

I am sorry about the loss of your father. I am glad you felt you could share your saddness with us. Hospice is wonderful. We had hospice for my father, and even though he did not have cancer, he had a couple of years of pain. As things got worse, we had hospice for the last 6 months and they were wonderful to help make him comfortable.Hospice helped my dad and the rest of the family emotionally too. Please remember that hospice is available to you personally for an additional year. Their counseling and grieving support services are wonderful in our area. I hope the same for your area. Do stay in touch with them. Did they give you the booklet entitled something like...."gone from our sight." Your father sounded like a wonderful person. I am sure he appreciated your love and support.

All the best, Catherine
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