My Mom Died Yesterday
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 01:06 last edited by
I'm very sorry for your loss, Rainman. I can't really add anything to that which has already been said, but my condolences.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 01:46 last edited by
Rainman, I am so sorry. So hard to find the words. I hope you have loved ones to comfort you, and I hope you can feel that we are keeping you close right now, and that you can lean on us if you need to.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:03 last edited by
I’m so sorry. I think we would all like to hear some of the stories as best you can relate...
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:03 last edited by
Condolences on your loss, Rainman.
Maybe, when you're ready, you could share some of her stories. I would love to hear them.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:04 last edited by
I'm really sorry, Rainman. Some of us might not have met you in person yet, but sometimes it helps just to talk things out.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:15 last edited by
I'm so sorry to hear this, Rainman.
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We've been by her side every day for the past several weeks. She died peacefully. Not sure why I'm bringing it up here, other than to say that a wonderful woman and mother is gone, she made a difference in this world in her own way. Very sad, but at least she is not suffering any longer. Wish you all could have known her, you would have relished in her stories of being in Germany during WWII. Her memoirs read like fiction in terms of what she went through, but for her it was the reality. As she would say so often, she can point to many times where it was pure luck that she made it through, met my dad near the end of the war as he was a wounded soldier, and how they ended up coming to America. And, how they built a successful life here while being staunch Estonians always. Minu kaunis ema on nuud lainud.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:27 last edited by@Rainman Im very sorry for your loss man. My condolences to you and family
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 02:29 last edited by
I'm so very sorry for your loss, as I know that particular pain very well. If you are ready to tell stories, I'd love to hear them.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 03:07 last edited by
So sorry to hear that @Rainman Please remember the good memories and times you had with her!
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 04:11 last edited by
Oh, Rainman, I am so sorry for your loss. Yes, I would have liked to know her. She sounds wonderful, and she really did change the world in many ways. She raised a great son, and that's no small thing.
I look forward to getting to know her through your stories in the future. I hope your family shares many of her stories together, so everyone can perhaps hear something they hadn't known before about her. That would be a treasure.
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Oh, Rainman, I am so sorry for your loss. Yes, I would have liked to know her. She sounds wonderful, and she really did change the world in many ways. She raised a great son, and that's no small thing.
I look forward to getting to know her through your stories in the future. I hope your family shares many of her stories together, so everyone can perhaps hear something they hadn't known before about her. That would be a treasure.
wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 04:18 last edited by@brenda said in My Mom Died Yesterday:
She raised a great son, and that's no small thing.
Rainman has a brother?
Sorry - just hoping to make you crack a smile. Anyway I agree - share a story or two about her. Maybe we should have a ‘share a story about your mom’ thread.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 08:08 last edited by
Really sorry to hear that, Rainman! I'd love to hear some of those stories, too, when you are in the mood.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 15:18 last edited by
I'm so sorry to hear this Rainman. She raised a good family.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 18:35 last edited by
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 18:37 last edited by
May her memory be a blessing for all. My condolences.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 19:13 last edited by
Condolence to your and your family, Rainman. Sorry to hear this.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 20:07 last edited by
Sorry to here about your mom, Rainman.
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 21:39 last edited by
Sorry to hear about your mom Rainman
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wrote on 12 Oct 2020, 21:46 last edited by
So sorry. I’m sure she would be really pleased to know that her stories had such impact and she will live on in the retelling of them.
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wrote on 19 Oct 2020, 23:29 last edited by
Just wanted to thank you all for your kind words.
Funeral was on Saturday, really glad we had nice weather. The cemetery was very proactive with Covid protocols, they limited the number in the chapel to 20, although the capacity was 200. Minister spoke in both Estonian and English. All things considered, it was a very nice service for my mom. She directed the Esto choir for 49 years, amazing how many close friends she made over the years.
