Randy Moore
03-12-2006, 4:38 PM
In light of a few members loved ones being sick or..........
I was lucky in that I got to talk to my Dad just before he passed away almost 3 years ago. Mom and him live/lived in SW Missouri on Table Rock Lake.
Dad called me, which was unusual, on a Sunday afternoon. We talked for about 30 minutes. We talked about everything under the sun except his possible passing. Dad was in poor health and going down quick. When he decided to end the call he told me "Good bye", he always ended the conversations with "So long" or Bye" or "Se you later".
When I got off the phone I was crying like a baby. I told LOML that Dad had said Good bye and that I felt he would be gone very soon. When I got home from work the next afternoon, Pam, the LOML, met me at the door, with her hands held out to me. She just looked at me for a few seconds, not saying a word. I said that Dad was gone and she said "Yes". Dad was 83 y/o and the time of his death on June 23, 2003.
I call my Mom often, but not enough. She is 91 y/o this week and still drives-THAT scares me. She is in good health for being that old.
You never know when a loved one will leave us nor do you know when you time will come. So every moring I give the LOML a hug and a kiss and tell her I love her, she does the same thing to me. I am in construction, which is somewhat dangerous although not the most, and exposed to fall hazards, electrical shocks and falling material. So call you Parents, brothers, sisters and tell them you love them.
I am not posting this to get any sympathy or anything from the folks here. I am letting you know from first hand experience that time is precious and short to be here on this planet.
Thank you for you time and EVERYONE CALL TOU PARENTS OR OTHER LOVED ONES. NOW
I was lucky in that I got to talk to my Dad just before he passed away almost 3 years ago. Mom and him live/lived in SW Missouri on Table Rock Lake.
Dad called me, which was unusual, on a Sunday afternoon. We talked for about 30 minutes. We talked about everything under the sun except his possible passing. Dad was in poor health and going down quick. When he decided to end the call he told me "Good bye", he always ended the conversations with "So long" or Bye" or "Se you later".
When I got off the phone I was crying like a baby. I told LOML that Dad had said Good bye and that I felt he would be gone very soon. When I got home from work the next afternoon, Pam, the LOML, met me at the door, with her hands held out to me. She just looked at me for a few seconds, not saying a word. I said that Dad was gone and she said "Yes". Dad was 83 y/o and the time of his death on June 23, 2003.
I call my Mom often, but not enough. She is 91 y/o this week and still drives-THAT scares me. She is in good health for being that old.
You never know when a loved one will leave us nor do you know when you time will come. So every moring I give the LOML a hug and a kiss and tell her I love her, she does the same thing to me. I am in construction, which is somewhat dangerous although not the most, and exposed to fall hazards, electrical shocks and falling material. So call you Parents, brothers, sisters and tell them you love them.
I am not posting this to get any sympathy or anything from the folks here. I am letting you know from first hand experience that time is precious and short to be here on this planet.
Thank you for you time and EVERYONE CALL TOU PARENTS OR OTHER LOVED ONES. NOW