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I am so so sorry,

xxx Shimmer xxx

Sorry to hear this news,Liz , sending sympathy
to you all,

Jean x

Just popped on to see if I had any pm's.

I am so sorry Liz, please accept my condolences. I am positive Ernest is in his new home with other loved ones.

Jenny xx

so sorry to read your sad news

take care

julia xx

Very sad to hear this, but glad he doesn't appear to have suffered. RIP Ernest.

Hugs and positive thoughts to Liz and Joyce.

RIP Ernest, God Bless you,

Hugs to you, Liz,


Caz xxxx

Thats so very sad.

My condolances to Joyce and her family.

Rest in Peace Ernest

Jenxx

Ernest died this morning at 6am. He never regained consciousness, he had had a vascular bleed on the brain apparently.
Joyce didn't get to see him, she will be going to the Chapel of Rest before the funeral, to say her goodbyes there. He was 88 and apparently captained Oxford football team for three years, when he came back from the war he was 30 and was approached by Millwall until they found out his age and decided he was too old! They are going to bury him with his old football boots he still hung on to, put into his coffin.
Bless him, he and Joyce would have been married 66 years come Halloween.
Rest in Peace, Ernest B.
I imagine him catching up with my parents and my aunt and uncle - it cheers me to think of them welcoming him to his new home.

Lizx

Some of our older folk are very near to our hearts missed my Aunty in Hildesheim and it was very hard
Missed an uncle in Mayo not always easy to give slip and I do miss them both.

so sad thinking of you all
Jenxx

There hasn't been a phone call altho that doesn't mean they aren't busy with arrangements so have no idea and have to go to the hospital myself today for scans etc on my kidneys, so will call her after that and see how things are.

Thanks for all your support and postiive thoughts
Lizxxx

I happened to wake in the night and wondered whether you and Joyce were awake too.
I hope she got some rest to face whatever today may bring.

Gwyn

Can't stop thinking about her, hope she has managed to sleep.
Her son apparently cancelled the carers for tomorrow so d.i.l. will go in and get Joyce ready if she can go to the hospital, if not they will be with her to sort out details I suppose and then cook her meals and do for her what the carers would.
Maybe I am being unfair and don't know the full story but I have been reading between the lines when Joyce tells me things and just don't think her family have been doing as much as they could for her.

Ages ago I asked if they had any up to date photos, and they said they would take some. Then at Easter they brought Ernest home for the day and again on Mother's Day, and still didn't take pics. You would think they would want some for themselves of their Mum and Dad together.

I told o.h. when he got in from work that I would will want to go and pay my respects. Of course I would have to stay overnight and would probably stay a few days after going so far. It's my friend's funeral next Tuesday.

Lizx

thinking of you all xx

Thinking of you Liz x x x x x

Thanks all of you, and Jenny, don't feel bad about being happy, life has to go on. I just feel sad that Joyce is sitting there alone with her memories as she waits for the call with news of Ernest, it will only be the sad news. Carer won't be in till morning now.

It will be a long night for her. Just can't understand why her son or d.i.l. didn't stay with her, there is room.

Lizxx

So sorry to read your news Liz, especially when I am on cloud nine.

Thinking of you and your loved ones.

Jenny xx

so sad hearing this, I know it can be hard on families when older folk are sick, it is hard to see a loved one in that situation, praying that they are able to say their goodbyes, hugs for you too,Liz

(((((((((( x ))))))))) Jean x

How sad, may God bless them both, I am at a loss to find words of comfort, I pray her memories will see her through, gosh, this is so Heartbreaking, those words, alone til her carer's come, I work in that area, bless her XX..