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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

so sad thinking of you all
Jenxx

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.

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

Rest in Peace Ernest

Jenxx

Thats so very sad.

My condolances to Joyce and her family.

RIP Ernest, God Bless you,

Hugs to you, Liz,


Caz xxxx

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

Hugs and positive thoughts to Liz and Joyce.

so sorry to read your sad news

take care

julia xx

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

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

Jean x

I am so so sorry,

xxx Shimmer xxx

I just wished his wife could have seen him before Liz,but she has her memorys.Annie x

Dear Liz, so sorry for your sadness, and a special hug to Joyce, she'll feel very alone now and doesn't sound like family are supportive. You're doing all a friend can do - stand by.
Hugs and love
Mary

Sounds like plenty of people to welcome him home, Liz.
Sue xx

Thank you all of you, I still can't understand a family leaving her alone so much at a time like this when she so obviously needs company and a bit of tlc.

I know she said to the d.i.l. a while back that she already felt as if she was a widow, having lost Ernest to Alzheimer's before Christmas and then him having to move to the home and she told me she knew she would have to face this at some point, but even so, she must be so sad - I hope she doesn't give up now.

The physio told her a few weeks ago to continue the exercises he showed her, but there is nothing further they can do, and because of her other health problems, they cannot operate on her hip or leg so she will not get any better than she is now. She is diabetic and has a pacemaker.
She is one brave lady. I wish I was near to where she lives, I would go and talk with her, to help the time pass for her.

Lizxx

Joyce phoned to tell me the funeral is Friday week, 26th Sept.
She knows I would attend if I could, am trying to work out whether I could manage it but have to see nearer the day whether I am up to driving that far, obviously would go the day before and stay over a couple of days. Joyce says she will understand if I can't make it and will I go and stay with her sometime when I can make the journey. Bless her. Would you believe it, her son and d.i.l. will be taking a week away to Yorkshire or somewhere, early in October! I know she had said they wanted to have another week away, they went not so long back and left her at home as usual with just the carers going in and now they need another week as the d.i.l. is tired!!!! She said C. had booked it when she spoke to me this evening!
Words fail me! |Joyce more or less inferred that the two grandsons atr home take some looking after!!! They are both in their mid twenties, time they did for themselves a bit more then!


Lizx

Sorry to hear about your loss , Liz. I haven`t been reading the threads as I`ve work problems. Will mail you, Ros xx

Can you please keep Joyce in your heart as she says her final goodbye today at 1pm? Ernest is being buried in the plot they bought when he retired, in Banbury. Joyce isn't very mobile so won't be able to visit the grave much, if at all, after today.
She is being so positive and told me the other evening she is determined to live to 90, her doctor said when she told him that, that he is sure she will live a lot longer, as she is such a strong minded and positive person. She is trying very hard to stay cheerful, bless her and I will be going to see her as soon as I can.
Rest in Peace, Ernest, life's work well done.

Lizxx

Thinking of Joyce at such a sad time and you too, Liz!

Kaz x