tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post7123701044081033771..comments2023-05-28T07:20:02.540-07:00Comments on Paper, Paint, Pencils & Pens!: Human Beings and Their Activities, "The End of a Wonderful Life", Lynn CohenLynn Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-47459743812239618392014-04-29T19:52:28.771-07:002014-04-29T19:52:28.771-07:00Absolutely so. Hope your mom has those who help sp...Absolutely so. Hope your mom has those who help spell her from time to time. My mom lived with us with severe dementia for nearly two years before she died. It was so hard watching the mom I knew slip away little bits at a time. Being responsible daily is the hardest job ever! And heart wrenching. Hugs to you and your family!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-10104832324818564642014-04-29T19:48:20.466-07:002014-04-29T19:48:20.466-07:00Thanks, it's a close knit family! We are lucky...Thanks, it's a close knit family! We are lucky!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-12113249045907037542014-04-29T19:47:36.100-07:002014-04-29T19:47:36.100-07:00Thanks Margaret. Much appreciated words.Thanks Margaret. Much appreciated words.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-73826759450072122342014-04-29T19:46:33.258-07:002014-04-29T19:46:33.258-07:00Thank you Gloria, I feel your hug!Thank you Gloria, I feel your hug!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-14495296476050808342014-04-29T19:45:45.592-07:002014-04-29T19:45:45.592-07:00Thank you Carol, and I am sorry for your many loss...Thank you Carol, and I am sorry for your many losses of loved ones.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-55503125671295158392014-04-29T19:44:29.654-07:002014-04-29T19:44:29.654-07:00Thanks Ann. They are making sure she is comfortabl...Thanks Ann. They are making sure she is comfortable, we will continue to support my dear uncle and glad you liked my art here, yes it did help.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-51734543703943385272014-04-29T19:41:23.461-07:002014-04-29T19:41:23.461-07:00Dear Jez, thank you for sharing with us the loss o...Dear Jez, thank you for sharing with us the loss of your dear daughter. To outlive ones child I cannot even imagine that pain.<br />My cousin asked me what he's going to feel when his mother dies, the first words out of my mouth were '"you will feel relief"! It was how I felt when I got over the shock of my own mothers death. Yes, this is not an easy time, but something we are all going to experience sometime with someone, a fact of life. Hugs to you dear one!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-87611479247158793222014-04-29T19:34:57.965-07:002014-04-29T19:34:57.965-07:00Thank you Elisa. I appreciate your kind words. She...Thank you Elisa. I appreciate your kind words. She is kept out of pain with morphine and methadone.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-52803208731365865122014-04-29T19:33:37.005-07:002014-04-29T19:33:37.005-07:00Thank you Joan. We are doing the best we can. Most...Thank you Joan. We are doing the best we can. Most falls on their son and DIL who live in the same town. It helped me to process my feelings by drawing this.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-70832650581122146452014-04-29T12:11:56.541-07:002014-04-29T12:11:56.541-07:00This is so sad, Lynn. I'm glad you were able t...This is so sad, Lynn. I'm glad you were able to get your uncle out for a little break. My dad has Alzheimer’s and it's just as hard on my mom, taking care of him, as it is on him. I'm sure your uncle needed that time, even if he couldn't be gone long. Melisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817085403898788858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-17647664452495988342014-04-28T21:24:58.684-07:002014-04-28T21:24:58.684-07:00A moving story to which your sketch adds bitterswe...A moving story to which your sketch adds bittersweet poignancy. Lovely to hear of your family's solidarity and closeness in this time of sadness.jaguarishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905828147338931951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-35309652332124903082014-04-28T19:56:35.072-07:002014-04-28T19:56:35.072-07:00Lynn, I cannot but echo what everyone has said her...Lynn, I cannot but echo what everyone has said here so well. Thank you for sharing. Know that we are thinking of you. And that your loved ones are lucky to have you, and you them. There is nothing like a loving heart, and one who is unafraid to love, and see the good, and the bad, and the painful, and be present and with all of it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501940398175625037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-78924744931314226022014-04-28T07:41:48.898-07:002014-04-28T07:41:48.898-07:00Lynn your sketches tell the story and it saddens m...Lynn your sketches tell the story and it saddens me. I'm sending you and your family prayers and strength. The loss of those we love is heart-wrenching, I know. Thank you for sharing and ::hugs:: to you. GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-88028489067508667902014-04-28T06:25:58.197-07:002014-04-28T06:25:58.197-07:00I am sadden for you Lynn. It takes courage to eve...I am sadden for you Lynn. It takes courage to even take sketches at this sad time. Bless you. Time is in Gods hands.<br /><br />My family all but my brother and I are living. So have gone through so many heart aches waiting and watching and then the end . I know where it is all coming from.<br /><br />I will keep you in prayer and families. if we can just remember in time. They will be at a better place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-90723148823497623422014-04-28T02:53:58.314-07:002014-04-28T02:53:58.314-07:00So sorry to read this Lynn, all your family can ho...So sorry to read this Lynn, all your family can hope is that Aunt Mimi is as comfortable as possible. I'm sure your visit helped your Uncle and your sketches help you, they are very good btw.ann @ studiohydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615115294267727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-5330326342994275232014-04-28T01:41:20.940-07:002014-04-28T01:41:20.940-07:00I am in real tears as I read this, it is so sad, b...I am in real tears as I read this, it is so sad, but so good of you to post it - this is a part of life (and death) that we have to accept and think about, not hide it away. I feel for your uncle and, as you say, the loss of his bride which is the part of his memory of how he thinks of her in moments when memories come back to him.<br />Also, it is so emotional for me because it brings back the months last year when my darling daughter struggled for life with a brain tumour in the hospital bed that was supplied for her in a downstairs room. It is coming up to a year in a couple of months, but still as sad. It was such a difficult time and though it sounds bad to say it we were all so relieved for her when the end did come. <br />Sorry for sharing this, but I hope you understand that I do feel for you and know how heart-wrenching it is for you. Tissues needed now.Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793736166062711430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-60595839776854285022014-04-28T00:36:15.181-07:002014-04-28T00:36:15.181-07:00lynn.. thanks for sharing this very intimate momen...lynn.. thanks for sharing this very intimate moment with us. i pray for your aunt's comfort and that God will ease her pain somehow. and i pray that you will all be strengthened in this time of difficulty. This is a beautiful sketch filled with love. Sending hugs and prayers for you all!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409506260765332193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402833299860787322.post-30987472844629375212014-04-27T20:01:27.383-07:002014-04-27T20:01:27.383-07:00This must be so heart wrenching for you Lynn! I am...This must be so heart wrenching for you Lynn! I am glad you are there so often to give him support. Your true to life sketches make me ache for all of you. Hugs!!!Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.com