Re: A sad day
From: CindyB (cburns_at_twcny.idontthinkso.rr.com)
Date: 08/02/04
- Next message: The Brown Family: "Re: Politics: WARNING - MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME"
- Previous message: The Brown Family: "Re: OT: Politics and the vatican"
- In reply to: Anne Vasquez: "A sad day"
- Next in thread: RaeMorrill: "Re: A sad day"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:55:50 GMT
My heart goes out to you and your girls. You are in my thoughts and my
prayers.
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:zhkPc.273$ee5.28@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com...
> This has got to be the stormiest day I've had thus far in my life. I
> received a call from my SIL earlier, telling me that my husband (from
> whom I've been separated for almost 2 years) was found dead in Tucson.
> They don't know the cause of death yet; the story I've been given thus
> far is that he was extremely intoxicated and drank a poisonous
> substance, mistaking it for his beer. (??? What the ...??!) He died
> almost a week ago, and his family just found out. My SIL says there are
> details that I REALLY don't want to know and refused to tell me any
> more. She's supposed to call me tomorrow, after they've positively
> identified him and talked further with the police. The thought of him
> dying in terrible pain is absolutely tearing me apart.
>
> Neither of my daughters is here. My older daughter is en route from
> California and should be here Tuesday or Wednesday. My younger daughter
> is out of state with friends and won't be back until Tuesday night. I
> don't know how I'm going to tell them this!!! My heart is just
> breaking, for all of us.
>
> I didn't leave this man because I didn't love him anymore; love was
> never a problem between us, but there were other issues that made it
> impossible for me to stay. I know leaving was the best thing I could
> have done, really the ONLY thing I could do. There was no way I could
> have fixed his life for him, or even help him do it. Didn't stop me
> from loving him, though, crazy or not, and I can't even describe the
> feelings I'm having now. I'm amazed at the level of grief after almost
> 2 years of separation, although since we spent 21 years together, maybe
> I shouldn't be so surprised. Still, I feel sort of hypocritical - after
> all, I DID leave him. Between the grief I feel personally and knowing
> how much this is going to hurt my girls, I'm beside myself. What am I
> going to say to them? I don't think they need every ugly detail, but
> how much do they need to know? I'm just reeling and am very grateful
> for a day or two to try to figure out how to break this to them. I just
> can't believe he's not still walking the earth somewhere, even if I
> don't know where he is. He was an ass sometimes, but we also had a lot
> of really good years together. Damn, damn, damn, what a colossal waste!!!
>
> Thanks for "listening" to me - I really needed someone to "talk" to
tonight.
>
> Anne
- Next message: The Brown Family: "Re: Politics: WARNING - MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME"
- Previous message: The Brown Family: "Re: OT: Politics and the vatican"
- In reply to: Anne Vasquez: "A sad day"
- Next in thread: RaeMorrill: "Re: A sad day"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
