<p>HUGS, HUGS, HUGS</p>
<p>I am so sorry for your loss. Your husband was such an incredible man. The article, as sad and as hard as it was to read, truly pays tribute to your husband. What a remarkable man. You, your family and community will continue to honor him.</p>
<p>My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.</p>
<p>My heart and prayers go out to you and your family…just hold on.</p>
<p>I’m so very sorry for your loss. My heart and prayers go out to you and your daughters.</p>
<p>Oh, crabbylady - what a terrible, terrible thing. Please add my condolences to all those already expressed. I will keep you and your daughters in my prayers.</p>
<p>I am so very sorry for your loss. Your husband was a remarkable man and the world is a better place because of his selfless work.</p>
<p>You and your daughters will continue to be in my thoughts.</p>
<p>This old proverb (I think it is eskimo or native american) stuck with me after the sudden death of my father 10 years ago:</p>
<p>“Perhaps they are not the stars,
but rather openings in heaven
where the light of our lost ones
pours through and shines down upon us
to let us know they are happy…”</p>
<p>My thoughts are with crabbylady and her daughters…look at the stars.</p>
<p>I am so sorry for your loss. My Dad passed away at 53 leaving my Mom with three kids. I was 12. It is so hard. Cry until there are no more tears. Hold your girls close. I will be praying for you.</p>
<p>If there was any way I could bear your great pain, even for a little bit, I would. I am so very sorry for your loss. The journey ahead for you and your daughters will be a very difficult one, and any time you need us to help keep you up or scream with or for you, just give us the word…</p>
<p>Crabbylady – I am so very sorry you and your family are in such pain. Your husband was a caring, special man who will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by the many lives he touched. May your memories help to sustain you at this most difficult time. We are all here for you and will be waiting to hear from you whenever you may be ready to talk. Love and light to you and your girls.</p>
<p>I’m so sorry. I am praying for you and your daughters.</p>
<p>I don’t believe there are words to say to console you. However please know that while we may be “strangers” here on a bulletin board, we are good, big-hearted people who will listen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Simply call out. We’re here. We’re listening. Believe this. Go ahead an scream. It’s ok, we can handle it. Let go. We’re here. I promise.</p>
<p>May his memory be for a blessing.</p>
<p>crabbylady, your husband was a beautiful soul who meant so much to those whose lives he touched. Your loss is heart wrenching. Please continue to reach outward for help as you did here in our CC community.</p>
<p>What an unspeakable tragedy. I can’t imagine what you are going through, but please know that we care.</p>
<p>Crabbylady, what a heart-wrenching story. Please do whatever you can to take care of yourself. Accept support and help from the many in the community who must care deeply and want to show their appreciation for your wonderful husband.</p>
<p>I hope you derive some consolation from knowing that your husband lived his life fully, as he wished. A life well-lived is to be celebrated, even though it is a tragedy that such a life was sadly cut so very short.</p>
<p>Again, please take care of yourself and know that many whom you do not even know are caring about you. </p>
<p>Why do bad things happen to good people? That is the question that occurs to me at this time and there is a book that is relevant. [Amazon.com:</a> When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Harold S. Kushner: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728/ref=pd_cp_b_0?pf_rd_p=413864201&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1857923227&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04TCRJXMY2QNQMGG6JR8]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728/ref=pd_cp_b_0?pf_rd_p=413864201&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1857923227&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04TCRJXMY2QNQMGG6JR8)
Amazon.com Review
Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult human issue with such clarity and intelligence. Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child’s fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds. Remarkable for its intensely relevant real-life examples and its fluid prose, this book cannot go unread by anyone who has ever been troubled by the question, “Why me?”</p>
<p>My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Know that your CC friends will be here for you anytime you need us.</p>
<p>In looking at the photos of your husband that accompanied the newspaper article, the word that came immediately to mind is this: kind. </p>
<p>Some people, through their actions and spirit, enlarge the supply of available oxygen, making it easier for other people to breathe. Your husband, it seems clear (from both the article and photos), was that sort of person.</p>
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<p>[Amazon.com:</a> When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics): Pema Chodron: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Fall-Apart-Difficult/dp/1570623449]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Fall-Apart-Difficult/dp/1570623449)</p>
<p>Crabbylady,</p>
<p>My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I am sure your DH’s legacy as a loving and caring man lives on in you and your daughters.</p>
<p>[The</a> Greatest Heart — The Story from American Public Media](<a href=“http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_648_The_Greatest_Heart.mp3/view]The”>http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_648_The_Greatest_Heart.mp3/view)</p>
<p>A story about a car accident and a doctor, about the most devastating of losses and about renewal – and one of the more powerful and moving pieces of radio I’ve every heard.</p>
<p>how senseless and tragic. I cannot even imagine the pain of losing your husband, who clearly was such a good soul. death be not proud</p>
<p>crabbylady please do scream cry out your loss and we will be here to help you when you are ready. My most sincere condolences at the loss of a giving, kind man.</p>