<p>Crabbylady,
My condolences to you, your girls and the rest of the family. After reading the article about your husband, he seemed such a special Man. I was “WOWED” by the remark of the parent of a premature baby’s on how your husband gave both his cell and home numbers to her and how he had YOU contact the family to check on how her daughter was doing…what a partnership!!. Keep the faith and cyber {{{huggs }}}}}</p>
<p>Crabbylady, I am so very sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>My deepest sympathy to you and your children on such a grevious loss. My heart goes out to you.</p>
<p>Like the rest of the CC community, I am so sorry to learn of your loss. Although we are all anonymous, consider us your friends. We feel your pain and are here to support you.</p>
<p>My thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughters at this difficult time.</p>
<p>All good thoughts your way.</p>
<p>Oh my heavens, I am soooo sorry for your loss. May God be with you and your family!!</p>
<p>I, too, am so sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>Our thoughts too are with CL and her daughters. And thanks, aibarr, for your ingenuity in locating a concrete way to help.</p>
<p>I am very sorry.</p>
<p>Just read this today. What a senseless tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your girls at this most difficult time.</p>
<p>I cannot quote it, but from what I remember of the writings of a Christian bishop in England:</p>
<p>Dying is like a boat setting sail. You stand on the shore, watching the boat diminish as it sails away, and you say sadly “there it goes”. But the boat does not diminish - it is only our view of the boat that diminishes. As we with tears say “There it goes”, so on another golden shore a glad shout goes up “here it comes!”, as the boat comes into view. And that is dying.</p>
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<p>I am at a loss for words. Doesn’t happen very often. :(</p>
<p>I think my niece graduated with her D this past Spring.</p>
<p>CL, I am sorry for your family’s senseless loss.</p>
<p>I am very sorry for your loss. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.</p>
<p>My heart goes out to you and your family. Hopefully the love that your community shows will be of some help to you and the kids.</p>
<p>I am adding my condolences and prayers. So very very sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>I am ever so sorry. This news has really hit me hard. Two women I know in this area with kids who went to school with mine have lost their husbands this year. It makes for a tough holiday season and a lot of adjustments. I hope you can find some group with women who are going through the same thing. That has helped one of the women here a lot. She is not American, and is having to make some big decisions that her husband has already made. Her children are at US colleges, but I think she and her H had planned to return to their home country in the next few years. He was here due to a company job. Everything is up in the air now. </p>
<p>Hugs to you. Prayers and hopes.</p>
<p>crabbylady,
I’m just posting again to say I have been thinking of you and your girls. It is going to be a tough time and I hope you have lots of support there and please know that when things settle a bit and you have the time and inclination, that the CC community is here to listen and support you. </p>
<p>I recall reading that you had plans to go to Italy over the winter break and I think it may have been as a family, if I am not mistaken. I know everything is fresh right now and one thing at a time, but I hope you might consider going ahead with the trip with the girls. It may be just the thing for you all as you heal. </p>
<p>Sending virtual hugs.</p>
<p>I too send my condolences. Nanoseconds can mean the difference between life and death. I can only hope and pray that your dear husband was looking ahead and enjoying his ride on the sled…and never saw the looming “snowmachine”… sometimes, knowing our loved ones died doing something they loved is a small but powerful consolation. </p>
<p>Celebrate your husband’s life…it was a life well lived. Hold your head up proud… because you shared life with a great person and will always have wonderful memories. </p>
<p>We are all told to live every day as though it is our last. Someday it will be…
lots of love from Maine…</p>