<div dir="ltr">I agree with James. Prepare for a bigger emotional hit than you expect. If nothing else, you're likely to find yourself grieving over what could have been.<div><br></div><div>Take care of yourself. Let the feelings run through you (whatever those emotions might be) so you can move them past them.</div><div><br></div><div>Hugs and love to you, Christine. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:37 AM James Gaskin via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sorry to hear this.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regardless of the relationship, prepare for a harder emotional hit than you expect. You will still need to grieve.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_8521687197462822433gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thanks,</div><div>James</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">James E. Gaskin<br><a href="http://www.gaskin.com" target="_blank">http://www.gaskin.com</a><br>Writer / Consultant / Speaker<br></div><div><a href="http://netpress.org/member/james-e-gaskin/" target="_blank">Member </a>Internet Press Guild<br></div><div><a href="https://jamesgaskin.contently.com/" target="_blank">Portfolio</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G6LJXZA" target="_blank"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 9:34 AM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz <<a href="mailto:ipg-smz@netpress.org" target="_blank">ipg-smz@netpress.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hey guys,<br>
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It appears that my mom is about ready to make her transition. They put <br>
her in the hospital yesterday and have her in ICU. I'm leaving now for <br>
the four hour drive to see her. We haven't been close since I was a <br>
toddler, so any grieving will be minimal.<br>
<br>
Anyway, I'll be checking in when I can, but I'll probably be mostly <br>
incognito for the next few days. I'll be close to Asheville, so maybe <br>
SJVN and I can get together.<br>
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