tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16534673.post8037982596787781028..comments2024-03-21T02:20:32.530-05:00Comments on Gott ist die Liebe: How are you?The Dueckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13642788255484401680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16534673.post-25432357024953259092008-03-20T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-20T11:44:00.000-05:00We grieve for you and with you but want you to kno...We grieve for you and with you but want you to know this:<BR/><BR/>It is not your fault. It is not the doctors fault. It is not your partners fault. It is not Martha's fault, or your children's fault, or the hospital's fault. <BR/><BR/>It is not your fault. You didn't let her down. We live in a world of pain, but she is now in a place of peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16534673.post-5869524465294251412008-03-16T22:04:00.000-05:002008-03-16T22:04:00.000-05:00Raymond, Martha, and family. Having read your sto...Raymond, Martha, and family. Having read your story in the Free Press, I was truly and deeply inspired by your family's bravery, and faith. I commend the honesty, and open-ness with which you have shown in dealing with such a horrific loss.<BR/><BR/>Your post titled "How are you" is something I can completely relate to. I will not even pretend to know the depth of sorrow you are enduring now, but I do have some idea. I watched my big sister succumb to cancer a few years ago at the age of 39. However, I cannot imagine what a parent must endure when their child is stricken. I know the protective instinct I have for my children, and to watch them suffer from such a disease would be more than I can ever imagine. <BR/> <BR/>How indeed to answer the "How are you" question? I think your honest answer is the best way to grieve. If people do not want the honest answer then perhaps they should not ask. However, be understanding with them, I’m sure they care deeply but have no comprehension as to the pain you are feeling, and hopefully never will.<BR/><BR/>Now that I have read many of your blogs and seen the family blogs and pictures, I can see what a wonderful young woman Renee is. You must be so very proud of the woman she became, and I'm sure have heard from many of the people she touched during her journey, and will continue to touch for years to some. There is a huge piece of Renee in all of them and especially in you that will not subside. My prayers and thoughts are with you. <BR/>I read this quote at my sister’s funeral, it moved me deeply: “You were carried off in the miracle of birth, and so you will be carried off in the miracle of death. All that we are, all that we have felt for you, all the love that was given to you, will be your cushion on this journey. Now you will begin. I wish you love, peace and a safe passage ...” <BR/>https://cid-9d8d06b7e31e6510.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Videos/Renee2.wmvAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108269472496224063noreply@blogger.com