tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post1939137133083442888..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: Never Say NeverSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-90282639563044684692016-10-25T10:47:33.188+00:002016-10-25T10:47:33.188+00:00I'm sorry to read this. I'm glad it was a ...I'm sorry to read this. I'm glad it was a good death, but it is still tough for you. My condolences. helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-70693205315485549702016-10-22T18:08:45.840+00:002016-10-22T18:08:45.840+00:00I have checked in on a sudden impulse from New Yor...I have checked in on a sudden impulse from New York and want to send you my thanks for telling us of the end of this particular story. <br />A good end I agree and compassionately told.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32272434242323498252016-10-18T23:13:14.363+00:002016-10-18T23:13:14.363+00:00Thank you for sharing and thank you for posting th...Thank you for sharing and thank you for posting this beautiful photograph.<br />connikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840701002493820028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-48055095482577561082016-10-17T08:36:23.776+00:002016-10-17T08:36:23.776+00:00Very sorry to hear this. It's a wrench to lose...Very sorry to hear this. It's a wrench to lose a parent. You honour her so movingly.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308068899467100319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-82395169197339153082016-10-15T21:13:34.146+00:002016-10-15T21:13:34.146+00:00A moving tribute, and an honest account of a '...A moving tribute, and an honest account of a 'good death'. I felt much the same about my own mother's death - sad and shaken of course, but grateful for her life and love, and that she had been spared worse. My condolences. Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-47677611239397189302016-10-14T16:54:22.329+00:002016-10-14T16:54:22.329+00:00Im sorry for your loss. But thank you for writing ...Im sorry for your loss. But thank you for writing such a moving tribute. Sam Jordisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847113158131387947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-86400848902095856012016-10-13T17:55:47.280+00:002016-10-13T17:55:47.280+00:00Lovely.Lovely.Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51820634970111255632016-10-12T03:35:16.689+00:002016-10-12T03:35:16.689+00:00I'm so sorry to hear this news, but happy to k...I'm so sorry to hear this news, but happy to know that the end came peacefully for her and with dignity. You've written a lovely tribute to her here. Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072542599525094904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-4620172919956811912016-10-11T12:40:52.603+00:002016-10-11T12:40:52.603+00:00Even though you said in your previous post that th...Even though you said in your previous post that that was the last post, I've kept your blog on my favorites list. I've only checked once to make sure you hadn't changed your mind, but something made me look again today.<br /><br />I'm very sorry to hear about your mother's death, but I'm very happy for her and for you that it was quick, peaceful, and dignified. A good death.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-82297414163580746162016-10-11T06:13:07.395+00:002016-10-11T06:13:07.395+00:00Sorry to hear the news - you have exteded your mum...Sorry to hear the news - you have exteded your mum's fan base around the world. Totally understand the strange mix of sorrow and relief.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-73160415591124364552016-10-09T16:45:49.890+00:002016-10-09T16:45:49.890+00:00I am sorry that this was the reason for your posti...I am sorry that this was the reason for your posting. It is good that you are so positive about your Mum's dying, it will help you in the future.<br /><br />Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-33053332575653858342016-10-09T07:55:06.542+00:002016-10-09T07:55:06.542+00:00Your posts are always so well written, Steerforth....Your posts are always so well written, Steerforth. Although the death of your mum is a solemn occasion, you have shared your thoughts and feelings with eloquence and honesty. Like other visitors, I look forward to reading more about you and yours at some time in the future. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-70701495749775082552016-10-08T12:34:50.862+00:002016-10-08T12:34:50.862+00:00A little voice told me to check your defunct blog,...A little voice told me to check your defunct blog, Phil, and I am saddened to hear of your mother's death and send my sympathy to you and your family. Her little foibles and sayings always amused me, reminding me of my own mother who gritted her teeth and toughed it out until she reached one hundred years and three months of age, finally dying with a smile on her face on my father's birthday, 16 December. He had been waiting for her for 31 years.Clivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191292613273241465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-86575204643796489512016-10-07T14:29:18.247+00:002016-10-07T14:29:18.247+00:00Just a note to send you my condolences. I'm so...Just a note to send you my condolences. I'm so glad to read your mum didn't linger in pain. I thought of her today as I was given my first one of the new plastic fivers, and then I wondered, as I have done before, whether I ever met your mother on a trip into Woolworth's when she worked there. The version of Teddington that included the old Woolworth's is one I look back on very warmly. I'm sorry you and I never met back then, I think we may have found each other very sympathetic companions. Very best wishes, Chris xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045139166977854067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37603695761249299192016-10-07T12:33:01.041+00:002016-10-07T12:33:01.041+00:00I repeat what I said to you before, and echo your ...I repeat what I said to you before, and echo your own sentiments regarding the relatively quick and peaceful end to her life. Your mother was much like mine in being so active, thank goodness. At nearly 96 Mum has only just ‘caved in’, due to dementia, and gone into a home. She’s happy enough, but it depresses me beyond measure, and it’s not what I wished for her. You aren’t being selfish at all. <br /><br />I agree with her dislike of ‘passed on’ and even ‘passed away’ though I’m gulity of that one. I loathe the modern use of the singular ‘passed’. I know you will eventuallay want to write more about her and I look forward to those posts.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52536075628165611612016-10-06T20:49:59.546+00:002016-10-06T20:49:59.546+00:00It's at times like this that I realize how ina...It's at times like this that I realize how inadequate words can be. However, there was nothing inadequate about your words in this poignant post. You did her proud, Steerforth - in the way you've lived and in the way you've written about her demise.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32753894821302578152016-10-06T19:27:38.812+00:002016-10-06T19:27:38.812+00:00Dear Steerforth, thanks for sharing with us some...Dear Steerforth, thanks for sharing with us something that's in so many ways uneasy to share. I know for a fact that I'm as capable as anybody to write something awkward about someone else's loss, so I'll stick to the simplest "take care".Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-74029900459324011452016-10-06T18:51:37.638+00:002016-10-06T18:51:37.638+00:00i'm grateful to your mum for raising a boy who...i'm grateful to your mum for raising a boy who turned out to be such a lovely humane writertristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268216095376583052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-66133482705465652922016-10-06T13:28:58.062+00:002016-10-06T13:28:58.062+00:00I'm so sorry to hear this, but thankful that s...I'm so sorry to hear this, but thankful that she lived a good life and died a good death. Much consolation in that, I hope.<br />My parents are 95 and 96 and their quality of life has deteriorated greatly in the last few years. It ain't fun either for them or for us as onlookers.<br />Best wishes, Frances.Letterslivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048972378841396651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-13457406842181734772016-10-06T12:25:39.686+00:002016-10-06T12:25:39.686+00:00I'm sorry to hear she's gone, glad that it...I'm sorry to hear she's gone, glad that it was as painless and dignified as possible, and find I'm really wishing she'd found one of those fivers. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32159693236569951062016-10-06T09:13:48.547+00:002016-10-06T09:13:48.547+00:00I'm very sorry to hear about your mom. Virtual...I'm very sorry to hear about your mom. Virtual hugs and good strong drink. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-89947900442259369642016-10-06T08:55:10.976+00:002016-10-06T08:55:10.976+00:00Thank you for sharing this. I lost my 90 year old ...Thank you for sharing this. I lost my 90 year old mother this year and it is very much a time of mixed emotions. Sad for the loss but glad that they have had a long and happy life. Look forward to hearing from you again in the future. Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51528251944066768972016-10-06T05:01:22.203+00:002016-10-06T05:01:22.203+00:00Thank you so much for writing about this, especial...Thank you so much for writing about this, especially as you'd earlier been open enough to admit that your mother could at times be irritating. I feel a bit awkward, in my British way, in sending condolences since I don't know you, but I've felt a connection (nothing stalkerish) from the time you wrote that you think about your own death every day. Me too: it seems only natural (it's not as if there aren't plenty of other thoughts as well) and not morbid at all, but I've found others think it unusual and unhealthy.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488510019355437606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-76208880814794628002016-10-06T04:56:37.395+00:002016-10-06T04:56:37.395+00:00Your Mother sounds like she was quite a character....Your Mother sounds like she was quite a character. <br />I'm sorry she died before you could record her memories.<br />I'm glad she died peacefully without having to suffer a long illness or loss of dignity.<br />My Mother made it to 90 and lived her life well (she was born in 1923) but her last two years had some sad moments as she was unwell and that I would not wish on anyone.<br />Euphemisms can be funny can't they although I understand people can be more comfortable with them . 'Lost' is the one that gets me... it always makes me smile and think "how careless" at entirely inappropriate times.<br />I think when a life has been long and well lived memories are a mix of sadness and celebration. It sounds like your Mum lived life well and was loved and who can ask for more than that.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-74896831271540740432016-10-06T00:51:35.241+00:002016-10-06T00:51:35.241+00:00My condolences, Steerforth. Wonderful pictures and...My condolences, Steerforth. Wonderful pictures and tribute to your mother. I am glad you made it to her side. Take care, MDC. M. Denise C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10326139040976625458noreply@blogger.com