General Chat

Shirley <3 <3 for you and your family <3

We held the funeral yesterday for Michael . It was a very emotional day but he had a good send off with over 30 family and friends attending

The Father taking the funeral had been in to see Michael at home and in the hospice so he knew him and me. He said his lasting memory of M was when he came in on the Tuesday before he passed to give him the communion for the sick and he greeted Michael who smiled back at him. As father was saying one prayer Michael mouthed four words to join in .

Everyone said what a lovely service it was when they joined us later for a funeral reception .

The flowers were beautiful especially the family ones and I have been out shopping today and thanked the florist for them

As we were leaving the crematorium one of the funeral ushers came over and gave me a rose that he had thought to cut off the flowers from me that were on the coffin . I hadn't thought to do that so I wil be pressing it as a keepsake . It will go with the pressed wedding flowers of M,s buttonhole which is 58 years old .

It was a stressful time and I felt all wobbly when we came out but his family did him proud with their send off

Many of them have made a donation instead if flowers to the Hospice that he spent his last two days in . They are a charity with NHS support but have to pay their way too . I know Michael would approve .

Now need to get myself organised and not be isolated. I also know my Michael wouldn't want that . I do belong to a local branch of Kent Family History but haven't been able to attend the monthly meeting because didn't want to leave M alone in case he had a fall . Will be taking that up again .

Small steps now to find my way in the big wide world again

:-)