From: rainy_blog	Date: March 24th, 2007 04:06 pm (UTC)		(Link)

yes Caleb, you fly!

Thanks for the update, I think of you and Caleb everyday.

I found myself in a similar predicament one time, wondering if I was in deep denial or if I had just found some sort of acceptance with all that was happening. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how one looks at things) I have experienced the death of many loved ones over the course of my life. Each time I find more and more acceptance in the process.

The thing with Caleb is it is hard to feel sad about the life he has lived. He has quite obviously LIVED his almost 95 years and I find that to be a joyous thing and not sad at all. I think you know this too and that is why you are feeling a sense of acceptance right now.

Will it hurt to lose him? Yup. Will you miss him? Oh yeah. But you'll be okay because you've experienced and felt a love that I wish more people could feel. I had that love too, with my Grandfather and even when things look bad, which they do sometimes, I know I am okay because of the roots that my relationship with my Grandfather gave me.

Love to you and Caleb, as always. I continue to hope his journey to the summerlands will be peaceful.

	From: halcyonpink	Date: March 24th, 2007 05:03 pm (UTC)		(Link)

well said...and thank you/ ((HUG))

	From: marinshellstone	Date: March 24th, 2007 07:41 pm (UTC)		(Link)

thank you for this update. hugs to you.

	From: just_shoe_me	Date: March 24th, 2007 07:42 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I have had a similar experience recently. My grandfather, who will be 82 in June, has had a series of health scares and has been in and out of the hospital. In mid-February, we have had the biggest scare yet. He was in for internal bleeding, suffered a heart attack while there, and then got fluid in his lungs. He wasn't able to breathe, so he got put on a ventilator. I had never seen him on a ventilator before. He received last rites that same day.

I had some surreal experiences with him while he was in ICU, but had pretty much prepared myself for his death. Then he began to make a miraculous recovery. And with that, I began to feel such joy at having even another moment or two with him, that every time we spent together after that one horrible night was truly like a gift. And now, a month later, I still feel that joy. I appreciate every second with him, and no longer feel sadness at what will eventually happen, but a joy and a thankfulness unlike anything I have ever experienced.

it has taught me a lot in terms of appreciating people while you have them in your life, and learning that any time you are able to spend with someone you love and care for is time that is precious, and like a gift.

I will be thinking of you and your grandfather.

	From: sillymiss	Date: March 26th, 2007 04:00 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	*huggs*

to you and all God's creatures, especially the amazing butterfly...

*huggs*

	From: f00lsw1sd0m	Date: March 29th, 2007 11:17 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Very powerful video cast!

I particularly feel the beauty of a new life as Caleb leaves this life.