My mother died today. I'm flying to Michigan tomorrow to start taking care of xit. I'm ok, so far, it really hasn't sunk in totally.
Thanks in advance for all the thoughts and well wishes. You fuckers have been there for me through other rough xit, too, I always appreciate it.

What else can be said?

Oh xit...I'm real sorry to hear that. Wish I could join you for a beer in Webberville.

Damn! Sorry to hear about your loss.

Bater,
I may take a drive
to Webberville for
an escape from the
travails.

Holy fuck is there
a lot to do...

You xould do that!

God, so sorry to hear that Mike.
We're all here to support you during this terrible moment of your life.
Sincerely sorry.

wow....
I am very sorry to hear that.

I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.

Once again our condolences.

And a candle in memory of your Mum, Mike.

I'm still waiting for
the full hit on this.

It sneaks up once
in a while.

my condolences to you, liver.

I am so sorry. Be well, buddy.

I'm obsessing over packing.
Over paperwork.
Over setting up the service
and the cremation (goddam
good thing my brother told
me she was cool w/gettin'
charred as she wants to get
planted earthward a couple
hundred miles up north).
Over selling the house.
Over selling the car.
Over donating the furniture.
Over divvyin' up the goods
amongst the familia as they
see fit.
Over the fact I don't have
gloves and I'm going to Michigan.
Over the fact I don't know
what the fuck is even in the
garage to get rid of.
Over the fact I'm not blubberin'
in my pillow.
Over the fact my brother and I
haven't talked in about 7 years
seems pretty fuckin' stupid. I'd
always say I'd probably never talk
to him again until my mother's
funeral.
Over all the stuff I haven't
even thought of.

My thoughts are with you man,
one never knows how this stuff feels until it happens.

My best cousin just lost his mum (she was 58, and a sweetheart)
He was torn up about it.
You got the digits if'n you need to use em.

Damn, sorry.

i'm so sorry, my mother passed when i was 22 she was just 44, i think losing a parent is something you never really get completely over but maybe you'll be able to heal the rift between you and your brother.

Terrible news, my heart goes out to you. That's a xitload to deal with on so many levels.

Damn!
My thoughts are with you, Liver.

That's rough, Mike, my thoughts are with you buddy, I hate you're going through that.

I'm sorry brother.
I hope she had a glorious life.
It's going to be tough. Grief manifests differently for people. Understand that whatever you feel (or don't feel) is perfectly OK.
I'm only a speed dial away.

I'm catching a flight
to Charlotte, to get
to Chicago, to get
to Lansing. There was
no way outtah here
last night.
Still no real grieving,
I guess that's how
it's gonna be, maybe
when I get to the house.

I was telling my ex
the news and started
choking up, then when
she asked when it happened
I burst out laughing because,
near as I can piece together,
she kicked off going to get
her hair done.

That made me laugh out loud
a couple more times, too.

During my grandma's funerals, my uncle couldn't stop laughing nervously, terrible.
You can't expect your own reaction to such a drama, you may cry immediately or only after days or even weeks, but when it finally comes you feel empty, and much better.

Good luck for your trip, looks like a xitty one.

People react very differently to death and within time it finally leaves us and everything is betterer, knowin' the person we have lost is lookin' at us from above.

Hang in there Mike.

My heart goes out to you. I dread the call that will be bring me stateside for my ordeal in this way. Something we all have to face sooner or later, I guess. Wow, very, very sorry. The sadness is profound.

Really sorry about your loss, Mike.
Keep ya in my thoughts today.
You'll navigate through all the junk fine, I'm sure.
And when the time's right, you'll come to terms with it all.

Here's to your Mom

Man, that's horrible. The emotions will happen when they happen, that's the shit you can't control, and shouldn't try to control. The shit you can control is being there with your family and giving her the sending off she wanted. But you know that, you're a good guy. I'll raise a glass thinking of you tonight.

I'm sorry for your loss.
And I'm here for ya in any
way that I can be brother.

Tears are running down my face.

There's no map and there's no clue. I've been there, so many times. Mom, Dad, my brother, and others. You can only hope to come out of it better than you went in. Grief is an impeccable teacher. My heart is with you.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and yours.

...as do mine. Hang in there, Mike.

Hey Mike,
I know how you feel man, and and my wife said to tell you she understands too. Her dad died when she was 14. I don't log on much anymore becuase I have issues. HAHAHAHAH!! It is true. You can make fun if ya want, I don't care, I probably won't sign back in for a while. But I "will" sign in for this. You have my sincere condolences. I have always enjoyed yer posts. Now, I am gone again. God Bless..... Nolan

I have been given this today, especially for Mike:

Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I
am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by my old
familiar name;
speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in
your tone;
wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the
household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort, without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity. Why should
I be out of mind because
I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere
very near, just around the corner. All is well.

Henry Scott Holland
1847-1918
Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, London

I'm sorry for your loss.

Mike, I just saw this thread.

I'm truly sorry to hear of your loss. Like many others I too lost my mom many years ago (1981). I pray for you to have the strength to deal with all that is before you, and the wisdom to carry you through. Best wishes with your family.

Mike,

My deepest condolences. If there is anything I can do to help....

Be well as you can be at this sad time.

For whatever it's worth, you have my condolences, too.

Mike asked me to pop in. He doesn't have the Internets where he is, but he wanted you all to know it does him good to hear of your caring thoughts.

Hope he's OK.

Let's not ask for too much.

Coping in his own mayorial manner
may be the best we can expect.

Never-the-less, let our care and concern
be there to support him in his travails.

We are here for him with never-ending support, stand fast, Mike!

He's doing very well, actually, so it's not too much to ask. He's making the most of the opportunities to 1) be in civilization 2) hang out with old friends and 3) reconnect with family. He does have a lot on his hands, though, in terms of crap to be dealt with, so he's staying away indefinitely, at this point.

Good to hear, thanx for the update.

What he said.

He's got his priorities straight and is dealing with them. Good.

I suppose that's true.
Especially if by, "dealing with," you mean, "ingesting."

He plans to be back next weekendish is the update.

Please tell him that I miss him.

Everyone here misses Mike, undoubtedly.