tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284130410123072156.post8067560248299744114..comments2023-05-24T04:23:07.096-05:00Comments on Mark Liebenow - Grief (formerly Widowers Grief): Hospice and ParentsMark Liebenowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096346779312780404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284130410123072156.post-73250100532412023712017-02-01T12:20:51.165-06:002017-02-01T12:20:51.165-06:00Thanks, Pete.Thanks, Pete.Mark Liebenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096346779312780404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284130410123072156.post-85055837778926972032017-02-01T12:02:19.715-06:002017-02-01T12:02:19.715-06:00They felt your presence.They knew. And they still ...They felt your presence.They knew. And they still do. Pete Shumwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807611433041968019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284130410123072156.post-46502157481687246812017-02-01T11:14:33.440-06:002017-02-01T11:14:33.440-06:00The practice of kindness, even in death. A lesson ...The practice of kindness, even in death. A lesson of living, even in death. We share our love with those who are dying, even beyond death. Thank you, Elaine, for your inspiration.Mark Liebenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096346779312780404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284130410123072156.post-74927600389873744782017-02-01T10:08:31.569-06:002017-02-01T10:08:31.569-06:00Oh, Mark, this is so poignant and deeply moving. T...Oh, Mark, this is so poignant and deeply moving. Thank you. Even though I sat with Vic in his last hours, I couldn't ask him how he was or how it felt to be leaving the body. It felt important to read sacred passages and poetry (or music in your case), but did it matter to him? I can't say for sure, although the room felt like a chapel in the last days. Other than one last deep look and hand squeeze for the son who made it to his dad's bedside just in time, Vic was quiet. Even then communication was wordless. Just like your dad and mom, he taught me and our sons how to die by the way he lived and in the practice of kindness which he took up when he received an incurable diagnosis. I believe your parents felt your presence as they passed, but I KNOW it mattered to you to be there. Maybe that last exhalation is the main teaching we need about dying.<br /> Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635133302315254716noreply@blogger.com