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slowpoke_gardener

13 years ago

post proiect with roger

This porject Roger and I were to work on---He died, sure miss him.

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slowpoke_gardener
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13 years ago
sorry thought i was on the test fourm
jessaka
13 years ago
I am so sorry to hear about Roger.
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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
13 years ago
Larry,

I am sorry for your loss. I hope you are comforted by your memories of all the times you and Roger shared.

Hope you'll keep us updated on the post project.

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slowpoke_gardener
Original Author
13 years ago
I'm sorry guys I did not mean to stick that post in here.

Roger is my baby brother, he died just before Christmas. He had cancer, a month afted we buried him I found out that I also had cancer. My cancer is gone now, but so is my brother. At times I miss him so bad it hurts clear to the bone.

Mom and my stepdad are in their 80's, she is confined to a wheel chair and has Alzheimers and wants to go to church every time the doors are open. I do what I can to help them but I am afraid the time is coming when I cant do enough.

I get so much relief from my garden and this fourm, its the best medicine I have ever had.

I am sorry for dumping on you guys, I really didn't mean to.

Larry
Okiedawn OK Zone 7
13 years ago
Larry,

You don't have to apologize. You are not dumping on us. This forum is about gardening in Oklahoma. As such, we work in a lot of topics that relate to life in Oklahoma in general and not just to gardening. I hope that's OK with everyone because we are, after all, human beings who have real lives in addition to being gardeners.

Any time someone here suffers the loss of someone they love, I think they ought to be able to mention it here. Gardening, I have found, is a great form of 'therapy' whether you're dealing with a serious illness, a stressful period in your life for any reason, etc.

I am a cancer survivor too,for 11 years now. My main "therapy" after I was diagnosed and had multiple surgeries was, of course, gardening. Gardening helped me deal with the stress of a chronic illness and gave me something to look forward to and to stay busy with during that difficult period in my life. I lost my dad to Alzheimer's in 2005 and, once again, gardening was one way of dealing with the pain. It is hard to feel sorry for yourself and to stay wrapped up in your grief when your garden is calling to you and demanding time and attention.

So, hang in there. Let your garden help you heal and know we're always here for you, no matter what.

Dawn
jcheckers
13 years ago
God Bless.

Keith

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Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You're closer to God's heart in a garden than any place else on earth. -- Dorothy Frances Gurney
farmgardener
13 years ago
Larry - sorry for your loss. Sometimes, "mistakes" are meant to be. This garden forum is filled with great people who care - not just about gardens, but about each other - I hope you continue your project in memory of your brother. Keep the good memories alive.

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