http://www.orble.com/matters-of-the-heart-talking-about-the-tough-times/ Matters Of The Heart: Talking About The Tough Times en Fri, 23 May 2008 02:09:00 GMT Fri, 23 May 2008 02:09:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/i-cant-believe-it-has-been-almost-a-year/ I don't post on Orble as much as I should, but I got the notice that my account would close soon if I didn't, so here I am. I started... http://www.orble.com/i-cant-believe-it-has-been-almost-a-year/#comments http://www.orble.com/i-cant-believe-it-has-been-almost-a-year/ Fri, 23 May 2008 02:09:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/looking-back/2/ It has been months since my grandmother died; almost a year to be exact. Every time the ninth of the month comes and goes, I feel a sense of guilt... http://www.orble.com/looking-back/2/#comments http://www.orble.com/looking-back/2/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:04:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/saving-my-blog/ this post is to save the blog that I dedicated to my grandmother's memory. It has been months since she passed, actually almost six, and it seems like just yesterday... http://www.orble.com/saving-my-blog/#comments http://www.orble.com/saving-my-blog/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:38:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/surviving-grief/ In a couple days, it will be the ninety-day anniversary of my grandmother's death. It is interesting to look back on my prior blog posts to re-visit some of the... http://www.orble.com/surviving-grief/#comments http://www.orble.com/surviving-grief/ Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:27:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/my-easy-button-isnt-working/ This blog started with me sitting here at my grandmother's dining room table every morning in agony as I constantly watched her to make sure she was still breathing as... http://www.orble.com/my-easy-button-isnt-working/#comments http://www.orble.com/my-easy-button-isnt-working/ Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:58:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/sharing-my-grief-with-the-world/ It has been 19 days since my grandmother passed away, and if I wasn't keeping track of the days, I would swear it has been a lifetime since then. Everything... http://www.orble.com/sharing-my-grief-with-the-world/#comments http://www.orble.com/sharing-my-grief-with-the-world/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:49:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-mr-grief/ Somewhere inside of me, I believe I could have taken care of my grandmother for the rest of my life and been fine with that. Selfish, yes, I know, but... http://www.orble.com/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-mr-grief/#comments http://www.orble.com/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-mr-grief/ Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:02:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-twilight-zone-i-am-officially-still-there/ Can you believe that one of my relatives called my grandmother's house and asked to speak to her the day before her memorial service? Yes, it did happen, and I... http://www.orble.com/the-twilight-zone-i-am-officially-still-there/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-twilight-zone-i-am-officially-still-there/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:40:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/june-9-2007-at-520pm/ ...that is the day and time that my grandmother died. We were all there at home with her, as she requested. The whole reason for my mom and me taking... http://www.orble.com/june-9-2007-at-520pm/#comments http://www.orble.com/june-9-2007-at-520pm/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:11:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/who-the-hell-wants-to-be-diplomatic-at-a-time-like-this/ We are coming up on the end of the fourth week of this "situation". My mother and I have had ups and downs in taking care of my grandmother; we... http://www.orble.com/who-the-hell-wants-to-be-diplomatic-at-a-time-like-this/#comments http://www.orble.com/who-the-hell-wants-to-be-diplomatic-at-a-time-like-this/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:16:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/sorryno-more-visitors/ Do you know what it is like to watch someone die? I don't mean instant death; as hard as that is, I believe it is easier than this. I am... http://www.orble.com/sorryno-more-visitors/#comments http://www.orble.com/sorryno-more-visitors/ Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/am-i-still-in-kansas-where-is-auntie-em/2/ Oh how I wish this cyclone of chaos in my life would end with me walking out the door into a beautiful new environment like Dorothy did when the house... http://www.orble.com/am-i-still-in-kansas-where-is-auntie-em/2/#comments http://www.orble.com/am-i-still-in-kansas-where-is-auntie-em/2/ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:53:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/preparation/1/ What am I doing sitting here actually thinking that I can "prepare" for this? All the hospice care in the world won't make this any easier. My grandmother is getting... http://www.orble.com/preparation/1/#comments http://www.orble.com/preparation/1/ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:15:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/grandmas-dying-and-im-losing-it/ I think I have probably felt every emotion possible within the last few weeks. As I type this post my head is throbbing, probably because of sleep deprivation (or it... http://www.orble.com/grandmas-dying-and-im-losing-it/#comments http://www.orble.com/grandmas-dying-and-im-losing-it/ Thu, 31 May 2007 12:48:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/im-not-ready-for-this/ When I woke up today, I had a feeling that today would be one of those days where something was going to happen. Very early this morning, I just started... http://www.orble.com/im-not-ready-for-this/#comments http://www.orble.com/im-not-ready-for-this/ Tue, 29 May 2007 21:00:00 GMT