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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I have a saved message on my phone. It's from my mom.

She called me from my brother's at about 4:30 on Saturday, November 5, 2011, asking me to call her as soon as possible. My brother ended up getting me on my cell, and I arrived at his place by 5:30.

I didn't actually get the message until some 8 hours later, after I got home from the hospital after she had passed away.

In the message, you can hear that she is in extreme pain, can barely catch her breath. This was the last phone message she ever left.

I can't bring myself to erase it, but can't bear to keep it either. Whenever I clear out a bunch of messages, I get to the bottom of the list and hear her breathless, pain-filled plea for me to call her - at least two or three times per month.

Hearing the message makes me feel bad. Would erasing it, and never hearing it again make me feel worse?
 
NYwdwfan

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JenniferS said:
I have a saved message on my phone. It's from my mom.

She called me from my brother's at about 4:30 on Saturday, November 5, 2011, asking me to call her as soon as possible. My brother ended up getting me on my cell, and I arrived at his place by 5:30.

I didn't actually get the message until some 8 hours later, after I got home from the hospital after she had passed away.

In the message, you can hear that she is in extreme pain, can barely catch her breath. This was the last phone message she ever left.

I can't bring myself to erase it, but can't bear to keep it either. Whenever I clear out a bunch of messages, I get to the bottom of the list and hear her breathless, pain-filled plea for me to call her - at least two or three times per month.

Hearing the message makes me feel bad. Would erasing it, and never hearing it again make me feel worse?
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I kind of know how you feel.

When I was pregnant with my son I started having pre-term labor at work. While I was on the phone with my doctor, my best friend left me a message. She was pretending to be Jaromir Jagr and was asking for my help in scoring goals (he had a BAAAD game the night before). I decided to leave for the doctor call her back after I knew what was happening with labor. They sent me to the hospital. I didn't have cell service and couldn't make long distance calls so I figured I'd just call her in 2 days when I got home. The day I was released from the hospital my husband called me at me parent's house to say her boyfriend called and she had passed away. She had a lot of health problems, and was always in and out of the hospital, but was only 33. We used to joke that when she didn't call me back for a few days I should call the hospital. I remember thinking that this time it was ME missing for a few days and we'd get a good laugh out of it. We never did. I kept that voicemail from her on my phone for years. Every so often I would play it back. When I left that job I actually tried to figure out how to take the phone with me. I don't know how you would actually hit the button to delete although it would probably make you feel better. Any chance you can just get a new phone? Then it will just be gone and you won't have to take any action.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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MOXOMUMD said:
I worked in the restaurant business for 35 years, took time off to be a full time mom. My sister owns a tavern so I'll be back to work there in April.
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35 years as what? Chef? Waiter? Bar? Services? 35 years is a long time!

donaldtoo said:
I was. Short term financial planning, anyway. Along the lines of savin' up enough lawn mowin' money for candy and ice cream.
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Priorities straight, I love that!
JenniferS said:
I have a saved message on my phone. It's from my mom.

She called me from my brother's at about 4:30 on Saturday, November 5, 2011, asking me to call her as soon as possible. My brother ended up getting me on my cell, and I arrived at his place by 5:30.

I didn't actually get the message until some 8 hours later, after I got home from the hospital after she had passed away.

In the message, you can hear that she is in extreme pain, can barely catch her breath. This was the last phone message she ever left.

I can't bring myself to erase it, but can't bear to keep it either. Whenever I clear out a bunch of messages, I get to the bottom of the list and hear her breathless, pain-filled plea for me to call her - at least two or three times per month.

Hearing the message makes me feel bad. Would erasing it, and never hearing it again make me feel worse?
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that is awful!. :(

NYwdwfan said:
OK so when I was at my meeting, I went to take my jacket off and when I brought my right hand down I smacked it on the top of the chair next to mine. On the metal part. The back of my hand is swollen and bruised, just below the knuckles for my pinky and ring finger. It's actually painful to type and use a mouse. Who injures themselves taking off their jacket? Seriously - who does that??!
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Does this mean you need classes and a PhD on how to properly remove a jacket?
Reminds me of the training scene in the new Karate Kid movie, where jackie chan uses the jacket removal phase for "blocking".

MOXOMUMD said:
By those ages I was stilll playing with my Star Wars action figures. :D (Okay I still play with them sometimes.)
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I remember reading that in some traditions of Africa, virginity was treated as something pesky and bad for both males and females.. and they actually "removed" it young.. :|

Also many cultures still have the "marry as young as you can" thing.

Worse when the pregnancy is due of rape D:

donaldtoo said:
Woof! o_O I didn't know clownfish lived that long...! ;)
Seriously, Happy birthday to your mother! :)
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ha ha! good one!

Speaking of long lives.. I remember also watching the famous Steve Irwin about how some birds can live up to 90 years.. some parrots and so I think.
Talk about life companions.
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
NYwdwfan said:
I kind of know how you feel.

When I was pregnant with my son I started having pre-term labor at work. While I was on the phone with my doctor, my best friend left me a message. She was pretending to be Jaromir Jagr and was asking for my help in scoring goals (he had a BAAAD game the night before). I decided to leave for the doctor call her back after I knew what was happening with labor. They sent me to the hospital. I didn't have cell service and couldn't make long distance calls so I figured I'd just call her in 2 days when I got home. The day I was released from the hospital my husband called me at me parent's house to say her boyfriend called and she had passed away. She had a lot of health problems, and was always in and out of the hospital, but was only 33. We used to joke that when she didn't call me back for a few days I should call the hospital. I remember thinking that this time it was ME missing for a few days and we'd get a good laugh out of it. We never did. I kept that voicemail from her on my phone for years. Every so often I would play it back. When I left that job I actually tried to figure out how to take the phone with me. I don't know how you would actually hit the button to delete although it would probably make you feel better. Any chance you can just get a new phone? Then it will just be gone and you won't have to take any action.
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I gave you a "like", because there isn't an "I hear ya" option.

Deep down, I kind of hope that someone else in the house will "accidentally" erase it for me.
 
NYwdwfan

NYwdwfan

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JenniferS said:
I gave you a "like", because there isn't an "I hear ya" option.

Deep down, I kind of hope that someone else in the house will "accidentally" erase it for me.
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I just gave you the same type of like. It's just awful when the last reminder you have makes you feel sad. You don't want to keep it but don't want to let it go. I wish I had an answer. *hug*
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

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JenniferS said:
I have a saved message on my phone. It's from my mom.

She called me from my brother's at about 4:30 on Saturday, November 5, 2011, asking me to call her as soon as possible. My brother ended up getting me on my cell, and I arrived at his place by 5:30.

I didn't actually get the message until some 8 hours later, after I got home from the hospital after she had passed away.

In the message, you can hear that she is in extreme pain, can barely catch her breath. This was the last phone message she ever left.

I can't bring myself to erase it, but can't bear to keep it either. Whenever I clear out a bunch of messages, I get to the bottom of the list and hear her breathless, pain-filled plea for me to call her - at least two or three times per month.

Hearing the message makes me feel bad. Would erasing it, and never hearing it again make me feel worse?
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NYwdwfan said:
I kind of know how you feel.

When I was pregnant with my son I started having pre-term labor at work. While I was on the phone with my doctor, my best friend left me a message. She was pretending to be Jaromir Jagr and was asking for my help in scoring goals (he had a BAAAD game the night before). I decided to leave for the doctor call her back after I knew what was happening with labor. They sent me to the hospital. I didn't have cell service and couldn't make long distance calls so I figured I'd just call her in 2 days when I got home. The day I was released from the hospital my husband called me at me parent's house to say her boyfriend called and she had passed away. She had a lot of health problems, and was always in and out of the hospital, but was only 33. We used to joke that when she didn't call me back for a few days I should call the hospital. I remember thinking that this time it was ME missing for a few days and we'd get a good laugh out of it. We never did. I kept that voicemail from her on my phone for years. Every so often I would play it back. When I left that job I actually tried to figure out how to take the phone with me. I don't know how you would actually hit the button to delete although it would probably make you feel better. Any chance you can just get a new phone? Then it will just be gone and you won't have to take any action.
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I have one on my phone from a dear friend the last time she was released from the hospital before she passed. I can't bear to delete it.

((Group hug))
 
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