I have some postings I’ve been working on editing & will get posted later. They will be slow about coming though as my darling Jimbo died in the wee hours of the morning.
Jim & fish big enough to keep!
My heart is shattered & as you can imagine, I can’t concentrate on writing. My life was immensely enriched by being a part of Jim’s life. Even though I knew it was coming as he had been battling bladder, lung & brain cancer for sometime, his death is devastating. To put it mildly, I had been so hopeful of a miracle & periodically scoured the internet for new breakthroughs on the treatment of cancer.
Jim was one of the finest men I have ever known. He was full of life & love. His sense of humor was marvelous & he dearly loved pulling practical pranks. Jim was always telling me that he was NOT a patient man, but I saw few signs of that in our lives. Maybe it was just because it was me & his love for me, but he was seldom upset here.
Jim dancing to music
With the exception of when he was on a dose of steroids for the brain cancer! If you’re familiar with steroids, you’ll know what I’m talking about. He asked the hospice nurse if something could be done about it. In his usual humorous way, he pointed out that while he was quite sure he must be justified in some way, he had no doubt Sarah & I would appreciate it if he was toned down some.
The truth is his patience with Sarah & me was infinite. We had some issues to work out when we combined households, but we worked them out. Humor was always the key. Jim’s humor.
Sarah, Jim and myself
There is so much I will miss about Jim. His smile when he would catch sight of me. His grin. The way he laughed. The way he would tell me a thousand things with his eyes. The pranks he pulled. You never knew when a green wooly worm would fall in your face. The way he trusted me. The safe & secure way he made me feel. When he put his arms around me, it was like putting on a security blanket.
We could be having a serious conversation somewhere with one of these medical folks & I would look up & Jim would wink at me. It always made me smile. When my friend Shannon wanted me to take cake decorating classes with her, Jim pushed me to do it. It was fun & he was always enthusiastic about whatever I was working on.
After I started this blog, sometimes I would look over to his desk & see him reading on it. <G> The biggest fan I ever had on anything I ever did was Jim. He was very supportive without being pushy. There are a million & one things I could say about this very dear man. They all boil down to one thing, he was the love of my life & will be dearly missed.
He came home from chemo wearing his madri gras finery they passed out at the chemo lab. (2008)
Jim clowning around after one of his chemo sessions.
Greeting. I’m so sorry for your loss.
I can not find words to express my sympathy.