Guys, I'm not ashamed to say that I shed a few tears reading your posts. Thank you for saying a prayer and sending good thoughts to my mother.
I'm sorry to have to report back that I lost my mother yesterday morning. I know she has gone to a better place, and I don't believe she suffered too much during the intervening time she was on the ventilator. I'm having a hard time dealing with this loss, I've never lost someone close to me before. I'm going to take a few days off to get my head straight while I make funeral arrangements, and will be traveling to Alva, Oklahoma for the burial soon. I know time will heal the pain but she will always be with me in my heart and mind.
As Ed said, it is really great to be part of this knifemaking community, I consider all of you my second family, and I appreciate being able to ask for prayers from my friends, and to be able to express my sorrow on here....I am normally the type to keep things bottled up inside and not show outward emotion, but I'm comfortable enough around you guys to do so. Thank you.
Rudy, I am truly sorry for your loss too, and for all who have gone through something like this in the past and will in the future. It hurts.
Sincerely,
-Darren