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Taken In Quartzsite Arizona Dec 7th 2015

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Going Forward

Where am I today?
Stratford, Ontario

Just to let everyone know, that as George wood say "I'm Awesome".

It has been a challenging 3 months. First his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, finding a place to live, getting our possessions out of the RV, at least the top half plus liquid that would freeze, moving into the apartment and then adjusting to George being in hospital or hospice.

He really wanted me to be settled in a place to live. Between the both of us, we made it happen. We had discussed in previous years what we would do if we couldn't travel. We knew we wouldn't buy a house, probably wouldn't go into a 12 month RV park because if we couldn't travel, we wouldn't be able to look after a property. We decided that we would like an apartment, ground floor, facing south and with a patio, which we made happen. That way we could still outside and enjoy the sunshine. We spent a lot of time outside when weather permitted.

We both have had to make adjustments in what was happening, but he always had a positive outlook, never did I hear him say anything negative. He often said "It is what it is". He was able to enjoy Christmas with both sides of the family and spending New Year's Eve with me. He had a few more things on his bucket list, that wasn't to be.

I'm really glad that we had preplanned his arrangements. It made it so much easier on me and the family to accomplish his wishes.

I have been doing some reorganizing in the apartment as I didn't much time before.

The kids, my family and his sibling keep checking up on me to make sure that I am ok. I usually talk to someone every day.

Thanks to all the comments in the previous postings, your condolences and best wishes to me and the family. It does mean a lot to us. Also thanks to those who made a donation to the hospice here in Stratford. It is a wonderful facility for those who need it.

During the time I spent at home, while he was in hospital or hospice, I started to go through our pictures to do a slideshow at the visitation when it was needed. I have saved approximately 800 pictures and later found out I should use no more than 80 of them. The following are the pictures that were part of the slideshow. Needless to say, too many to put captions on each and every one. The pictures reflect a portion of his life from a little boy to having children and grandchildren.

I tried adding my email address to the profile. On the preview of the blog, it doesn't look it happened. I will look into it.



















































































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32 comments:

  1. Great post Suzie and glad to see you are continuing awesomely on. Enjoyed all those pictures of George. He was born with a smile on his face and it never left him. You guys did it the right way with your early dreams and pre-planning. Enjoy that apartment and wait for those sunny days to come beaming in your window. I bet they will have a big smile in them.

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  2. Glad you posted Suzie great job with Georges photos, always smiling and being awesome. Glad you are doing well and have settled in your apartment. Hope spring comes soon for you. Hugs

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  3. Thank you for this Suzie. Even for people who never met George personally it helps. p.s. we have a little quest house/room if you ever want to come to Arizona for a visit.

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  4. Thanks Susie for this tribute to George! Thanks also for keeping this blog alive so that every once in a while I can go back to his entries and reminisce “just because I can”. 😀
    Thank you, Susie!!

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  5. What fun memories the pictures must bring, good times and family. Your wedding pic was awesome, as your started out together and included the rest of us in your journey. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts!

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  6. You did a wonderful job using photos to document George's life.
    Glad to read that you are slowly recovering from your loss.
    Be Safe.

    It's about time.

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  7. Great post Suzie. We held a small bloggerfest today in Q and we all shared our memories of you and George and how much joy you brought to us. Thank you for sharing these pictures of George with us.

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  8. Thank you for taking the time to put together these pictures. Fabulous memories for you and certainly for us as well. I hope you don't mind if I copy one or two.
    Take care.

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  9. What a wonderful job you did putting this together Suzie. Glad you are moving forward and getting your apt set up for you. I'm happy you will keep the Awesome blog going and I will keep checking in.

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  10. Great bunch of photos! Really liked the one of your wedding! I miss George's comments on my blog. Enjoyed meeting you both at Bloogerfests in Quartzsite. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter.
    John

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  11. What a wonderful life you had together ❤

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  12. Suzie so happy to hear from you and know that you are good. Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful photos. Though never having met you and George, I feel I know you both from reading the blog. Take care of yourself and know that over time it does get easier.

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  13. Thank you Suzie for posting these pictures. You can definitely tell he enjoyed life, and I think that has rubbed off on a lot of us. Every time I think of you both, I smile. I hope you keep up the blog and send us a note now and then. Big hugs!

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  14. Always a smile...a big, beautiful smile!

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  15. What great pictures, Suzie, he had a great smile and so do you. Reading the posts these last months I think we all knew one of his first priorities was to make sure you had the right place to call home and that it was near family both of which together you accomplished. How lucky to have found each other! Take care, hugs.

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  16. Yes, you are awesome! We look forward to more of you.

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  17. What a wonderful post Suzie! So glad you are doing well, definitely what George would want for you. You two were blessed to have each other. Love all the pictures through the years :) Will look forward to more posts from you!

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  18. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

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  19. Awesome post Suzie. RIP George. Xoxo

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  20. Your/George's blog is in the top 3 that I read each day, although I seldom comment. I'm glad that you are continuing to post, and I LOVE the photos you posted. It simply amazes me how George always had a smile on his face, no matter what you both were going through. There truly aren't many people like that.

    Renee (North Ranch / Aztec NM)

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  21. Suzie, you are indeed AWESOME and I consider you a dear friend. I look forward to reading more from you. I am a boring granny just about George's age (70 this year). 5 grandchildren 10 and under who keep a smile on my face every day.Luckily, they live less than a mile away from me.They are my life. May you always have a spring in your step and George in your heart....and don't forget that smile! Melissa in Albany NY

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  22. Thankyou for posting these wonderful pictures of George. They are awesome and I'm glad you are doing awesome too!
    Every moment and every day is a gift, we've all learned lots from that very special man of yours.

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  23. Bless your heart Suzie for posting. It gives us closure after reading George's and your blog after so many years. I'm sure you'll check in every so often to keep us in the loop with life with Suzie. Yes, do set up the apartment and let us know you're okay.

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  24. So happy you are settling in Suzie and in a place that both you and George chose together. It was great reading George's words and seeing all the pictures you have posted. I wish nothing but positive wishes for you moving forward and I would love it if you would continue to post every once in a while.

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  25. Suzie, you're just as amazing as George was! Wonderful collection of photos of George! He set such a great example, always smiling. Great adventures you two had.

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  26. Thanks for sharing the photos, George always had a smile on his face! So good that you are settling into your apartment and found time to post too. Hope to hear from you again when you are feeling up to it.

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  27. What a great life! I never even had the opportunity to meet the two of you but it brought tears to my eyes.

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  28. A wonderful post, thanks Suzie. Like Deb D said, it was pretty evident that you were George's main priority even in his last months. The photos were truly amazing, what a change over the years. The last photo is the one I'll always think of when I remember George. So typical. Thanks again. Keep in touch with us please. We'd all like to hear from you.

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  29. Suzie you are indeed Awesome just like George. Thank you for taking the time to let us know what has been happening in your life because we sincerely care about you and your continued well being. I am glad the kids and both families are there for you.

    I enjoyed all the pictures you shared with us. Thank you so much.

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  30. Thanks for sharing all the photos Suzie. Take good care of yourself. Sending love Clancy

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  31. One can tell by looking at these pictures that George's life was filled with such love, fun, beautiful people. He lived life well and looked like he cherished every moment. We are sorry that we never got to meet you guys. We will watch for your updates. Stay well, Suzie. It seems like you too are surrounded by wonderful family and friends. You will carry on George's legacy for a zest for life and love. Take your time. You need time to heal you......stay well.

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  32. Wow , Susie you did a amazing job , Hugs from Karen and Harry

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