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joeinid said:
Hi everyone,

Itā€™s been a while, but Iā€™m back. Iā€™m really sorry to have disappeared like that, but Mike and I have been keeping in touch.

Life, caretaking and family duties have overridden audio enjoyment, unfortunately. Iā€™ve missed my great stereo system so much. I look forward to enjoying the hobby and more importantly, getting back in touch with everyone.

Mom needed help, so the stereo along with the savings had to go towards her care.

Momā€™s in a better place and so am I. Retirement is on the table later this year and I have a lot of options.

I missed everyone but mom needed me.

Now itā€™s time for myself and some aural excitement :)

Joe

I might have to update my signature, so please bear with me.
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Hi Joe, I have great empathy and respect for you and your mom. I went through something similar with my Mom.
Great to have you back.


Larry
 
Mechnutt said:
Hi Joe, I have great empathy and respect for you and your mom. I went through something similar with my Mom.
Great to have you back.


Larry
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Hi Larry,

Thank you so much. I canā€™t tell you strongly enough how much I appreciate this.
My parents were so good to us, sacrificed a lot so we could have so much. It wasnā€™t even a question about what to do. I missed everyone and canā€™t believe all the great new toys I get to obsess over. šŸ˜
 
joeinid said:
Hi Larry,

Thank you so much. I canā€™t tell you strongly enough how much I appreciate this.
My parents were so good to us, sacrificed a lot so we could have so much. It wasnā€™t even a question about what to do. I missed everyone and canā€™t believe all the great new toys I get to obsess over. šŸ˜
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Your welcome Joe. My parents sacrificed for me and my brother, especially my mom. If it wasn't for her, my brother and I would not have become doctors. My parents divorced and my mom was the driving force. She loved and adored her children and it gave her great pleasure to see us become successful. I miss her so much. Unfortunately, my last memories of her was watching her die in hospice.
 
Mechnutt said:
Your welcome Joe. My parents sacrificed for me and my brother, especially my mom. If it wasn't for her, my brother and I would not have become doctors. My parents divorced and my mom was the driving force. She loved and adored her children and it gave her great pleasure to see us become successful. I miss her so much. Unfortunately, my last memories of her was watching her die in hospice.
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Larry and Joe, I'm not sure how long ago your Mom passed, but I went through a similar situation. I was my Mom's 24X7 caregiver while she was in hospice (in her home), and right until the end. It just sucked the life out of me on one hand, but on the other, I realized that I had done the most meaningful thing that I have done in my life.

Yes, our last memories of Mom were having to watch her life end, and yes - it was harrowing. It took me literally several years before I was able to talk about her or see a photo of her without being brought right back to her suffering at the end. But just know that the time will come that you will be able to remember her as living Mom, not dying Mom. And when that moment comes, your load will be lightened and you will then be able to get back to living. The spontaneous memories will then be of everything that you loved so much about her. I hope that in each of your cases, the magic moment comes sooner than later.
 
JCS123 said:
Larry and Joe, I'm not sure how long ago your Mom passed, but I went through a similar situation. I was my Mom's 24X7 caregiver while she was in hospice (in her home), and right until the end. It just sucked the life out of me on one hand, but on the other, I realized that I had done the most meaningful thing that I have done in my life.

Yes, our last memories of Mom were having to watch her life end, and yes - it was harrowing. It took me literally several years before I was able to talk about her or see a photo of her without being brought right back to her suffering at the end. But just know that the time will come that you will be able to remember her as living Mom, not dying Mom. And when that moment comes, your load will be lightened and you will then be able to get back to living. The spontaneous memories will then be of everything that you loved so much about her. I hope that in each of your cases, the magic moment comes sooner than later.
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Thank you so much.

Mid November was mom and dad was 13 years ago. Yes itā€™s still difficult, but I know I did all I could to see her through it. Everything could have been much worse and Iā€˜d still consider myself lucky.

I remember all the good times and thank God for having had such great parents.

Music seems to sound sweeter now and I appreciate everyone here.

Mike has built a wonderful community here that Iā€™m proud to be a part of. Thank you Mike ā¤ļø
 
Joe,

I'm a few months late to this thread but it makes me genuinely happy to see that you are back. Your posts and commentary had been a big reason I came to spend more time here and the place just wasn't the same without you. My sincere condolences on your mum's passing. Truly amazing that you devoted so much time looking after her in her time of need. Truly top notch - just like your taste in audio.

I look forward to seeing you more on here. Can't wait to see what you are going to discover next. Thanks to you ... my JOB INT remains one of my best audio purchases ever.


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