tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post2290187726193859951..comments2023-10-28T09:35:34.892-04:00Comments on A. G. Carpenter: Flash Fiction: Good-byeA.G. Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07625944977710830629noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-51350881672598438152013-03-18T14:20:47.696-04:002013-03-18T14:20:47.696-04:00Brandy: I'm so sorry to hear that. It does, ev...Brandy: I'm so sorry to hear that. It does, eventually, get better. A.G. Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625944977710830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-79553967088829301132013-02-14T17:05:33.283-05:002013-02-14T17:05:33.283-05:00I was just browsing the Donald Maass thread on Abs...I was just browsing the Donald Maass thread on Absolute Write Water Cooler that lead me to here. I lost my mother close to Thanksgiving 2012 and I too have joined a club that girls who love their mothers' too much for words should never have to be in. Brandy M. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536241466074449195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-90701310828946336392012-12-28T14:59:45.834-05:002012-12-28T14:59:45.834-05:00Dec 28, 2005
I ran into town with my younger brot...Dec 28, 2005<br /><br />I ran into town with my younger brother Zachary to try to find some things at the store.<br />Gifts that I hadn't quite had time to purchase before Christmas rolled around due to how busy things were at the house with Mom being sick.<br />The store was closed anyway so I'd have to wait until after new years.<br />My cell phone rang, an indestructible Kyocera that I'd gotten a a year and a half earlier when the old Motorola had died while everyone was out west for A.G.'s graduation.<br />It was the home number but when I picked up it was my uncle George, " I'm sorry son, She's gone."<br />I told him we'd be there in a little while and hung up.<br />Zachary and I said a word or two and then drove the rest of the way home in near silence.<br /><br />Earlier in the week Zachary and I had been at the house when Mom woke up from one of her many naps.<br />She wasn't feeling well started yelling and trying to remove her catheter.<br />We went in and helped her sit up on the edge of the bed and I put my arms around her in a big hug and tried to hold her still.<br />Because of the tumors that had been growing in her brain it had been some time since she was able to form coherent sentences.<br />She babbled some gibberish for a few minutes before seeming to calm down.<br />I gave her a squeeze and she looked up at me and Zachary and as clear as ever said "I want you to know that I love you. I always will love you."gh0st_br0wnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305532331859932623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-72589466723214856902012-12-26T13:55:50.519-05:002012-12-26T13:55:50.519-05:00Really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing...Really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing it.luke kurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152570965736174429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-23065842939503689742012-12-24T07:24:39.887-05:002012-12-24T07:24:39.887-05:00A very moving piece and so difficult to put into w...A very moving piece and so difficult to put into words.<br />Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928188713843255078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-34209553157324047592012-12-23T17:25:34.934-05:002012-12-23T17:25:34.934-05:00Thank you for reading. I appreciate it. Thank you for reading. I appreciate it. A.G. Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625944977710830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2520497330973813443.post-9592312088950490872012-12-23T11:44:50.618-05:002012-12-23T11:44:50.618-05:00This is heartbreaking and lovely. Thank you for sh...This is heartbreaking and lovely. Thank you for sharing it. Hugs and good thoughts to you.Damien Walters https://www.blogger.com/profile/02980239504166023814noreply@blogger.com