If you could have one day...

[2angelsinheaven]

If you could have one day to spend with someone who has passed away in your life, who would it be? And knowing that at the end of the day, they would be gone again, would you even want that day? What would you do?
Here's one, what if you could have one day, but at the end of the day, all the memories you had of that person would leave you? Would you still want to spend a day with him/her?

I was thinking about this yesterday and wondering what everyone elses thoughts were.

 

[flaps]

Who? My maternal grandfather.

Would I still want it? Sure!

What would we do? Whatever he wanted to do. Talk.

ALL memories of the person, or just the memories of that one day? Would I still want it? If ALL memories - no. If just that one day's memories - yes.



Have you been watching AI? Jus' wonderin'.

 

[shortbun]

My paternal grandfather. I'd talk to him about so many things.
He died when I was 18 and has missed so much. He actually
appeared on the stairs at the church the day I was married.
Scared the bejeebers out of me. when I told my Mom, she told
me I had chosen his birthday for my wedding day. Very weird.
I'd love for him to meet my son and take him on a road trip the
way he used to take me. He was a lovely man! I once dated a
guy because he smelled like grandpa-old spice, leather jacket
and cigs.

 

[catsrule]

Dad

 

[Jungle Skipper]

My Grandmother....we'd go to WDW, some of my most vivid memories of her are at WDW.

I'd take the day if I had to..but I think if I had a choice, I would pass...I think she would rather me keep my eyes forward and moving towards the future....she always believed in embracing life with all of your might and always progressing!

Jungle Josh

 

[Mercy]

It would be with my Dad, and he would be healthy and we would go to the MK, my kids and DH would be there (he loved my boys so much).

Would I do it even if I couldn't remember it? Sure, it would be a great day and there would be nothing to be melancholy about later.

 

[Betsyt82]

My mom, she died 18 years ago this July and now that I have the kids..........Well I really would love for her to see them and be with them for a moment it time. That has been the hardest as my kids only have on living grandparent and never had the oppertunity to meet the deceased ones. There are so many things I have needed from my Mom at various times in my adult life that it still hurts today when I think of them. So I would gladly spend a day (24 hour type day) with her knowing it was only for a day.

We would just spend the time talking and sharing and listening and have her play with the kids, The kids are 6 and 5. And the video tape would be rolling non stop along with a ton of still pics to scrapbook!!

 

[WDWLVR]

The who would have to be my mom who died of lung cancer back in '97.

The day would start on a Disney cruise - on the day we go to Castaway Cay. My mom loved cruising and would love DCL. We'd spend time on the veranda of our room watching the water and talking. We'd go on the island, sit under an umbrella and talk some more. I'd get her a tropical drink and we'd play in the water. Even if she was gone at the end of the day I would cherish those memories.

Would I choose that day if it meant I lost all my other memories of her - no way - I cherish those too much.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

My aunt cathy--she died when i was in 8th grade from cancer...i would still do it---just talk and do whatever she wanted to do....
if i would lose all my memories--no....

 

[liznboys]

It would be with my maternal grandfather. He was the funniest man. Boy do I miss him. My dh never got to meet him either, and I'd love for him to.

If I had to lose the memories of him, then I wouldn't do it.

 

[Serena]

If I could have one day? It would be my mom.

If I could have one day, but lose the memories of them. I wouldn't do it.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I would want to take my grandfather to WDW.

He never got to go and I miss him very much.

 

[mickeyboat]

My MIL so she could see how her grandchildren have grown since she passed away, and so she could give me advice like she used to. But not if I had to lose all the memories.

Denae

 

[bubie2.5]

My father, he died when I was 16 and I feel I never got to know him, I would have loved to talk to him now that I'm older and wiser (or maybe just older ).

Btw liznboys, your kids are soooooo cute!!!!

 

[Nancy]

My brother and my Dad, just so I could say goodbye to them and tell them I love them. Both died very suddenly at seperate times, and we had no time to do that. BUT I wouldn't want that if all my memories of them would be gone, that's all I have left.

 

[NMAmy]

My dad. We had Christmas early just before he had his stroke because my DD spends the holiday break with her dad in New Mexico and he and I had talked about how during my time off at Christmas, he'd show me how to make his homemade noodles and his baked beans. He hadn't made the noodles in a long time because he was in a wheelchair and couldn't roll them out on the counters. I'd helped him with that before he was in the wheelchair so we'd worked out a day to spend together doing this. That was on Saturday, on the following Monday night he had a stroke and passed away in March--only leaving the hospital for a nursing home.

So--I'd want to spend time with my dad and have him teach me how to make the recipes I love so much that he didn't have time to show me. Cooking was such a huge part of his life and whenever I think of him, it's in the kitchen--making me whatever I wanted!

 

[shelbyjosh]

I have to be greedy and pick more than one. MY godfather who died in his mid-50s about 7 years ago. The other person would be my Grama. She died when I was about 4 or 5. My godfather was a very significant person in my life. He had liver disease and saying goodbye to him that final night was one of the toughest things I have ever done. Since I never had a dad, he played the part. He always dreamed of going to Banff, Canada. I would take him there (even if it's for a day) and take in the beauty and peacefulness.

My Grama died of cancer when I was young, so I don't remember her too well. I would love for her to see the 2 beautiful children I have now. She loved to cook and bake. Maybe we could spend the day baking cookies?? I am not sure if she was the traveling type so I am not sure about taking her anywhere!

 

[pjlla]

I was going to say I would spend the day with my maternal Grandfather..... but I wouldn't do it if it meant losing my memories of him!

If I did do it, we would spend the day at WDW.... and I'm not just saying that cause this is the "Dis" board. He was truly amazed by and loved WDW. I can remember going in his junk drawer as a kid and it was full of unused Disney ride tickets.... mostly "E" tickets, because he wasn't much one for thrill rides. I would love to be able to see the MK through his eyes. It would give me a new appreciation for it...................P

 

[nkjzmom]

Mine would be the same as Jungle Josh.....my grandmother on my Dad's side. She died just last year from Parkinson's. I literally grew up with her in my life. We lived with her for a few years when my brother was being treated for kidney disease and my mom was in and out of the hospital with him. Then after they moved here to AL, I spent every summer with them.

She took my cousin and I to WDW at least every summer...sometimes a few times a year. We would go first thing in the morning, take a nap/rest in the Contemporary concourse, then stay till midnight and she would drive an hour home. I would take her back there with my children so she could see the joy on their faces...resulting from her desire to share Disney with me.

If after that the memories would be gone though, I would never do it.

 

[browneyes]

I'd chose my grandfather so that I could tell him he was right (don't worry, he'll know what I'm talking about). What would we do? We'd go fishing.