Raw Grief/Update

[NFLDERS]

I'm not sure how to title this thread, please accept it for what it is. My intention I guess is to express our family's grief, the raw emotions that may come fast, and furious. During the height of the Newfoundland blizzard one of my cousins ventured out to secure an out building door. Apparently, he was the RCMP believe disorientated, and probably suffering from hypothermia.

He made it back to the house unclear if his wife went out in search of him, or if he in fact came in on his own at any rate he died.

I'm posting this as a sort of PSA, but probably just working through my own grief. Most family are experiencing anger as the initial raw emotion. We for the most part agree he should not have gone out there. For a young man this would be daunting in the elements. He was a Semi retired man who was Dep. Mayor of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. He was instrumental in keeping the Regatta, which many family were rowers in alive in the Avalon Peninsula.

Unfortunately, the Irish Wake he would have wanted because of the situation with the snow; and the size of a funeral given his dedication to Harbour Grace will probably morph into something very different.

Please be safe, in making decisions to put yourself out there in storms, that will prevent a horrible tragedy.

RIP dear cousin Bud, you will be sorely missed...

Thanks all.

 

[barkley]

i am so sorry for your family's loss.

 

[AppleDumpling]

How very sad, sorry for your loss.

 

[gwynne]

I am so very sorry for your loss.

 

[Babsy]

Our deepest sympathy for your loss...

 

[mom2rtk]

I'm so very sorry for your family's loss.

 

[dish rag]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Sabeking]

Sending you hugs; so sorry for your family!

 

[Micca]

Oh dear Jane I'm so sorry Try to hang in there.

 

[superme80]

I am so sorry.

 

[bcla]

It's hard for me to fathom this sort of possibility as I live in an area where even light snow is a possibility, although I have driven through white out conditions where the roads for whatever reason hadn't been closed.

However, as a once-avid hiker, I know of the stories of hypothermia from even relatively mild conditions. Certainly not a Newfoundland blizzard, but often because someone chose to wear the wrong type of clothing. If I might add, there's a saying in outdoors circles for anyone who might be exposed to cold weather or being in water, and that's "cotton kills".

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Holding you close in my heart, Jane.

 

[kimblebee]

So sorry to hear this.

 

[Imzadi]

I'm so very sorry for your family's loss. There's no need to have to come up with a reason why you are posting. At a time like this, it's natural to want some comfort, sympathy & support.

 

[J'aime Paris]

So very sorry......

 

[Farro]

Very tragic. I hope you can feel peace soon.

 

[lynxstch]

So very sorry for your loss. Sending prayers to you and your family. God Bless

 

[Kitty 34]

So sorry for your loss, Jane.

 

[bethbuchall]

I am so sorry for your loss. My sympathies to you and your family. That is definitely a lot to process

 

[PollyannaMom]

So sorry for your loss. We'll all be thinking of you here!