elaine amj
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I spent 5 weeks through January and February 2023 in WDW with DH - dining review here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/semi-live-5-weeks-of-onsite-offsite-dining-adventures-jan-feb-‘23-7-9-final-update.3906994/
Warning: long backstory and intro (I am very wordy!) - feel free to jump to the next post for the actual dining review.
We live in Canada and it had always been our retirement plan to snowbird in WDW. Well, our dream came through in the final year of his life oh boy was it beautiful. We had sooo much food!
DH battled nasopharyngeal cancer for 7 years and at the end it spread to his brain affecting his ability to walk, talk, and speak before a massive brain hemorrhage took his life. My DD22, DS20 and I were with him as he took his last breath peacefully on July 7, 2023.
It was somehow such a beautiful moment and my children and I felt so much at peace at that point. We had done everything we could and had poured out so much love on him that we felt no regrets.
We did a direct cremation with no observers and then later held an Open House and Memorial Service. It did my heart good to hear the impact he made on so many lives and all the events were filled with so much joy - it was just so appropriate for the way DH lived, My inlaws were a little upset the mood was joyful vs somber but eventually understood my decisions.
A week or two before he passed, DH laboriously (we never moved much past learning the alphabet in sign language) signed out to his friend, “I have peace. I have joy”.
Now that he is gone, I choose joy. I miss him, I get emotional thinking about him, and I dearly love talking about him. But my days are filled with joy, not overwhelming sadness, and the peace God has given me is incredible.
So just 3 weeks later, DMom74, DD22, DS20, his GF19 and I took advantage of a rare free week between school and work and went back home to our happy place in WDW. My brother, his wife, and DN9 joined us a few days later from the UK but it was way too chaotic a trip to write reviews lol.
My kids and I chose a little Goofy Nuimo stuffy to carry around with us and it’s been a lovely way to remember DH.
I also got a photo with Goofy!
Everyone has gone home now and I am staying on for another 2 weeks. My best friend will join me in 5 days but for now, I wanted some solo time and it’s been lovely.
Warning: long backstory and intro (I am very wordy!) - feel free to jump to the next post for the actual dining review.
We live in Canada and it had always been our retirement plan to snowbird in WDW. Well, our dream came through in the final year of his life oh boy was it beautiful. We had sooo much food!
DH battled nasopharyngeal cancer for 7 years and at the end it spread to his brain affecting his ability to walk, talk, and speak before a massive brain hemorrhage took his life. My DD22, DS20 and I were with him as he took his last breath peacefully on July 7, 2023.
It was somehow such a beautiful moment and my children and I felt so much at peace at that point. We had done everything we could and had poured out so much love on him that we felt no regrets.
We did a direct cremation with no observers and then later held an Open House and Memorial Service. It did my heart good to hear the impact he made on so many lives and all the events were filled with so much joy - it was just so appropriate for the way DH lived, My inlaws were a little upset the mood was joyful vs somber but eventually understood my decisions.
A week or two before he passed, DH laboriously (we never moved much past learning the alphabet in sign language) signed out to his friend, “I have peace. I have joy”.
Now that he is gone, I choose joy. I miss him, I get emotional thinking about him, and I dearly love talking about him. But my days are filled with joy, not overwhelming sadness, and the peace God has given me is incredible.
So just 3 weeks later, DMom74, DD22, DS20, his GF19 and I took advantage of a rare free week between school and work and went back home to our happy place in WDW. My brother, his wife, and DN9 joined us a few days later from the UK but it was way too chaotic a trip to write reviews lol.
My kids and I chose a little Goofy Nuimo stuffy to carry around with us and it’s been a lovely way to remember DH.
I also got a photo with Goofy!
Everyone has gone home now and I am staying on for another 2 weeks. My best friend will join me in 5 days but for now, I wanted some solo time and it’s been lovely.
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