Farewells

[wiseheart]

Our old doc has died today. *is sad*

We knew it was only a matter of time, but somehow I still hoped he might pull himself together one last time. On Sunday, he looked reasonably well. :(

The end of a long friendship that lasted thirty-two years and enclosed three generations. The end of an era, in some way.

Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that :-(

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's better for him, he's suffered a great deal, and he still lasted half a year longer than his fellow docs had thought. But we'll miss him a lot.

[crowdaughter.livejournal.com]

My condolences. May he rest in peace. :(

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hope he will. After more than half a century serving as the doctor of this particular area, he certainly deserves his rest. He was a very good doctor, especially to old people, my Grandma loved him very much.

[cirdan-havens.livejournal.com]

*hugs* My sympathies.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. We'll never have a doctor quite like him again.

[skyfiery.livejournal.com]

At least he's not suffering anymore...? *hugs tight*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No, and that's a big relief even for those who mourn for him. He's been in a great deal of pain during this last year. Still, we'll miss him terribly.

[jen-rock.livejournal.com]

Sorry for your loss.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Losing such a long-time friend is never easy. But at least he's in peace now.

[scifimimi.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I am sorry for your loss.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *hugs back*

Regardless of the occasion, it's good to hear from you again. I know, it's mostly my fault, I haven't wandered over to your journal for quite some time. *is ashamed*

[scifimimi.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) It's ok; I have not updated as often as I should; I do need to update more often, especially as things are becoming more exciting over here.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They are? In which way? *note to self: check your friendslist more often, silly old hag!*

[artemis10002000]

*hugs tightly* I'm so sorry! My sincerest condolences to you and your Mum.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It will be strange, no longer call his place every day, ask him twice or thrice a week if we should bring him something from the supermarket, visiting him at least once a week, lending him books and films and all that. He's become such an integral part of our lives...

[artemis10002000]

Oh, that sounds so sad! I hadn't realized what a big part he had come to play in your and your Mum's life.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It happened gradually. We haven't actually realized, either. Both his sons live outside the capitol, so he was alone a lot, and we lived in the next street, so...

It was always fun with him. He was doctor in this area for so long, knew the whole history of the district, had interesting stories to tell.

[artemis10002000]

*hugs* He sounds like he was a wonderful person!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That he was: a very kind man, with a wonderful sense of humour. I swear, his personality helped the old people more than any medicine he subscribed could have.

[artemis10002000]

There are far too few such people in the world, it's always such a shame to lose one. I bet many of his former patients will miss him!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry. It is hard to lose a friend, especially one so close to your family. Know that you and your Mom are in my thoughts.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Mira. Yes, we were quite close. Grandma was his original patient, as Mum and I didn't use to be sick often. When Grandma died, we kind of inherited the Doc, and when he moved into our area, after the death of his wife, we've become really good friends with him. He'd been retired for the last couple of years but still dropped by sometimes, to have a coffe with us and whatnot. We'll miss him.

[makamu]

My sympathies to you and your mother *hugs*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you, little sis! *hugs back*

[lissas-elves.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear it, Soledad. *hugs*

Wasn't he the one who was so supportive and kind during a difficult time last year?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, the same one. He was diagnosed with pancreas cancer shorty after Mum's operation. They tried to operate on him, too, but had to stop and leave it alone, due of the tumour's location. He'd had chemo for a year or so, and actually even made some headway, but then, well, it seems it wasn't enoug, after all.

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for the loss you and Mum have suffered. 32 years is a long time -- and it encompasses some remarkable times in both world history and local history. [offers a big hug]

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And the old doc witnessed half a century of said local history and had great stories about it. With him, a good chunk of that history will be gone, irrevocably, as there's probably nobody else who still remembers the times when in the place of these big blocks of flats we live in an independent settlement of Saxon carpenters and gardeners used to live.

[ithilwen.livejournal.com]

My condolences on your loss. A non-familial relationship that spans a full three generations is a rare thing these days.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was indeed a wonderful friendship, and we'll miss him. He was also a link to my grandmother who died fourteen years ago, so he took a big chunk of shared memories with him, too.