Tuesday 26 January 2016

A very personal Sitrep

The death of one of your parents is an inescapable rites of passage. You can hope for the best when the time comes, you can attempt to prepare yourself but the raw truth is that you simply cannot predict how that moment in your life will unfold.

My mum died suddenly. Unsurprisingly, a hammer blow. That's all I can say about it. I've just now for the first time since that call I took in the office, penned many hundreds of words about the experience, but chose to subsequently delete them. It's a very personal experience many of you have shared or are still yet to experience, but it is unique to each of us. It helped me to write those words and see them written down, and I think it was right I was the only audience for them. 

It's time now to move on and return to the frontline on the streets in the Winter of '79.

Cheers
Mark

14 comments:

  1. I'll keep you in my prayers Mark, stay strong.

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  2. Condolences mate, I lost my mum 17 years ago and still miss her, chin up

    Simon in Oz

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  3. Big Sean says it all for me too.
    Alan

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  4. I am sorry for your and your families loss.

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  5. My deepest sympathies mate. And yes, Big Sean nailed it.

    Paul

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  6. Lost my Dad in November...

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  7. Very sorry for your loss Mark. Our condolences.

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  8. Sorry to hear your news. Ten years ago for me; the sadness never goes away, but it does get easier to remember the happy times.

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  9. My condolences. My thoughts are with your family.

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  10. Sorry to hear this Mark, take care.
    Graham Minshaw

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  11. Thank you all very much for your kind thoughts. Appreciated.

    Mark

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  12. So Sorry to Hear of your Loss

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  13. I'm sorry I didnt see this earlier. I too lost my Mum in a traffic accident in 2014. So yeah, its tough.

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