Comments on: Photo of the Week 91 — In Memory https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224515 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:43:48 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224515 In reply to TammyOnTheMove.

Thank you for the kind words Tammy, I really appreciate it.

]]> By: TammyOnTheMove https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224490 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:03:39 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224490 I am so sorry about your loss Alex! I hope that time will heal all wounds! My thoughts are with you and your family! xxx

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224458 Thu, 09 May 2013 06:31:34 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224458 In reply to Sam.

Thanks Sam, I really appreciate it. I like your version of events and hope that she was bragging away 🙂 I have learned from the situation, and it is a lesson I learn over and over again — to cherish the moments that I do have with the people I love.

]]> By: Sam https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224341 Sun, 05 May 2013 12:05:27 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224341 In reply to Sam.

(and she’d probably have been bragging to all the other ladies in the hospital about how her granddaughter was travelling the world and writing about it and boasting how you were far too busy to call because of how successful you are. In a good way)

]]> By: Sam https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224340 Sun, 05 May 2013 12:02:18 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224340 This is a beautiful dedication Alex. Sorry to hear about your grandmother and I hope all is well now. Although admittedly I did get a lot of enjoyment out of your description of her. Sounds like a woman who knew what she liked. My uncle died when I was in Thailand, then my friend Natalie was killed in a car accident while she was in Croatia and I was in New York (just a few months shy of her 21st birthday and her wedding) I understand how shit it is and how helpless it feels. I hope you are feeling better, I know it feels like you’re betraying your family by not being there but they’d understand and so would she xx

]]> By: Alex in Wanderland | Travel and Diving Blog | Manila Madness https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-224288 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:01:27 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-224288 […] I arrived in the country to heartbreaking news, followed immediately by the stupidest travel mistake. Basically, in my flustered state — I […]

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-222595 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:20:55 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-222595 In reply to Naomi.

Naomi I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. It really is a dark side of long term travel. My grandmother’s memorial service was two days ago and I felt very lonely and removed from my family not being able to be with them.

]]> By: Naomi https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-222553 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:11:19 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-222553 I remember reading this post first time round and it struck a chord with me as I had just said goodbye to my grandmother before going off to South America. I was pretty sure it would be the last time I would see her as she had been getting progressively worse and had several stays in hospital. Fast forward to yesterday when I received news that she had passed away. The mixture of sadness, guilt and relief is hard enough to deal with when at home. But when you’re far away, there’s a real sense of lack of control or at least, it’s hard to find a way to come to terms with things. The way you have wrote this post has really put into words a lot of the emotions I am feeling. A very fitting tribute, it sounds like your grandmother was a real trooper!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-222367 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:13:12 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-222367 In reply to Jenna.

Thanks Jenna, I really appreciate this comment. I’m so beyond grateful now for that final trip to Florida.

]]> By: Jenna https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-of-the-week-91-in-memory/#comment-222355 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:26:36 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=13867#comment-222355 So sorry for your loss, Alex! Thinking about you and hope you are hanging in there. Glad you got to visit her so recently. It’s awesome that you were able to build a relationship with her through your blog though, even if you weren’t always able to visit in person. Both your grandmas sound like great ladies!

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