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This is a poem I wrote for someone Who's wife was in a car accident, then in a coma, then the choice was made to take her off life support which was very, very difficult and painful. She was very loved.

Beyond the land of sadness... to the desert of stricken grief... Sits the ocean of unrelentless pain which I've since crossed in between. On a ship made of hopes and wishes...now bound for rocky shores. Uncertainty at the helm...with no comfort found on board. I sat and watched as each ray of hope was swallowed by clouds of what's to be. No matter how tight I held the rope... I drifted further out to sea. After days of wait and wonder... my ship it ran a ground on an island called lost for words... but this is what I found. One whos eyes were so full of kindness... and with a spirit so filled with love... Radiating from deep within... it was seen from up above. She brought joy to those around her... of this I have no doubt...and with each seed of kindness planted... everyone of them would sprout. There was so much good within her... I don't even know where to begin. She touched so many, many lives... treating everyone like kin. This beautiful creation lays now caged in human skin. No matter how deep my love... It's a battle I can't win. So I took the key and turned the lock... my heart already breaking... A gentle kiss...a soft goodbye... my dove was now set free. P.R.Deremer

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Jan Allison

Date: 12/26/2015 4:15:00 PM

I have a massive lump in my throat reading your notes and this tribute poem Pam - it must be heartbreaking to have to make a decision which will end a loved one's life:-( hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 12/26/2015 4:32:00 PM

Oh Gosh Pam that is so heartbreaking I can't begin to imagine your pain:-( hugs Jan xx

Pam Deremer
Date: 12/26/2015 4:30:00 PM

Thank you. I know what that feels like. I had to take my son off life support following an accident 12 years ago and the pain is still as fresh.