Deceased Loved ones...

[tiggerbuddy]

I was watching some ride videos the other day on youtube..
Seeing happy families on rides reminded me of my Son who passed away 5 years ago at age 18...Does anyone else do this to keep the memories of a loved one alive ?

[VWL Mom]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I tend to pull out pictures to remember my mom and dad and the wonderful childhood I had. I also want my boys to know them since my dad passed before they were born and my mom shortly after.

[tiggerbuddy]

Thank You...Same here.
My Mom & Dad are also gone too...


BTW...I'm from NJ too !!

[Park Hopper]

Wow, I cannot and do not even want to think about losing a child. As others have said, I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad that you can find comfort in the memories. I truly believe that your loved ones never leave you and that they feel closer when you relive the memories.

[Daisy'sMom]

I am so sorry that you have had to go through such a horrible loss. I can't imagine your pain.
When I was 12, I lost my mom. She never got to experience Disney, but in 1989, I went to Epcot with my Dad for the day. We ate in Japan, we did all the attractions and it was so nice to experience this with him. He died 10 years later and every time we eat in Japan, I see him sitting there smiling.

[thejens]

I have some wonderful memories of visiting wdw with my mother and my sisters and children, nieces and nephews. During the last visit my mother was on oxygen and using an electric scooter and I have such happy memories of her being such a trooper and also asking my son to "help" her park her scooter (which was entirely unnecessary and also prohibited by the scooter rental folks) because she wanted to give my son the chance to drive. (lol, we are at wdw and my kids want the "thrill" of an old lady scooter after TOT and Space Mountain!) I just love these memories and my first visit to wdw without her was bitter sweet. But I treasure these memories.

I am also so very sorry for your loss and am glad that your happy wdw memories with him bring you joy. I truly believe that we only have each moment and that memories of loving times together are a way of making moments, love, and loved ones, eternal.

[tiggerbuddy]

Thank You everyone for the kind words & support..He was only 18 and had a fatal seizure (Epilepsy).... I know this feeling !!

He died 10 years later and every time we eat in Japan, I see him sitting there smiling.

For us it was a favorite Diner..

[CarrieAllie]

My best friend, closer than a sister, died of brain cancer in 2012. We both worked in WDW for awhile at the same time, and WDW was a very central part of our lives before and after we worked there. The last time I visited on vacation (2011) was with her before she was diagnosed.

I married in 2014, she wasn't there to be my Maid of Honor, but I didn't give anyone else the title, she has it in my mind. My husband is taking me back to Disney World in January for a belated celebration of our first anniversary. It will be the first time I go back. I know there will be bittersweet moments: remembering her and that she isn't here, but so thankful to share with him the new memories and the reminders of the days past.

[MrPeetrie]

Tiggerbuddy, I am so terribly sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for you.