I have just posted Erics last post

So sorry to hear this.  He put up a tremendous fight with you and your daughter's support.  Many condolences.

So sorry to read this sad news, you and he fought the mightiest of battles against this insidious disease. Eric will have been so proud of you but now he is at peace. Try and stay strong and remember the good times.

My thoughts and prayers are with you,

Love Barry (alias Barrington ) xxx

Just come on the forum and seen your post, Carol. My love and condolences on your loss, you stood by Eric to the end, you can't ask anymore of yourself and you have taken the time to support and encourage others on the forum. I will be thinking of you. RIP Eric. x

All my love, Fiona. x

Carol ,

So sorry to hear this news about Eric, but he is now at peace , no pain, remember the good times.

Thinking of you both

Barry 

Dear Carol.

Our hearts go out to you at this terrible time. We are so very sorry to hear about Eric.

Words aren't enough to convey our heartfelt sympathy.

I read your first lines at the top of this post earlier, and was struggling to know what to say, and now I've read all the other details, I am shocked to the core.

Yes, this is wrong, very wrong.

My wife and I can't imagine how you must have felt today.

Love and a big big hug from us both,

George and Lynn

My deepest sympathy I am new to the forum but have followed your posts and your are obviously a lovely human being. Take care of yourself.

Chris

I do agree that the way he was left is appalling. But please now take time to look after yourself and give yourself time to grieve

My thoughts are with you and your family

Bri x

I feel for you. The way Eric was left sounds horrendous. You have supported and fought for your hubby through his most difficult times, and you should feel proud of that. I wish you all the strength to mourn your hubby and adjust to all the changes in your life.

Paul

Our deepest heartfelt sympathies to you and the family, what happened to Eric should not have happened, and we are so sorry, for you, that it did.

Please accept our condolences, thoughts and prayers at this VERY sad time.

Chris and Shirley.

PS. I will now be adding Eric to my Absent Friends list so that he WILL not be forgotten. Chris.

You did so much, couldn't have done more and Eric knew this. I hope in time this gives you comfort, but in the difficult days ahead please try to accept any help you can, and try to get some rest and take care of yourself. It will be difficult to focus on you when your focus has been on caring for Eric for so long, and it will probably seem so pointless, but eventually there will be better days, until then take care, love Janet, x

So sorry to hear the news of your husband's death. I know we have not talked on here but I have followed your story your husband's fight and the way you have fought for and supported him. I know his time was close but to be treated this way in his final moments is shocking.

But please don't let this spoil your last goodbye and your happy memories. Take comfort from your family and friends and the fact that he is not in pain and suffering any more and the end came quickly although maybe too quickly for you to be prepared.

God bless and look after yourself

Lorraine x

I've been missing from the site for the past week as I went, together with my other sisters, to support my sister for the funeral of her husband.

I hope, once all this horror is far enough behind you to be nothing more than a dull aching memory, and that you and your family will look back and find solace in the man he was, the husband, the father, the soulmate. The friend

Best Wishes to you all.

Sandra

Carol,

I was so sorry to hear about Eric. You have always been so brave and loving. Don't let the anger you feel about the way you were both treated stop you remembering the love and happiness you both shared.

Love to you and Carolanne

As I posted Eric was having trouble the week before and it was something Mo said that made me phone chemo nurse who said it sounded like a blood clott going to heart I was told this is quite common news to me .I called ambulance whilst on phone was told to give him 4asprin to chew at this point Eric is on loo he shouted how can I chew them I have no teeth in woman at the other end of phone asked are you sure he is unwell .Eric came home on the sunday,and the rest you know.

Eric's funeral will be tommorow(Thursday) he will come home at 10.30am the 20 bikers will be infront of him then all cars.I am a bit worried about Carolann she is going to be a polebearer as her dad said one of his regrets would be he couldn't walk her down the ailse so she will walk him down to the song Luthor Vandros Dance with my Father again.

Eric wanted certain things in his jacket pockets 2 combs picture of Carolann that was on his keyring Eric is not religous but he wanted a pack of playing cards in one pocket and roserybeads in the other playing it safe for up or down I know he will be going up he was a good man.

Carolann asked me to change his avatar she hated the one I used said it didn't look like her just reminded her of how ill he was.

We had a few of his old biker friends round and the story they love to tell is what happened at the Blue Angels rally Eric turned up in a blue dress shirt dress jeans and polished shoes in a muddy field with thousands of leather clad bikers think he stood out the boys went and bought him tee-shirt with the words WIFE FOR SALE !!!!

Hope we stay strong when Eric comes home just wish I could have a big hugg from him.

Carol xxx

Hi Carol,

We will be thinking of you today, it sounds a beautiful send off

Si xx

What a great send off, Carol. Hope you are surrounded by love at the funeral and for the times ahead,

Love, Fiona. x

Carol,

I am so sorry to hear about Eric,you were so kind to me when I was having a bad day not long ago.

Despite all of your own problems you bothered to spend your precious time in helping me.

You certainly did your best for Eric.

My wife and I are thinking of you.

Steve

I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the box on here but I have always felt welcome and still do.

All you lovely OH on here please make sure you give your men a big hugg each and everyday for no reason and all you guys do the same I miss my daily huggs.

Eric had a good send off nothing went wrong just as he planned it.

Sorry to you that are religious there were no hyms prayers just the story of Eric's .What he did want was time for reflection for people that have beliefs and I said a prayer for him.

There were tears but most of all chuckles and laughter at the story's about Eric.

Carolann managed to carry her dad in everyone was so proud of her.

This was read at the end of service.

COMPOST HEAP

Once I've bade my last goodbye

cut the cord to take my leave.

Don't be sorrowful and cry or sit in

solitude and grieve..

Shout me your last farewell,making sure I'm dead asleep.

Then without prayers or tolling bells

just dump me on the compost heap.

Play for me some red-hot jazz

then some Benny Goodman swing.

Jive and twist and razzamatazz joke and laugh and dance and sing.

Be happy through the night long wake don't think about me being missed.

Just carry on for old times sake till everyones completly p****d.

Then go your ways and be not sad and think about me not at all.

Except if things go really bad all you have to do is call.

Go to where the composts spread

shout my name up to the sky.

And if you wake me from the dead

you'll not be more suprised than I.

Oh Carol, like Lyn to hers, I read it out to my John.

It describes exactly how he feels about it too (minus Stan's bin bag Lyn - got to be green!)

Glad it went off well. Tears, sadness. but also the joys remembered, as well as the mad funny times too.

Take care. All the best Sandra

Many hugs to you annd Carolann xxx

Mo