Today at 3:00 PM, my wife, lover, and best friend Barbara Connick died in the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV of an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer that had metastasized in her liver . In the end she passed very quickly and with little pain or discomfort, and received absolutely first-class care from the loving and extremely competent hospice doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplain. We shared a wonderful 22 years together, and Barbara will be missed very much not only by me but by the hundreds of people whose lives she so positively affected. Good bye, Barbara, you were one in a million!
praying for you during these next hours, days, and months ahead. Surround yourself with friends who love you, and write often. It is good for the soul.
Michael,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I’ve been following you for the past few years, from your backpacking posts to all of your gadget musings. I hope Barbara is at peace and I’m really glad that your experience with hospice was a good one. God Bless.
My family’s thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Thanks for a moving message of love. God bless.
Please find peace and respite in this time. I feel for you.
Michael.
My thoughts go out to you. May she rest in peace.
Steve ‘Chippy’
We love you Michael! You are both in our thoughts and prayers.
Long time no speak. Sorry for your loss. May peace be with you, always.
So sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
We don’t know each, but I check in with your blog now and then to learn something new. I own neither an iPhone nor an EEEPC. Although I ordered an iPod Touch today to test my new iPhone site. I’ve tried emulators, but they suck. And I don’t have a Mac, so the SDK is out.
I’ve followed your postings about your wife and want you to know how sorry I am. If only we knew what it all means. I’ve lost family members too. My sister at 47 and my brother at 42. It’s tough. Not being a religious person, I merely try to live with my bafflement and go on.
Best of good luck.
I have lurked around here for a while and although we dont know each other, I want to express my condolences. You give many of us joy reading your blog and hope we can help you during these tough times.
Michael,
Our prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. However, your post indicates that the good things that you had are foremost in your mind.
Take care,
Bob
Michael,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Andy, Lisa and Kelley
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Ah, man. So sorry.
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I had been following your twitter from time to time when you played with nokia tablets and I am very sad for you. I seem to remind some of your gadgets were gifts from your wife. I think she loved you so much. My heart is with you.
Hi Michael,
I just realized it had been a while since I’d seen a tweet from you, so I went looking… I’m so sorry to learn of your loss. A wise friend told me once, of loss, “You never get over it, you only get used to it.”
I’m sure Barbara’s spirit will always be with you, sitting on the porch, looking down the valley.
Linda
So sorry to hear about this. I agree with everyone here. Her spirit is with you always. Love never dies. {v}
May one of the greatest gifts always be with you , the gift of wonderful memories and times shared . Barbra will no doubt be with you always and with all those she loved and was loved by though the God given gift of wonderful lasting memories. May you experience the peace and joy that she always brought to you now and forever. Kevin