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moneesha, i am so sorry to read that prem is gone. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. trauti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moneesha Sharma" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 10:59 PM Subject: Prem > Hi everyone, > > I have been meaning to tell you for some time that Prem passed away > swiftly > and suddenly just before Christmas - due to a sub arachnoid haemorrhage. > It was a shock to us, as also to his doctor, but it was much the best way > for him to go. He was 67 and had been diagnosed in 2001. I am still > trying to come to terms with his going - we were married for over 40 years > but I had known him for many years before that. This Christmas it would > have been 50 years since we first met. > > Today I read again this quote that Amanda had posted some time ago and it > set me thinking of how Prem dealt with Parkinson's. > > "We are not now that strength which in old days > moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; > One equal temper of heroic hearts; > Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will > To strive to seek, to find, and not to yield." > > Though in the last weeks and months before he went, he had many more > challenges to face which sometimes disheartened him, his essential > attitude > of finding solutions to problems was apparent even on the last day when he > talked with our son about how he could more easily deal with the problem > of > getting out of bed and standing up without losing his balance. And he > continued to find great joy in music and singing right to the end, for > which I am thankful. > > Moneesha > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn