Bruce&Ying Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 It's been a tumultuous week. Wednesday, in Carson City, Nevada, my sister and father brought my mother, who has had serious health problems for some time, into the hospital for emergency surgery. She died Friday without regaining consiousness, while my brother and I were still trying to get a flight out there; the local airport was closed all day Thursday due to fog and high winds. So there's been a lot of activity here, hours on the phone with friends and family and making arrangements for services at the end of the week, getting the house ready for people to stay here, talking about death with my 13 yr old son; and at the same time, it seemed that Ying, though very kind and supportive about my mom, was getting more and more depressed and discouraged every day, and there seemed to be no end in sight... Well, she woke me up this morning VERY excited....the P4 had arrived! Our interview date is February 25... The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. So now I'm making travel plans again. By the way...Ying said thatsomeone on 001 said thatGZ had said thatinterviews had been scheduled for all the September P3s. I hope that's true... Link to comment
John & Hai Yan Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 CONGRATULATIONS BRUCE & YING ON GETTING P4! I am very sorry to here about the passing of your mother. Your emotions must be very up & down with the news you have received. Our prayers will be with you. Link to comment
kfman Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Congradulations on the great news... and my prayers for your family in such a trying time.. All of our thoughts are with you during your rollercoaster ride of emotions now... Michael & Lu Jing Link to comment
Bruce&Ying Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Thanks. Since your P3 was before ours, I think (and hope) you'll have mail shortly. Maybe we can meet for dinner in GZ in late February.... Link to comment
John & Hai Yan Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Thanks. Since your P3 was before ours, I think (and hope) you'll have mail shortly. Maybe we can meet for dinner in GZ in late February....Bruce, I will see you in GZ if we are there together. Im hoping we get P4 any day now. Link to comment
frank1538 Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 This must have been a turbulent week for you. Sorry to hear about the passing of your mom. May the interview go smoothly. O bla di o bla da, life goes on. Link to comment
chuckandshuping Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Sorry to hear about your mom. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Congratulations on your upcoming interview. Good things do happen! Link to comment
MarkLuvsShuPing Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Bruce, The world is a wonderous place and the way life twists and turns is part of what makes it worth living. I can't imagine losing my mom, but I know life will go on. Fortunately, you have a positive distraction and I'm sure everything will fall into place, just as it's supposed to. Link to comment
olemanoman1950 Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 It's Great that you got the P4.... I am really sorry that you mother has passed, words can not express the sorrow I feel for you right now. Link to comment
cosmiclobster Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Great news about your P4 and I'm so sorry it came during your time of sorrow. My mom will be 88 in a few months and I hope her health holds out so my Amy can meet her.On another subject, I hear Reno (one of my former homes) got 6 ft of snow recently and Heavenly got 18 ft! Carson Valley is awesome when it snows. Huge valleys perfectly flat and white surrounded by huge mountains. Hopefully your mom was able to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature before her passing. Link to comment
resp Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Congratulation to you both and good luck on your interview. our deepest condolence to you and family Terrence & Linda Link to comment
melvin Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 We do not know what each day will bring, because tomorrow is not promised to us, but when there is sorrow in our lives, God finds a way to replace it with happiness. Congratulations on your interview and our deepest sympathy go out to you and your family for the loss of your mother. Melvin and Lianying Link to comment
Mufasa Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I am very sorry to hear the news of your mother! My prayers are with you Bruce, and I hope everything will go well with the interview! Also I will be in GUZ that week as my wife has her interview on FEB 22. Maybe we can meet there for coffee or something! Link to comment
maxmilagro Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 What a juxtapostion of events, Bruce. I'm sorry for your loss. Sounds like your mom's passing is something a bunch of us face. Life can be pretty challenging and confusing sometimes. I'm facing my own craziness at work just at the time our interview date finally is happening. (Jun looked so happy and excited on our video call this morning. I'm just trying to keep up.) Jun's interview is on the 24th of February and I'm leaving for Guangzhou on the 21st so I hope we'll see some of you who are interviewing around that time. In fact, if anyone wants to get in touch with us, email me privately and I can tell you how to reach us. Thanks for all the trusting sharing everyone. Link to comment
Bruce&Ying Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Thanks to everyone for the kinds words. It's strange saying goodbye to the woman who was so important to me in the beginning of my life, and then within days, going to get the woman who will be so important to me for the rest of my life... Hmmm............... We'd love to meet with any of the couples who will be in GZ around the 23rd, which is when her interview is. I was still fast asleep when she called and thought she said the 25th. I'm hoping a lot of the other September P4 s can be there... Link to comment
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