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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 16, 2021 13:55:22 GMT
pennmom, I hope this is appropriate - I'll delete if it's not - I just want to share the passing of my dear mother, Raili Heiskanen, who was an avid gamer, also testing match-3 games for cezargreensaucegames and nonogram/mosaic games as well as match-3 games for sevensails - she even participated in creating some the mosaic images - the Brazilian game developers grieve her as well and have said that they'll keep her in the credits, not as a tester, but as someone who has taught them a lot and made their games so much better she died on Oct 20th and her funeral was last Friday - I grieved already when she was in palliative care, but her passing became tangible only at the funeral, when I cried for the first time - it was an intimate event with only the immediate family (5 of us) present still, often I think "this I have to tell my mom"... Attachments:
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Post by pennmom on Nov 16, 2021 14:05:03 GMT
oh my dear sonia (username @eskarina), of course it's okay and I am so sorry for your loss. We are a family and we are here for you! Do you have any pictures of you and your mom testing games together? I think that would be really amazing to see, btw what a beautiful name, Raili :)
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 16, 2021 14:12:27 GMT
pennmom, this is how I like to remember her and our time together - sitting side-by-side testing games Attachments:
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Post by kasie on Nov 16, 2021 14:25:45 GMT
Oh Sonia, you do have my condolences, losing our mums is so devastating, I still miss mine after many years.
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Post by 1Ashkent on Nov 16, 2021 23:28:37 GMT
Sonia
I am sorry you have lost your dear Mother. I see by the picture you will have very many good memories of her in picture and in heart. I hope you can allow those memories to comfort you when the sadness draws near.
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Post by joybelle on Nov 17, 2021 2:00:41 GMT
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Post by cyril50 on Nov 17, 2021 5:59:17 GMT
sonia (username @eskarina), Sonia, Having lost my Mum 2 months ago I know how hard this is so my thoughts are with you 100%. Take care
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 17, 2021 11:31:55 GMT
cyril50 , joybelle , 1Ashkent , pennmom , kasie , - all for your condolences - it feels good to be a part of this loving my condolences to you for your recent loss cyril50 the palliative care unit where she was in is now in lockdown, but at least I was still able to visit and hold her hand while she was there
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Post by smitty189 on Nov 17, 2021 14:42:42 GMT
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 17, 2021 19:35:58 GMT
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Post by patches on Nov 18, 2021 5:06:37 GMT
Sonia, I am so sorry for your loss.
From my heart to yours,
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 18, 2021 6:42:19 GMT
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Post by jimanddelora on Nov 18, 2021 19:17:38 GMT
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 19, 2021 9:45:15 GMT
, jimanddelora - a week ago I cried for the first time at her funeral - on Tuesday my dad will collect her ashes to bring her home - sadly in Finland it's not allowed to keep the ashes for long, but I will go and stay there until she's put to her final resting place
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Post by SynthpopAddict on Nov 21, 2021 0:52:28 GMT
sonia (username @eskarina), I don't check this part of the forum all that often and didn't see this thread until now. Very sorry to hear of your loss and sending you some kind thoughts. (((hugs)))
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Nov 21, 2021 14:37:29 GMT
, SynthpopAddict - I have so many good memories of our time together, like in the photo of us testing games together
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Post by patches on Dec 12, 2021 5:11:15 GMT
Dear Sonia, pennmom, cyril50, You all have been on my mind a lot lately. With Christmas coming soon I don't know if any of you feel this way but it has been on my mind. It's what I call the "firsts". When losing someone you love makes just about everything you do feel like "firsts" without the one you love. I don't know if Christmas will be the hardest "first" for any of you, everyday so far is for me. Come Christmas day I pray that all of you can find some peace of mind, a healing heart, with God's good grace and by being surrounded by those you love and those that love you.
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Post by pennmom on Dec 12, 2021 13:18:55 GMT
Dear Sonia, pennmom, cyril50, You all have been on my mind a lot lately. With Christmas coming soon I don't know if any of you feel this way but it has been on my mind. It's what I call the "firsts". When losing someone you love makes just about everything you do feel like "firsts" without the one you love. I don't know if Christmas will be the hardest "first" for any of you, everyday so far is for me. Come Christmas day I pray that all of you can find some peace of mind, a healing heart, with God's good grace and by being surrounded by those you love and those that love you. You gave a perfect name for this scenario "Firsts" and I for thinking of us. It's hard to start over after all these years, especially when it's a "First"
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Post by pennmom on Dec 20, 2021 16:28:10 GMT
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Post by Jo on Dec 20, 2021 16:54:29 GMT
sonia (username @eskarina) , I'm just now seeing this because it rose to the top of the forum. I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. My thoughts are with you and your father. This kind of loss shifts reality. What was true and reliable is no longer. Even after 10 years since my father's death, I still think of things I want to tell him and head for the phone only to realize all over again that he's not there. I'm still talking to my husband and, in my head at least, he's still there. I have so many good memories of both of them and my closest brother and that's what I focus on. I knew them so well, I know what they'd tell me. I'm glad you have the picture of you and your mother testing games. Good memories help so much.
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