Goodnight, sweet princess. It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing of my dear Sister. Hild passed away over the weekend after bravely battling a vicious disease. She was a much loved person and she will be deeply missed by my Father, her husband, her son, her grandchild, family members and close friends.
I will never forget our moments together, enjoying espressos before noon. Mr. Bowie loved her company too and never left her side. But now you are far away, far away and so close. I wish I could find comfort in the thought she’s in good company with our Mother and Brother. I miss you so much.
It’s so hard to believe in anything anymore. How can you take religion seriously? Life sucks big time. Cancer is a bitch.
Let us go now, my darling companion
Set out for the distant skies
See the sun, see it rising
See it rising, rising in your eyes“Distant Sky” – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Slaap nu maar zacht en zonder pijn, lieve Hild. Ik zal mijn dappere zus, espresso maatje, luisterend oor en soulmate hard missen. Je zal voor altijd in onze gedachten blijven.
Kanker is een smeerlap.
Hild
° 15-10-1953/† 03-03-2017
Hands on Bowie & Jimi 
Please accept our condolences. Such a sad time for you. Your sister was very young. She will remain in your heart always, and you must believe you will be together again. It is the only way to cope and survive. You are in my prayers, Janet and Kitties Blue
So very sorry for you Herman, you father and Mr Bowie and most of all her husband, son and extended family and friends. She will at least have found peace and lost pain.
please accept my deeply hurt and felt condolence on the great unbearable loss of your dear sister. May she rest in peace amen
We feel so sorry for your loss, Herman. Please accept our condolences. x
Sympathy for your loss.
Woorden schieten me te kort, slaap zacht lieve Hild, ik ben blij dat ik je heb mogen kennen en zal je gedenken als een toffe, lieve vrouw, met een groot hart, we zullen je missen op het puddingfeest ❤ ❤ ❤ .
I’m sorry for your loss. Beautiful post honoring your relationship. ❤
My heart and prayers are with you and all of your family. Yes, cancer is a bitch as I well know.
I am so sorry for your loss. My heart and my sympathies go out to you and your family.
I’m so, so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family. Hubby is having chemo for brain tumours – you’re right, sometimes life sucks and it’s hard to keep the faith in anything. Big, big hugs.
So very sorry for your great loss, Herman. Please take care.
sooo sad ;-( loosing near relatives is a bitch and agony…gone to stardust & forever a princess in the sky… be brave! dear fellow
Je partage votre peine, Hermann.
Maintenant, Hild repose enfin auprès de votre Maman et de votre frère et vous, vous devez vivre tourné vers votre Papa, votre famille et amis et Mr. Bowie. Il vous reste les bons moments passés ensemble pour vous consoler : c’est votre richesse, personne ni rien ne pourra jamais vous l’enlever. De tout coeur avec vous ! Anne
It is the hardest thing to lose someone close to you when they are taken before their time. I am so sorry for your loss and send my heartfelt condolences to you and your sister’s family.
I am so very sorry and I can hear your suffering. Love to you and your family~
So sorry for your loss.
Very sorry for your loss.
Herman please accept my most sincere condolences on your sister’s passing. Your sister was beautiful and I truly know how unfair these things feel and ARE. Cancer is horrible – I have been one of the lucky ones but so many just aren’t. I know the whole family feels lost without her. She will be with ALL of you always. Trust in that……now she is beyond pain and that gives a measure of peace to those who are left behind. I wish I could give you a “real” hug…..but I’m sending you a virtual one from my heart to yours.
Pam
I am so sorry for your loss Herman and my thoughts are with you and all the family 💜
That is such sad news, Herman. I’m very sorry to hear that your sister has passed away. Some cancers end up being untreatable, and it just doesn’t seem fair at all. It’s all too much you know. Please give my condolences to your family and your sister’s family. I hope you can find some peace in the midst of this devastating loss.
So sorry for your loss, Herman. Stay strong in this difficult time.
That is heartbreaking, Herman. I am so sorry.
Oh Herman I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your sister. Peace to you and your family at such a very difficult time.
So very very sorry for your loss.
Oh, Herman, words are not enough to say how very sorry I am. I wish you and your family some peace during this very difficult time. Be extra kind to yourselves as you take the time to mourn. Sending love your way. xx Letizia
Love, love, love to you dear Herman, your family and Mr. Bowie…I feel compelled to re-watch “The Broken Circle Breakdown” and weep…
Herman and Mr. Bowie, I am deeply saddened by the loss of your dear sister Hild. Wishing you and your family peace in the days to come. Hild is in good company, and more flowers will join the cherry tree garden in her memory. Take comfort in all the good memories you have of her. She is not far from you now, just out of sight. Sending love and sympathy from all of us here.
I’m saddened to read this. You bring joy to all of us who read here, and I wish you could be spared heartache. She should have been with you so much longer. Take care of yourself and Mr. Bowie (who looks so serene in that picture).
So very sorry for your loss.
x
Sorry for your loss, Herman and Mr. Bowie. Such a hard time and experience for you and the rest of your family, although I believe your sister is in the much better place . This is not easy to feel apart with those, who are our close persons and family…
Dear Herman, thank you for sharing this very sad news. I ache for you.
For this type of post, I can not simply click ‘like’ because, while you wrote a lovely tribute to a worthy woman, she is no longer with you and that simply sucks.
One of my dear friends is fascinated by astrology (it’s an endearing quirk) and one thing she once mentioned was that “religion and politics are in house, while spirituality is in another house”… I don’t know if I will ever fully understand this concept, but for some reason I find comfort in this, particularly the notion that those beloved ones, who have crossed over before me, are not lost for all eternity.
Purrs and prayers are with you.
My sincere sympathy in your loss of a dear sister, Herman! Prayers for peace. But cancer is a bitch…agreed!
My thoughts are with you dear Herman.
My heart goes out to you and your family, Herman. May you find some peace in happy memories of your sister and the love you shared. I will be thinking of you, sending you strength. With love and sympathy, your friend Aimee
Couldn’t agree more, cancer is a bitch – sending much love and prayers to you and all your family at the sad passing of your beautiful sister. ❤️xx
Hugs Herman. So sorry for your loss.
I’m so very sorry for your and your family’s loss, Herman. Hold on to the wonderful memories you shared. ❤
I am so sorry for your loss.
So so sorry Herman. A lovely portrait of her with Mr B! There are never any words that can truly bring someone comfort at times like this but Mr Bowie will be there for you in a way that only cats can!
Wish I could say something poetic and nice. But I know how it feels– and it isn’t poetic or nice– right now. It just isn’t. But at some point–I hope the good memories will make you smile and even laugh and even celebrate the gifts of this moment. I am truly sorry for your loss.
My love to you and the family. It’s so hard to say good-bye to a beloved one. ❤
Herman, may you be given strength, to go through this hard time loosing a loved one. Eventually all the good memories and good times you have had with your beloved sister will fill the gap in your heart. Sending you chocolate covered healing thoughts.
Herman I am so sorry for the loss of your sister. Cancer IS a bastard. May your sister’s memories bring you the comfort and strength you all need in the days to come.
So sorry for your loss Herman. My thoughts are with you.
I am so sorry for your family’s great loss Herman. You all are in my thoughts.
herman; my sincerest sympathy to you
and your family. no words can truly heal a broken heart but please know
you are in my prayers. Godspeed Hild
❤️❤️❤️
laura
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear sister, Herman. Now they will both be waiting to greet you someday, but that’s scarce comfort now. Sit with Bowie and have an espresso for Hild. She will know.
so sad
Thinking of you and your family at this sad time.
Ouhhhh. This is sad. R.I.P. to your dear sister.
So sorry for your lost, accepte my condoléances.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Thoughts are with you…
Desde la distancia, sentimos mucho vuestra pérdida.
I am so sorry to hear your loss. My thoughts my heart with you all, Love, nia
My sympathies on your loss. The loss of a sibling is a special hurt. I hope you take comfort in lots of great memories. And yes, cancer is the biggest bitch.
So very, very sorry for your loss.
Thoughts are with you.
I am sorry to hear your sister is gone, but you know, she lives in your heart forever.
We are so sorry for your loss, and to your family. While it goes without saying you will miss your sister greatly, there are many great memories, good ones, that will always bring a smile whenever you think of her.
Our best wishes,
David
So sorry.
Very sorry for your loss and yes, there will always be an empty place in your heart that only time will soften, but it will never leave you.
I am so sorry for your loss. May your sister rest in peace.
I am very sorry for your loss. Strength for you and your family. May your sister rest in peace.
I am so sorry for your loss. Mr. Bowie is a sweet cat to be by her side and comfort her. May your sister rest in peace.
Oh Herman I’m so very very sorry .. My thoughts are with you and your dear family. Love to you all ..
Belaud, my chartreux, wants to tell Mr Bowie that it was – 40 Celcius yesterday. Authorities advised that pets should be inside their house. Best.
I lost my sister Thérèse to septic shock. It was a very sudden death, but we were devastated. Condolences and a big hug.
Oh no Herman, I’m very sorry to hear your sad news. You’ve written a dear remembrance, it was really touching to read. I think this terrible decease leaves no family untouched. Arms around you and your family. ❤
My condolences to you and your family upon your profound loss.
So very sorry for your loss and pain. Sending loving energy.
We are so deeply sorry for your loss, Herman and Mr Bowie. We feel your pain. Soft Pawkisses to comfort you ❤ ❤ ❤
Hello Herman and Bowie, we were thinking of you today and wondering how you are…if services were held for Hild or a celebration of her life with your family? After my brother died, I found that people drifted off while those of us closest were left to ponder the rest of our lives without him. More hugs to you, your family and dear cat.
Hi Christine. Thank you so much for your concern. I’ll explain some things in the next post, a post to celebrate my Dad’s birthday. He turned 92 last weekend.
I feel very sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.
My deepest condolences to you and your family, Herman. Sending my thoughts of comfort and love.
Please accept my condolences on the death of your sister. Hugs and my thoughts are with you. I lost my brother in December 2016 to cancer, and it still seems unreal. He’d come visit each summer for five weeks, and we had the best of times. I suppose I will miss him most in summer, perhaps then, too, I’ll be able to mourn him at last. You will have your own times to mourn you sister, and I have no doubt you will miss her terribly.
We are all so sorry to hear about your loss. Yes, cancer is heartless and it attacks so many people. We pray that the wonderful memories will soon take over the sadness and despair. We are sending lots of purrs and hugs to both you and Mr. Bowie.
Hemingway, Steinbeck and Pam
Sad news, my sympathies to all who knew and loved your sister.
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I am so sorry for your loss, Send my best wishes in these sad moments to both.
I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤
😌 sending peace light and happiness Herman ❤️
I was cleaning out my bookmarks and saw this. 😦 Blessings to you and for your sister.
I’m late with my condolences, Herman, but they are no less sincere. I am very sorry for your loss.
So very sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and your beautiful sister.
Elisa
So sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you. *hugs*
Herman, I’ve been remiss in coming to visit and I’m so sad to discover that you’ve lost your beloved sister. Let the wonderful memories of her gladden your heart rather than make it sad. I’m sure she would want it that way. Hugs and love to you from me and the kids.
I am so sorry to hear this…. You and your family are in my thoughts.
So sorry to read about your sister, thinking of you and wider family
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I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your sister. My condolences to you, your family, and her friends. My thoughts are with you during this very difficult time. xo
A most touching tribute . . .
Very sorry for your loss
Sending a little sunshine, love, & hugs from San Diego.
My condolences to You and Your family.