<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>My Muse is Gone</title><link>/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><description>For those of you who have known me and followed me over these last 4 years there has been one continuing theme. My Mom with deteriorating symptoms of Parkinson&amp;#39;s Disease and me with furtive attempts to use electronics and technology to ameliorate her</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2017 14:42:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>michaelwylie</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve been thinking about you and your loss for the past few days. I have no words of comfort to offer except that it was clear she had a loving and caring son in her life, which probably meant more to her than we will ever understand. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 04:05:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>kas.lewis</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;My thoughts are with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:06:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>jw0752</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you all for your support. I was feeling very down when I posted this blog and you have all made me feel better. What a supportive group of great guys and gals we have here on E14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:37:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Ow John, so sad to hear you lost your mom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strength to the family...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:00:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Deepest condolences John.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I lost my mother this past January, so I know what you are going through.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take your time, come back when you are ready.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:30:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>shabaz</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi John,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am so sorry to hear this, I hope you and your family are doing as best as possible under the circumstances. I loved hearing about you and your family including your mum, so please do keep that up when you can. I wish I could do more, but at the very least my thoughts and prayers are with you all.&amp;nbsp; I really hope everyone is looking after you. Speak soon, your friend, Shabaz.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:09:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>dwinhold</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;John, my family and I are so sorry to hear the news. Our thoughts are of you and your family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dale, Claudia, Chrystal and Nicholas Winhold&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:21:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>michaelkellett</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Very sorry to hear this John.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m sure she appreciated having you around to look after her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 07:09:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>tariq.ahmad</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey&amp;nbsp; &lt;span&gt;[mention:f80b53cee57c44bc9d7c577d07d7c791:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&lt;/span&gt; ,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sorry to hear about this...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My heart goes to you, your family, and those close to you (within and outside of the community) who share your pain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our community doesn&amp;#39;t exist without you and I can speak for everyone on the element14 team when I say your loss is our loss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:28:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>jw0752</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your kind and helpful words. I was lucky to have such a great Mom and I am equally lucky to have friends like you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:19:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>rachaelp</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi John,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m so sorry to hear this sad news &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954/8360.contentimage_5F00_4027.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt; Your Mom was clearly a huge part of your life and you hers, you helped make her last years as good as they could be with all your assistance projects, and I suspect even the ones that didn&amp;#39;t turn out quite as planned still made a difference as just knowing you were working hard to make her life better would have been a huge comfort to her I&amp;#39;m sure. She will live on in your heart and continue to be your muse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take the time you need to grieve, remember all the good things and know that you made things better for her and were there when she needed you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best wishes,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rachael&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:18:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>fvan</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi John,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m sorry to hear about your loss, this is very sad news indeed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She may not be there physically anymore, but I&amp;#39;m sure she&amp;#39;ll always be with you, in one form or another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frederick&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:09:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>balearicdynamics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Sorry for this sad news John. For what it is the worth, if we can do something let us know. My condolences &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954/contentimage_5F00_2.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enrico&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:18:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>ntewinkel</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m so sorry and sad to hear about your loss, John &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954/contentimage_5F00_4027.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have a feeling she will continue to be within your heart, being your muse forever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Nico&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: My Muse is Gone</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/my-muse-is-gone</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:59:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c6ab6f6a-962a-4865-a03d-8f7d7cf25954</guid><dc:creator>dougw</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi John,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am so very sad to hear this news. Your Mom was obviously very important to you and thus to us. She was clearly a great inspiration and I expect she will continue in this role.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hang in there, we are with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doug&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=3551&amp;AppID=315&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>