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The Worst Thing Today

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sweetpotatoboy
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Post by sweetpotatoboy » Sun January 9th, 2011, 6:12 pm

Sorry to hear the news. Condolences to you and your family.

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Post by EC2 » Sun January 9th, 2011, 6:18 pm

Oh that's very sad news LoveHistory - thinking of you.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard n’I chasront

'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'

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Post by SonjaMarie » Sun January 9th, 2011, 6:32 pm

[quote=""LoveHistory""]My brother died last night in his sleep.[/quote]

Oh Love, I'm sorry to hear that, my thoughts and prayers are with you, huggles!

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Post by Vanessa » Sun January 9th, 2011, 7:35 pm

So sorry. Thinking of you, LoveHistory.
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Sun January 9th, 2011, 8:10 pm

My sympathies, LH. I'm praying for you.

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Post by rockygirl » Sun January 9th, 2011, 9:11 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss, LH. Thoughts and prayers are heading in your direction.

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Post by LoobyG » Sun January 9th, 2011, 10:14 pm

What terrible news Lovehistory, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Post by LoveHistory » Mon January 10th, 2011, 7:55 am

Thanks everybody. I'm ok I think (not really sure, I'm a little numb). Worried about Mom. I might not be around so much for a few days. I really appreciate all the thoughts and prayers.

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Post by Elysium » Mon January 10th, 2011, 5:49 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss Lovehistory.

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Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Thu January 20th, 2011, 10:16 pm

The worst thing today--we'll make it this lifetime, actually--is that our youngest son has moved from a diagnosis of 'bipolar-sometimes delusional' to borderline schizophrenic.

This child--who is now 30--has pretty much been a full-time job on top of a full-time job for the last fifteen years. And he's much bigger than either of us, and sometimes rather scary.

not new to me--I have five schizophrenic first cousins--but very depressing.

my heart goes out to the parents of the guy in Arizona. But I have no answers except prayer.

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