Poor things, my condolences
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Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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I posted on here because I thought it might be a month or so before the inevitable. I didnt realise it was going to take 24 hours!Originally posted by SallyAnne View PostOh MF that's so horrible
But did you really post on here to ask us what to do before you rang the doctor?
What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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My best mate died 1 year ago, his 3 year old boy didn't understand as he thought he was at a wedding rather than his father’s funeral.
The little girl at 2 won't understand either but they do naturally bond with the mother more so it will be tough for her and the father, having a 1 year old myself I find this heartbreaking.
My sincere condolences to both MF and Craig.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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MF & Craig,
In this time of sorrow, may you and those around you find strength and solace within yourselves and each other.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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I know what you mean. Some years ago, an uncle of mine who had been a good friend to me during a troubled time was diagnosed with liver cancer. Although he lived close by, he had many visitors, and his wife asked me to wait a few days before coming round to see him on the basis that he was tiring rapidly and I could easily pop round when the rush had subsided.Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
Three days after the diagnosis had been made, my parents (he was my father's elder brother) were travelling up to see him (about 90 minutes journey). Before setting off they phoned his wife to make sure he was well enough to see them. They were reassured to learn that, though weak, he was indeed well enough for them to visit.
By the time they arrived, he had died.
I'm still sad that I wasn't able to see him, but I feel much more for my father, who had so many more reasons to want to say goodbye - this was his elder brother, who'd cheered him up in air raid shelters during the Blitz on Liverpool's docks, near which they lived.
Since then I've lost a couple of friends to cancer that overwhelms them in the space of weeks, and it's truly terrible when somebody dies within such a short time after the first signs of illness.
You and your friend's family have my heartfelt commiserations.Comment
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