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MuseRider

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15. Off topic but thank you.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:20 PM

Apr 15

I went through the last 5 months of my brothers life rarely leaving his side. It was a horrific thing to witness, even being a critical care nurse did not prepare me for this with my brother. Every time I see someone wish someone else this ending I shudder and it all comes back, 22 years later.

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This one thought keeps me from despair: [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 15 OP

That's why I never wish him ill health. Bleacher Creature Apr 15 #1

Yes, not just for his chagrin, but for the object history lesson it will provide the ages. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 15 #3

I wouldn't mind if he disappeared entirely. CaptainTruth Apr 15 #5

Roy Cohn... I would never wish a death from AIDs on anyone... That said... hlthe2b Apr 15 #2

And Donald Trump, Cohn's protege... SergeStorms Apr 15 #8

Off topic but thank you. MuseRider Apr 15 #15

I am so sorry your brother went through that. Younger folks can not imagine what it was like... hlthe2b Apr 15 #17

Thank you. MuseRider Apr 15 #18

It's the waiting that's the hardest part. n/t elocs Apr 15 #4

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Apr 15 #6

Oh yeah, that is reassuring PatSeg Apr 15 #7

My one thought is that, like Generalissimo Francisco Franco... surfered Apr 15 #9

"Limbaugh is still critically dead." Dave Bowman Apr 15 #10

What does 'TSF' stand for?? WestCoastDem42 Apr 15 #11

The Sick F*ck no_hypocrisy Apr 15 #14

He's already been disgraced and it's going to get worse... MiHale Apr 15 #12

No energy old man drumph Tribetime Apr 15 #13

Angels in America Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #16

Thanks for the hope! UTUSN Apr 15 #19