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sinkingfeeling

(58,020 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:30 PM 18 hrs ago

The immense sadness I feel coming back to Illinois. I flew back to the States yesterday for

some medical tests (curstey of Medicare) and to attend a graduation and my 60th. class reunion.
I started tearing up as the plane approached Bloomington. I was thinking about how TSF has destroyed my country and my plans for the twilight of my life.
I thought I would live in this town, across the street from my son and granddaughter, until the end.
I will be in the Midwest for 5 weeks. I hope I can hold in my feelings of sadness and betrayal. I would like to live long enough to celebrate you-know-who's demise.

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The immense sadness I feel coming back to Illinois. I flew back to the States yesterday for (Original Post) sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago OP
I get it... But knowing most you encounter would give their right arm to be in your shoes... hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #1
I hope you live long enough to celebrate a rebirth of america lostnfound 18 hrs ago #2
Good luck with your medical testing! SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #3
Hang on. You will be able to join the celebration in less than a year. That bloated carcass is on the way out. 3Hotdogs 17 hrs ago #4
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 Katcat 17 hrs ago #6
Hugs 🤗 to a fellow Illinois native MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #5
Hope you stay healthy, and see our country recover soon! Jimi du Ranty 16 hrs ago #7
Work on staying healthy my friend! This will be over before you know it... FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #8
Perfect! calimary 9 hrs ago #10
As the great Sammy Davis said Chicagogrl1 11 hrs ago #9
Hey! I live in Clinton hurple 8 hrs ago #11
We are in a similar situation. Old Crank 8 hrs ago #12

hlthe2b

(114,606 posts)
1. I get it... But knowing most you encounter would give their right arm to be in your shoes...
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:35 PM
18 hrs ago

and able to leave this progressing authoritarian and developing hell scape might just make you feel less nostalgic and regretful. Good luck on your medical tests.

lostnfound

(17,629 posts)
2. I hope you live long enough to celebrate a rebirth of america
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:39 PM
18 hrs ago

The guy in the White House is only part of the problem.
Some major portion of the country seems to need to hit rock bottom.
But there is always hope of a big turning. They can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.

SheltieLover

(81,623 posts)
3. Good luck with your medical testing!
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:56 PM
18 hrs ago

I know exactly what you mean. This is not how I planned to spend my so-called "golden years" either.

3Hotdogs

(15,529 posts)
4. Hang on. You will be able to join the celebration in less than a year. That bloated carcass is on the way out.
Thu May 14, 2026, 02:50 PM
17 hrs ago

Jimi du Ranty

(59 posts)
7. Hope you stay healthy, and see our country recover soon!
Thu May 14, 2026, 03:51 PM
16 hrs ago

Sad here as well. I refuse to spend a dime or set foot in the neighboring red states.

calimary

(90,717 posts)
10. Perfect!
Thu May 14, 2026, 11:19 PM
9 hrs ago

This makes me HAPPY!

But then again, this should make everybody and anybody feel happy, too! Back in the day, when even the oldest among us felt younger.

And sinkingfeeling, that goes DOUBLE for you!

hurple

(1,360 posts)
11. Hey! I live in Clinton
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:01 AM
8 hrs ago

Just 25 miles south of Bloomington. My wife and I plan to hit the Normal Theater to see Dial M For Murder Saturday night.

Old Crank

(7,230 posts)
12. We are in a similar situation.
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:25 AM
8 hrs ago

With this regime in place we might not return.

I hope you have good test results.

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