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Showing Original Post only (View all)My father passed away a couple of hours ago. [View all]
As soon as the phone rang at 12:30 at night, I suspected it, and then saw it was from his care facitility. He'd had an ankle sore that that had gotten very bad in the last few weeks, and actually went to the hospital around a week ago, where they discovered it was infected with MRSA. He went back to the care facitlilty yesterday, and when I spoke to him a few hours ago I was shocked at how weak he sounded.
My mother passed away early last year on the exact date their 60th anniversary. Between missing her and not being able to have any visits because of COVID, the last year was very hard on him.
Woke my sister up to tell her, emailed all my friends and family. It's going to be a rough week.
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My condolences on your loss. As time moves on focus on the good memories that you have of them.
CentralMass
Mar 2021
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I have been consoled in the loss of family and friends by the recognition . . .
Journeyman
Mar 2021
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