death in the family

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Four Walls @FourWalls (86999) • United States 23 Apr 25

This was meant to just be a quickie, but it ended rather abruptly last night. My cousin notified me that my aunt (her mom) passed away. This wasn’t unexpected. She’d been battling cancer for three years. As all of you who’ve...

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The Dreaded News

Four Walls @FourWalls (86999) • United States 21 Jan 25

Hi, everyone. I’m sure we were expecting this, but that doesn’t make it any easier to hear. Linda OHio’s husband, Ken (“Mr. OHio”), passed away this morning. I just got off the phone with her. Needless to say, she’s...

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In a Funk

Four Walls @FourWalls (86999) • United States 1 Sep 24

Like many of you, I’m in a funk over the sad news of the passing of one of our myLotters, Kharla. Earlier today B (@pitsipeahie ) wrote a discussion about how myLot is a “community” of sorts. And it really is. Where else can...

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Absence Due to Christmas Death in the Family

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 20 Jan 24

I was all gung-ho for getting to my payment goal, but my ex-husband and friend died on Christmas morning. He was sick for a few weeks, got pneumonia, then was septic before he was found alive but unresponsive in his apartment. He...

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Completely Numb

Four Walls @FourWalls (86999) • United States 23 Jul 22

Today was supposed to be a great day spent at the Putt Putt course in northern Kentucky. I hadn’t been to a tournament all year, so I was going to get to see the guys. They are my brothers from different mothers, because...

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A very sad day

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52231) • Staten Island, New York 18 Nov 21

Today is a very sad day. I just learned that my maternal grandpa's sister-in-law passed away. Now there is no one left in our family from that generation. Everyone else is already gone. I can't...

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You suck!

Toni @toniganzon (77386) • Philippines 29 Jul 21

Yes Covid-19, you suck. That's why I'm getting my shot today so I can at least be somehow protected and my loved ones too. Last night, my brother's father-in-law died of Covid-19. My brother and his family is in quarantine....

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The Things That Stick With You

Four Walls @FourWalls (86999) • United States 26 Jul 21

After seeing a post about a myLotter losing his father to cancer I started thinking about things. There's been a lot of sadness this year amid my family and friends. Maybe it's the time of life where you feel like you've joined...

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My grandfather died

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 11 Nov 17

Last week I heard bad news on Facebook that my cousin had rolled her car and was in critical condition. I just got word that she is awake and asking questions so that is good news. As if that was not enough for her family m...

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My son in law´s mother died today.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 5 May 17

I am babysitting my 2 younger granchildren. Rafael´s mother died this evening. Rafael wanted to go alone to take care of it all, but Claudia told him the sha was going with him. So the children came here and as I didn´t know at...

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How Do You Deal With Changes in Your Life?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 5 Aug 16

Sometimes we have no control of what happens in our lives. What we can control, however, is how we react to the changes. A person could lose his job unexpectedly. A flood could wash away someone’s home. A family member could...

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One of my cousins died while I was away.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 28 Jul 16

Things happen. Good and bad. Today, as I was having my breakfast with Leticia, she told me that she had seen a friend of hers that works as a maid at one of my aunts´ house. She told her that my aunt was very sad because one of...

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Uncle Bernie Will Die Today

DianneN @DianneN (254948) • United States 5 Jun 16

Per his wishes, the plug on his life support will be pulled today. Uncle Bernie, my husband's eldest brother, was struck 4 years ago with a multitude of ailments on the day of one of my retirement parties. He has been in an...

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what if you lost one of your parents?

alina @swissheart (6482) • Romania 18 Sep 15

this is the idea that scares me the most: the moment one of my parents is going to die.

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Are your parents still living?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 29 Jun 10

I lost both of my parents several years ago. They died about five months apart, from completely different causes. It was traumatic, and I still miss them both. I talk to them sometimes.

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Have you ever had to tell someone bad news.......

palonghorn @palonghorn (5479) • United States 3 Apr 10

and the only way to reach them was by phone? My son-in-law's father passed away this evening, in the Phillipines. His sister notified my daughter, and she had to break the news to her hubby, by phone. He's deployed serving his...

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people

relationships

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irational fears?

Ruby_Dawn @Ruby_Dawn (617) • Spokane, Washington 16 Jul 09

I was sitting here thinking about fears,and was wondering if anyone on here has an irational fear? and if so how do you deal with it? do people tease you about it or are they understanding? I do and I know it is an irational...

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Sad news sister-in-law died

suspenseful @suspenseful (40192) • Canada 12 Feb 09

You know that I have been talking about my oldest sister-in-law having had a series of strokes and is now in a nursing home, and that my husband also has had a stroke. Well he just got a call this morning, that she died this...

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Our Vacation was cut short.

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 2 Dec 08

I was supposed to come back on Sunday. We got back on Saturday. My moms Sister Virginia passed away on Thanksgiving day. They called us the next day. I guess they waited so they would not ruin our Thanksgiving, and plus to give...

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Just received some bad news

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 18 May 08

Normally Matt and I go out on Sunday if I am up to it. Actually he wanted me to go to the Synagogue with him on Friday night but I have been suffering with a backache now for over a week and I just couldn't go. So today would...

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