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A dear friend has passed away. (Original Post) Koch Ebola Oct 2020 OP
So sorry for your loss SheltieLover Oct 2020 #1
It get worse, as you get older. dubyadiprecession Oct 2020 #2
My condolences Rorey Oct 2020 #3
I am so sorry for your loss of your dear friend. FM123 Oct 2020 #4
Wow, he was actually pretty young Rorey Oct 2020 #5
My Condolences Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #6
I have about 4 good friends and we are all about the same age. I see this decade as wondering mitch96 Oct 2020 #7
I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend. niyad Oct 2020 #8
... Wawannabe Oct 2020 #9
The healthy and long lived... sanatanadharma Oct 2020 #10
Sending you 💖💖💕💕💕 Koch Ebola MLAA Oct 2020 #11

dubyadiprecession

(6,450 posts)
2. It get worse, as you get older.
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 07:31 AM
Oct 2020

There is only one friend of my dad’s left. He is 90, and all of his friends and family are now gone.

Rorey

(8,513 posts)
3. My condolences
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 07:34 AM
Oct 2020

When the last of my aunts died, I told my brother, "We're next. We're the next tier." I don't know if he really comprehended that we just became the oldest in the family. It was an uncomfortable feeling for a little while, but that's the way it is.

Rorey

(8,513 posts)
5. Wow, he was actually pretty young
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 07:37 AM
Oct 2020

But yeah, it makes one think about their own mortality, for sure.

mitch96

(14,742 posts)
7. I have about 4 good friends and we are all about the same age. I see this decade as wondering
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:01 AM
Oct 2020

who wll slip away. First to go was my good friends wife. I have another three who are not good medically. This is gonna suck big time..
m.

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
10. The healthy and long lived...
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:57 AM
Oct 2020

The healthy and long lived are those who witness the truth, sadness, pain and poignancy of passing humanity, most.

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