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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRBG dies and I thought it couldn't get worse. Then today, my older brother passed away...
Last edited Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:11 PM - Edit history (2)
He had been in somewhat declining health for the last six years since he was assaulted by a drunk guy -hit repeatedly in the head- and had to have emergency brain surgery for the swelling.
After the assault he had to retire and give up his two congregations...he was a minister, like my father.
He never really got back to health after that.
I talked to him yesterday (by phone, he's in North Carolina and no visitors are allowed where he is (was)) but I just didn't have the heart to tell him of RBG's passing. It would've broken his heart even more than it was already.
He mentioned that as bad as he was feeling, he was happy that he had early voted.
I take that as at least a small consolation.
2020 just got even worse.
-FTC
Edit to add: that talk was virtual ...like almost every human contact these days it seems.
XanaDUer2
(10,631 posts)Nt
mzmolly
(50,984 posts)sorry for your loss.
wryter2000
(46,026 posts)I gather neither of you expected this to happen now. I'm so glad he voted.
redwitch
(14,944 posts)Such a hard thing to bear in the best of times which this clearly is not.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)livetohike
(22,133 posts)and ease the sadness .
Nevilledog
(51,057 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)Hope the good memories help you in your grief
MaryMagdaline
(6,853 posts)What a terrible loss
Tanuki
(14,916 posts)death, as well as his senseless traumatic brain injury and its devastating consequences. It is definitely a comfort, albeit a small one, to know that he got to vote and the satisfaction he took in doing so! Please take care of yourself. Better days are ahead. Pick up the bright candle that your brother used to light his way and carry it forth in the world as he would have done. Let his memory and his example be an inspiration to you.
apcalc
(4,463 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Healing vibes on the way to you. 💗💗💗
I hope you find peace in your memories.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)I think it is good you didn't tell him about rbg
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)What a heartache in an already heartbreaking year.
My deepest condolences to you and your loved ones. Please take care of yourself at the difficult time.
Celerity
(43,255 posts)to guide you forward.
democrank
(11,092 posts)Sending a hug
Freedomofspeech
(4,223 posts)iluvtennis
(19,843 posts)LiberalLoner
(9,761 posts)CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,959 posts)Im so sorry for your loss. It seems that everyday something knocks us down, and then we get up and keep going. Im so glad you were able to speak with your brother yesterday. Those conversations give a lot og memories. Take care of yourself and your family.
gembaby1
(253 posts)Karadeniz
(22,486 posts)appleannie1
(5,066 posts)DownriverDem
(6,227 posts)to take away the sorrow and pain. So sorry.
BainsBane
(53,026 posts)murielm99
(30,730 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)malaise
(268,846 posts)blm
(113,038 posts)bluestarone
(16,894 posts)Cha
(297,029 posts)still_one
(92,115 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)Ilsa
(61,691 posts)Take care of yourself and your family.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)Paz
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)kimbutgar
(21,103 posts)But take comfort in you spoke with him yesterday and he Voted!
Hekate
(90,617 posts)people
(623 posts)So very sorry. Hopefully your brother passed in peace.
BadGimp
(4,012 posts)So sorry...
kag
(4,079 posts)I'm very close to my brothers. Even though we're all middle aged, when we get together it's like we're teenagers again.
I'm so very sorry for your loss.
Wicked Blue
(5,826 posts)I'm so sorry for your loss
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Peace and comfort - and the genuine hope that things one day do get a little better for everyone.
Again - Im sorry for your pain.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)2020 is the worst year I can remember.
Dorian Gray
(13,488 posts)My condolences to you and your family. That's a lot to handle right now. Wishing you to have much strength through this.
dameatball
(7,396 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)mobeau69
(11,139 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,285 posts)liberalla
(9,234 posts)R I P
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)gademocrat7
(10,651 posts)Praying for you and your family. Take care.
ancianita
(36,013 posts)I'm so sorry, FTC, for your pain and grief, how sorrows seem endless.
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)One wonders how much more our hearts can bear.
We are all here for you. Lean on us.
gristy
(10,667 posts)May your brother rest in peace.
area51
(11,902 posts)JudyM
(29,225 posts)and comfort along the challenging path youre on.
crickets
(25,959 posts)I am glad you got to talk to him yesterday. Peace and strength to you and your family.
barbtries
(28,787 posts)yes, 2020 is the year that was and always will be. the worst, that is.
I can't address the possibility of 2021 being worse though i'm sure republicans are doing everything possible to make sure it is.
hugs to you and your family.
LAS14
(13,777 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,587 posts)Please take care of yourself.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He sounded like a wonderful person. May he rest in peace.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
yardwork
(61,588 posts)turbinetree
(24,688 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,158 posts)That is horrific, shocking, and so sad.
I am so sorry. no words.
electric_blue68
(14,850 posts)cayugafalls
(5,639 posts)I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
cate94
(2,810 posts)Alacritous Crier
(3,815 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,713 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,424 posts)Im so sorry you lost your brother. Seems life is one tragedy after another these days.
Metatron
(1,258 posts)niyad
(113,213 posts)Fla Dem
(23,630 posts)It does seem as if we are being tested. Some more than others. Peace to you and your family.
gembaby1
(253 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)of your brother!...
SWBTATTReg
(22,097 posts)of course vote as usual, but the memories of these two persons will give me an additional push to honor their memories.
May your brother rest in peace.
Regards and be strong.
occupant
(166 posts)Let my first reply be to offer you condolences for the loss of your brother. My brother was everything to me, so I know how you are feeling as I lost mine too. Take comfort that he is sitting at the right hand of the Lord and he will be watching over you. Good things will come, just watch and see...
StevieM
(10,500 posts)onecaliberal
(32,812 posts)Sending virtual peaceful vibes. 💔
firstwife
(115 posts)I am so sorry for your loss. A blessing you could speak with him, double blessing he got to vote. Imagine him celebrating with RBG right now. 💙
Granny M
(1,395 posts)2020 has been so terrible, and now this awful loss for you.
FakeNoose
(32,613 posts)When you meet your brother again in heaven, you'll have a lot to talk about!