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mcar

(42,278 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 08:24 PM Jun 2017

Asking for good thoughts Update: still no sign

Last edited Sat Jun 10, 2017, 12:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Update Saturday: helicopters still searching. Police on horseback combing the preserve near her subdivision. Many people driving around searching. SO is going out on his bike again.

Time is running out for this dear woman.

Thank you, my DU friends, for your words of support.

A dear woman, friend and former colleague who suffers from memory issues,wandered from her home yesterday afternoon. She has not been seen since.

Local law enforcement has been all over the area, with dogs, boats (Florida) and copters. People are driving around (including my SO) looking for her.

It's a residential area but being Florida, lots of waterways and wooded areas.

I don't have a good feeling about it. Any good thoughts are welcome.

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Asking for good thoughts Update: still no sign (Original Post) mcar Jun 2017 OP
Sending good thoughts for your friend. CherokeeDem Jun 2017 #1
Positive vibes coming your (and your friend's) way! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2017 #2
Thanks mcar Jun 2017 #12
At least it's not cold at night right now. Laffy Kat Jun 2017 #3
Depending on what part fo Florida it could be very chilly tonight csziggy Jun 2017 #28
Oh boy, wishing her well. And you too bettyellen Jun 2017 #4
Thank you bettyellen mcar Jun 2017 #13
Sending good vibes malaise Jun 2017 #5
Best wishes. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #6
... RKP5637 Jun 2017 #7
Thank you mcar Jun 2017 #14
Sending heartfelt wishes that she is found safe and sound and soon! skylucy Jun 2017 #8
Hoping for the best. AJT Jun 2017 #9
Positive thoughts for you and your friend Stuart G Jun 2017 #10
Sending prayers and good vibes for your friend. GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #11
LEO is all over it mcar Jun 2017 #15
Yes, and I think there's a special sense GallopingGhost Jun 2017 #36
Hoping your friend is found safe and sound nt Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #16
Best wishes for her safe return. n/t Different Drummer Jun 2017 #17
Special vibes to you and your dear friend. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #18
Thank you, she mcar Jun 2017 #20
Yes we do, hon. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #23
My friend was a nurse for 30+ years mcar Jun 2017 #25
For you and your friend. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #52
Hope she is found canetoad Jun 2017 #19
May goodness find her. Nt retrowire Jun 2017 #21
Sending good thoughts. gademocrat7 Jun 2017 #22
A terrifying situation, mcar. brer cat Jun 2017 #24
Thank you brer mcar Jun 2017 #26
Hoping that she is found safe and sound GeoWilliam750 Jun 2017 #27
I hope they can find her. Best wishes and good thoughts. nt csziggy Jun 2017 #29
Oh, how terrifying. LisaM Jun 2017 #30
May the good Lird protect her and secondwind Jun 2017 #31
Positive thoughts coming your way! denvine Jun 2017 #32
On positive side, the weather is warm. tavernier Jun 2017 #33
The rain ended but it got hot and humid mcar Jun 2017 #42
Thoughts and prayers for her safe return. Kleveland Jun 2017 #34
... spanone Jun 2017 #35
Hoping for a happy ending here. greytdemocrat Jun 2017 #37
Oh, the poor dear. Safe return, safe harbor... Hekate Jun 2017 #38
Good thoughts coming your way krakfiend Jun 2017 #39
Positive thoughts and vibes being sent. LibraLiz1973 Jun 2017 #40
Thoughts and prayers for her safe return. lunamagica Jun 2017 #41
I hope her and her family are reunited in a positive way! Wiseman32218 Jun 2017 #43
Helicopters still circling every 20 minutes mcar Jun 2017 #44
Dad got away from a locked daycare facility in the rain bigtree Jun 2017 #45
There is shelter around mcar Jun 2017 #46
My Dad vanished from his assisted living home for 3 days! Mountain Mule Jun 2017 #47
good thoughts. Sunlei Jun 2017 #48
Major vibes that she is found safe and unharmed, very soon, my dear mcar... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #49
I hope she is safe. murielm99 Jun 2017 #50
All the best that this turns out well still_one Jun 2017 #51
Solas Mhic D ar a n-anam. bottomofthehill Jun 2017 #53
Positive energy for those searching for her &her family irisblue Jun 2017 #54
Sorry to hear. Please accept positive thoughts and vibes her way as well as yours. Eom Lyricalinklines Jun 2017 #55
Sending good thoughts bdjhawk Jun 2017 #56
Good thoughts :) american_ideals Jun 2017 #57
Definitely keeping you both in my mind, and sending good healing vibes. calimary Jun 2017 #58
Positive vibes sent......nt Heartstrings Jun 2017 #59
Mcar any late day update? irisblue Jun 2017 #60
They are still searching, iris mcar Jun 2017 #63
Hope for her safe return NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #61
Omg mcar. My thoughts and warm wishes to everyone involved in this onecent Jun 2017 #62

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
28. Depending on what part fo Florida it could be very chilly tonight
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 09:34 PM
Jun 2017

Tonight here in Tallahassee it will be 65 F. While it is not rainy tonight, the ground is still damp and the dewpoint is 61 so it will be a damp chill - the kind that cuts through to the bone.

I hope the woman is found safe with no adverse effects.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
6. Best wishes.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 08:29 PM
Jun 2017

Obviously you are correct about Florida. Don't forget that there is also a lot of asphalt. Hope she is safe.

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)
11. Sending prayers and good vibes for your friend.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 08:49 PM
Jun 2017

More often than not they are found safe; try to keep positive.

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)
36. Yes, and I think there's a special sense
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:17 PM
Jun 2017

of urgency when the missing person suffers from confusion.

Fingers crossed.

sheshe2

(83,669 posts)
23. Yes we do, hon.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 09:19 PM
Jun 2017

A lot of this is coming down to Dementia and Alzheimer. Hillary was going to do something about that...fund the research. Now we get nothing. Our parents, friends and we are all aging. Most of us will get nothing now. Dementia...Cancer....more...we are on our own now.

brer cat

(24,525 posts)
24. A terrifying situation, mcar.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 09:19 PM
Jun 2017

I am sending good thoughts for a safe return. It's not easy, but I do hope you can rest and keep up your strength during this stressful time.

mcar

(42,278 posts)
42. The rain ended but it got hot and humid
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:36 PM
Jun 2017

If she's been wandering since yesterday she's gotta be dehydrated at the least. She's a small but physically healthy woman in her early 70s and a nurse.

I can only hope her training has kicked in.

mcar

(42,278 posts)
44. Helicopters still circling every 20 minutes
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:39 PM
Jun 2017

It's hard thinking of her out there confused and frightened. I feel so much for her family.

bigtree

(85,977 posts)
45. Dad got away from a locked daycare facility in the rain
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:41 PM
Jun 2017

...turned up soaking wet in a neighbor's kitchen.

Hoping for the best.

mcar

(42,278 posts)
46. There is shelter around
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:43 PM
Jun 2017

A few abandoned houses, and lean-tos in the preserve just east of her subdivision. SO thought she may have sought out shelter.

We still hope.

Mountain Mule

(1,002 posts)
47. My Dad vanished from his assisted living home for 3 days!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:46 PM
Jun 2017

We finally found him safe and sound in a pool room of all places (my Dad was not into pool even when he had his wits about him). Sending you best of thoughts - I understand all too well. May your friend be found by time my post appears!

murielm99

(30,717 posts)
50. I hope she is safe.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:48 PM
Jun 2017

That happened to someone in our community a few years ago. She was found safe after two and a half days. She was sleeping in cornfields, and did not remember what happened to her. The hospital checked her out and she was okay. Now she lives in an assisted living facility. She is okay, but occasionally wanders mentally.

bottomofthehill

(8,318 posts)
53. Solas Mhic D ar a n-anam.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:58 PM
Jun 2017

In the Irish, loosely translated, Light of the son of God on her. May you find her safe and sound

bdjhawk

(420 posts)
56. Sending good thoughts
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:10 AM
Jun 2017

and thanking you for being a caring friend in this day and age of self serving bullies!

calimary

(81,137 posts)
58. Definitely keeping you both in my mind, and sending good healing vibes.
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 01:28 AM
Jun 2017

I hope she's located soon - and in good condition.

Please be sure to keep us updated.

mcar

(42,278 posts)
63. They are still searching, iris
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 07:48 PM
Jun 2017

Expanded the search area but nothing yet. There are a lot of wooded areas and small lakes all around us here

SO was out most of the day riding his bike on the dirt roads and trails. It's pretty grim at this point.

It's always possible she took shelter in a shed or abandoned house ( a few around here). We're hoping but reality is setting in.

onecent

(6,096 posts)
62. Omg mcar. My thoughts and warm wishes to everyone involved in this
Sat Jun 10, 2017, 07:42 PM
Jun 2017

searching for your friend. I hope you find her before the night falls. Good Luck!!!

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