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In reply to the discussion: On January 6 of 2021, both of my parents died. [View all]calimary
(81,261 posts)42. Sheesh. No kidding. A doubly awful day for you.
In a way, youve given us something ELSE to think about on January 6th. Triple - if you also count what went on in Washington DC. As this old news junkie inevitably watches the news coverage of this upcoming January 6th and all that makes it newsworthy, Ill also be thinking of you - and the two of them, reunited in Heaven on the same day.
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I'm fine if someone wants to criticize anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers who die.
SharonClark
Dec 2021
#2
Is it fine? I don't think so. I don't think such things serve any useful purpose.
MineralMan
Dec 2021
#4
There was not much else you could have done..You did everything you could have done..
HipChick
Dec 2021
#17
I remember a post you made a while back urging people to take care of their wills
femmedem
Dec 2021
#79
Please remember that in early January 2021, the vaccine was just beginning to roll out.
summer_in_TX
Dec 2021
#59
My first sentence explicitly states that I am referring to people who willfully choose antivaxx.
Cassidy
Dec 2021
#67
I take no joy in the deaths of these persons. I have people who will not vax
boston bean
Dec 2021
#12
Do shameful thoughts flit through my mind when I hear of the death of an anti-vaxxer?
Atticus
Dec 2021
#26
I remember and I know you and yours will celebrates their lives and the memories
malaise
Dec 2021
#27
I remember you writing so movingly about that day, and how it was an unreal triple whammy for you.
TheRickles
Dec 2021
#43
I had the great privilege of attending a lecture by Dame Dr. Cecily Saunders, founder of the modern
colorado_ufo
Dec 2021
#50
No, they were both vulnerable due to age and this was before vaccines were available.
femmedem
Jan 2022
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