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HAB911

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1. Losing independece is hardest thing

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 10:59 AM

Jul 2017

I tried to convince my brother (Seabee) to move from Atlanta to Tampa to be near me. He fought it for years. Only when he became aware his memory was failing did he agree. We had two good years before he passed. Cherish every moment, it end all too soon.

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Losing independece is hardest thing HAB911 Jul 2017 #1

My sympathies friend TEB Jul 2017 #4

he sounds like a very lovely man. I know losing one's independence is hard, but here is niyad Jul 2017 #2

We thank you TEB Jul 2017 #3