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Telling my kids 4,9,13, and 15 that their mom died. Now standing by helplessly watching my current fight cancer.
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Tell my kids 4,9,13, and 15 that their mom died. Now standing by helplessly watching my current fight cancer. My stepfather had to do that. I remember that day well
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Placing my friends in body bags. War is hell.
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Following the ambulance to the hospital with my 8 yr old grand son inside after he had been run over by a car, and then trying to comfort my son at the hospital when grandson didn't make it.
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Advancing and leaving what was left of a very good friend behind, and hoping the GR guys would get to him before the beetles and flies. RB
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Following the ambulance to the hospital with my 8 yr old grand son inside after he had been run over by a car, and then trying to comfort my son at the hospital when grandson didn't make it. now that's tough sorry for your loss
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I'm not going to read this thread. We've all done things we personally consider hard.
I can't bear to think of the things that others have had to endure.
Many have had to go through stuff that they would never talk about on open forum, but someone might.
God bless them.
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Watching my mom die after we unplugged her from life support was a biggie.
The other one was I was once married. We were having problems. She came by the house one evening and handed me divorce papers. My Dad came by about an hour later to spend the night on his way through Flagstaff on his was to Idaho. I didn’t tell him what had just happened. He left the next morning and was killed in a car accident 4 hours later in Southern Utah.
I went the following morning to retrieve his belongings. I stopped by the mortuary in Kanab, unannounced, to sign papers and then asked to see his body. They gave me a few minutes but when I was escorted in, I saw things I probably shouldn’t have seen. I then left the mortuary to go to his vehicle, and had to climb inside his crushed cab to get everything out, seeing his blood everywhere, getting it on my hands and clothes.
I was on autopilot by this point from the previous 24 hours of my life, and didn’t think to wash my hands.
I hadn’t realized I had his blood all over me until I was about an hour into that that several hour drive back to Flagstaff. And if you have ever driven Hwy 89 between Flagstaff and Page, it is desolate 100 plus miles. No gas stations but 2.
Thank you 8snake for bringing up this topic.
Like many, I am still dealing with those memories and probably have PTSD from it. But I have been told dealing with those issues is the only way to put it behind you.
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Lotta bases touched on in this thread.
Dont even wanta chime in. 😔
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Not the hardest thing I’ve ever done but the biggest let down of my life 🙏🙏I know it was the lords doing and all forgive me.I was a single child until age 9 my parents told me I was going to have a sibling I was happy as hell.Time went on they told me I’d have 3 that’s right triplets siblings.Time went on they told me all 3 was boys wow 3 brothers I was over the top as a 9 year old 3 brothers at once.Complications happened one died in the womb the other 2 were premature 2 pounds each at birth. They were normal at first as babies little did I know they were going to be fully retarded I don’t mean walking retarded vegetable state retarded.One died right after my dad at 23 years old the other is still living.I lay awake at night thinking about how my life would be if I would have had 3 brothers that were normal and the times we could have but that’s water under the bridge.I have a healthy son and a healthy daughter and I’m so looking forward to multi grandkids in the distant future.Sorry for the long post I don’t talk about that much prayers for anybody in that situation.
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Probably the worst was being crushed by the news that the baby my wife had carried for 3 months was no longer viable. We were so excited about being parents for the first time. Yes, we've BT&DT too, Scott. Make that 3… All BS aside women really are a lot tougher than us most of the time
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Taking care of Ma, in keeping a promise to Pa, when I would much rather be back in the high country chasing elk and catching cutthroat!
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My wife and I helping my daughter with my son in law having brain cancer he passed away at home and left us with two beautiful granddaughters now 6 and 8. We had to deal with this for several years. His parents weren't in the picture. At the same time my mother had dementia and my brother was taking her for $3000 a month got guardianship she had to be in a care center. I got her and her finances in order. At work I became affected by the toxic fumes and they tried everything to get rid of me but I made it to retirement. All this at the same time was tough but I made it through.
I have read somethings on this thread that are far worse and I feel for all of you! Thought I would share because this isn't that uncommon and maybe some can relate. My hope is that as time goes by the horrific things many of you have gone through that the pain will lessen with time. I find my eyes tearing up sharing this with people I don't know. Take care friends.
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Lotta bases touched on in this thread.
Dont even wanta chime in. 😔 Life can be tough,,,,,,
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Carrying my father to his final resting place. He got me over it so when it was moms turn I was able to keep it together. Love you Mom and Dad!
Dad suffered from ALS, tough seeing a man go from the head of the household to invalid, he lasted longer than most 9 years. The experimental drug treatments kept him with us but when they ended he went down fast. Love and miss him so much.
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Losing my lady at age 24 and recently lost my dad.
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Laying my grandfather to rest. You see years prior he had saved my life with CPR. We had a bond like none other. Don’t get me wrong I have a great father too but the bond was different. I actually spoke at his funeral and that was easier than putting him in the hole.
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Holding my 42 year old daughters hand when she passed 1 year ago from colon cancer. Losing a child is the worst thing I can imagine. God Bless! This is what mom told me July 21 when we as a family pulled the plug on my brother. Instead of cardio at the gym he and his buddy decided to cycle sat morning July 9 . At 10:00 am they were hit from behind by a drunk woman. Joe never regained consciousness , while sitting with him for 5 days a nurse told me she had seen miracles before. She just told me a miracle was needed and I couldn't tell my family that as they all had hope. I'm just so angry that I lost my brother to a drunk driver at 10:00 am on a Saturday morning , he was a beautiful man, great father ,husband ,son , friend and brother.
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Lotta bases touched on in this thread.
Dont even wanta chime in. 😔 Life can be tough,,,,,, A thread like this is an example that we all go through some heavy chit. I hope I can remember that message in my day-to-day world, especially when my patience with the world around me runs thin. We all carry weight with us.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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