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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 08:54 PM
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One year ago today, my step-father, Ed, passed on.
We didn't always get along.
In fact, we rarely did.
Sometimes I hated him. I'm sure sometimes he hated me.
He slowly wasted away from muscular dystrophy. I took him on an outing in better days, back in '05, to see Batman Begins.
He was a huge fan of comic books. He thought 'Batman Begins' was fantastic. I took him to a cigar store, too. He loved cigars.
In November of 2005, he had a seizure, the cause of which was never determined. He never recovered. He spent the rest of his life (for the most part) in a vegetative state.
And then last May...he was gone.
I wish he could've been around to see 'The Dark Knight' and Heath Ledger's performance. I went by myself. I would've brought him with me in a heartbeat. I wish he could've been around to see "Iron Man"...he would've loved it.
I miss him...
I hope he's at peace.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:03 PM
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1. Peace to Ed.
:hug:
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:03 PM
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2. He was a troubled soul, all his life.
He suffered too much, too long.
I hope he is at peace.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:15 PM
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3. It sounds as if you've made your peace with him...
so I imagine he is at peace. :hug::hug::hug:
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:25 PM
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4. I did...as best I could.
And thank you. :hug:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 09:29 PM
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5. I'm sorry about your stepfather.
Sounds like you did the best you could for him.

I have a friend with MD. She does well and refuses to be considered handicapped.

:hi:
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 10:04 PM
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6. One of my friends has MD as well. She does as best she can with it.
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 10:06 PM
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7. Hugs
:hug:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-20-09 10:19 PM
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8. Sorry for your loss.
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