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Bearing Bad News

Each year Memorial Day causes much lament, and today will be viewed as another life recap. A day we honor heroes whose lives were spent, who, for freedom, willingly stood in the gap. Too many families are attached to someone, who served country and didn’t return intact. Body bags, their ticket home to a loved one, today, they remember that door knock’s impact.

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Date: 5/30/2025 8:32:00 PM
Indeed…a sad knock at the door.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2025 5:37:00 AM
So sorry to hear. It is not easy to walk through muddy waters. It is hard to grieve a loss, even as someone still lives and after you will be reminded of the fullness of her. That happened to me when my grandma died after being bound to a wheelchair (stroke) It all came back to me..who she is. My heart goes out to you, sweet Tom. May God be with you.
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Tom Wright
Date: 5/31/2025 4:33:00 AM
Thank you Kim for your encouragement by your comments. My wife's dimentia is taking its toll on me. "Miracle Man" Have a great weekend. Tom

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