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[Karnerblue]

@yisbuff2 thank you for the uplifting thoughts.  I shall need them in the days to come.

[dooBdoo]

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@Karnerblue wrote:

@dooBdoo, I see you there in the background   

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        Hee-hee!  I just saw this a minute ago.   You saw me in the shadows, @Karnerblue!  I thought this thread was so lovely (thank you, @ANewHue)...  but I'm a wee bit of a stranger in this sub-forum category.   I've been thinking of you, and praying for better days.   I'm so sorry about your dear dad.   My sweet father passed away when I was 17 years old, and I still feel the emptiness sometimes.   Remember to take good care of yourself.   Just like the instructions on a plane...  when the oxygen masks drop, you have to get one for yourself if you want to be strong enough to help others.  I know it's hard to do, but you are very special and you deserve good care, too.

[Karnerblue]

@dooBdoo  You're sweet to be thinking of me.  I've come to realize that I am a likeable person and there are kind, caring people out there who see that in me.  And the fact that you're all thinking of me has given me so much strength to push forward.  I am so sorry to hear you lost your Dad at such a young age.  I should feel grateful that I've had my Dad with me this long.  Thank you for making me realize that.  I will try to focus on it when times get hard.  You're right too, I need to be strong enough to help others.  When my sister and I were at the hospital this last time, we spoke to the gentleman from hospice and my youngest brother was on speaker phone listening and asking all kinds of questions.  As I sat there listening to the both of them with their list of endless questions, most of which could not be answered, I thought they sounded so unfeeling ... it was like they wanted answers as to a timeframe so that they could figure out how and when to arrange their schedule.  I was dumbfounded.  Well anyway, after they were finished the gentleman said to me "you're awfully quiet, did you have any questions for me?"  I said no, I pretty much understood what he was telling us.  Then he said, "I've been doing this a long, long time and I've found that it's ususally the quiet ones that are the strongest."  I never thought of myself that way, and I know most of my siblings do not either.  I may surpise them thanks to all of you. 

Sweet sweet dreams to each and every one of you.  As I drift off to sleep tonight, I will think of your friendship. 

[bebe777]

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@Karnerblue wrote:

@dooBdoo, I see you there in the background   

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        Hee-hee!  I just saw this a minute ago.   You saw me in the shadows, @Karnerblue!  I thought this thread was so lovely (thank you, @ANewHue)...  but I'm a wee bit of a stranger in this sub-forum category.   I've been thinking of you, and praying for better days.   I'm so sorry about your dear dad.   My sweet father passed away when I was 17 years old, and I still feel the emptiness sometimes.   Remember to take good care of yourself.   Just like the instructions on a plane...  when the oxygen masks drop, you have to get one for yourself if you want to be strong enough to help others.  I know it's hard to do, but you are very special and you deserve good care, too.

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@dooBdoo, you are most welcome in any sub-forum category and Wenners are very friendly folks. Welcome!!  

@Karnerblue, you are in my prayers and I am sending positive energy to you, your dad, and your family. 

-- bebe

[bebe777]

@Karnerblue, someone shared this on another thread and I thought of you... and beaches ( @ANewHue ) too. *s* 

          "The Power of Empathy" -- https://vimeo.com/81492863

-- bebe

[Karnerblue]

@bebe777 that's awesome and enlightening. 

[ANewHue]

@bebe777 Thanks for this, you don't know how timely it was.