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My brother-in-law passed away

Posted Apr17-10 at 11:43 AM by Evo
Some of my happiest memories are the times I spent at his house with his family.

He passed away unexpectedly Thursday night. Yes, he was ill, but had been told he still had 2-5 years to live.

I think the saddest is that my ex wrote his brother an e-mail that night. This message from Evo Child.

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I just feel really bad for daddy because last night around midnight he wrote Denny an email telling him how much he loves him and how important he has been, how great of a family he raised, how proud he is of him, etc. daddy forwarded the email to us just to let us know how he felt I guess.

But daddy didn't know that Denny had already passed away two hours earlier around 10 pm, so Denny never got to see the email.
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    Greg Bernhardt's Avatar
    I'm sorry to hear this Evo :(
    Posted Apr18-10 at 03:02 PM by Greg Bernhardt Greg Bernhardt is offline
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    Q_Goest's Avatar
    My condolences Evo.
    Posted Apr19-10 at 06:41 AM by Q_Goest Q_Goest is offline
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    lisab's Avatar
    That's really sad. I guess one thing to learn from that: say what you have to say to your loved ones, don't wait. You never know when someone's time is up.
    Posted Apr19-10 at 11:32 AM by lisab lisab is offline
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    Evo's Avatar
    Thanks Greg, Q Goest, Lisab.

    I absolutely agree, don't wait to tell people what they mean to you, or if they did something that made you happy. I think we hold back too much and don't tell people often enough that the small things are appreciated. I finally decided to break away from work to go see my mother last year and tell her how much I loved her only to find out it was too late, dementia had set in to the point that she didn't know me.

    Don't keep holding grudges, be the one to let it go and make ammends. Tell people what they mean to you. If you put it off, you may never get to tell them. A moment of kindness can prevent a lifetime of regret.
    Posted Apr19-10 at 11:19 PM by Evo Evo is offline
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    Redbelly98's Avatar
    Thanks for sharing this, Evo. My condolences.
    Posted Apr21-10 at 06:50 AM by Redbelly98 Redbelly98 is offline
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    I wish your family the best.
    Posted Apr23-10 at 09:33 AM by a_man a_man is offline
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    Thanks Greg, Q Goest, Lisab.

    I finally decided to break away from work to go see my mother last year and tell her how much I loved her only to find out it was too late, dementia had set in to the point that she didn't know me.

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    Just read this blog, but wanted to extend my condolences as well and also to say that dementia does allow for moments of clarity. My mom died of Alz a couple years ago, but she would have moments where she could speak clearly even after months of not talking. I really believe your mom probably at some point was able to take what you said to heart so perhaps it was not too late to offer your kind words.
    Posted Jun14-10 at 02:48 PM by Buckethead Buckethead is offline