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What most families need is a person like you to be there for them in hard times, purplebear. I know that you will make this difficult time easier for everyone concerned, and I hope that the warm thoughts and wishes extended your way from your friends at the SDMB will make things easier for you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
{{purplebear and family}}
purplebear you have far more important things to take care of than us. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Tripler
Hard to imagine that all of this can fall on a family and relatives in so short a period of time! Hang in there. We’re all behind you. I’m really hoping for the best for you and your loved ones.
purplebear, you are one of the very finest of the many kind, compassionate and classy people on this board. Good luck and godspeed! You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh hon, I’m so sorry I didn’t find out sooner.
You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight.
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You’re one of the kindest, sweetest people here as is evidenced by the support freely offered. You know where I am if you need anything at all.
Purplebear,
Best wishes. I hope your faith gives you some small comfort. Say hi to Bluebear for me.
EdGood thoughts are being sent your way PB.
Hugs from Australia. Let’s get this thing global. Your Doper family is with you, so best wishes to you, purplebear. The future can only be brighter.
As usual, the outpouring of love and support on here is abundant, and helps in some rather dark times. Thank you all for your hugs and support and prayers. We are all hanging in there, taking one day at a time. I have passed on all of your prayers and offers of support to my family, and they are surprised and grateful that so many strangers care. I told them I wasn’t, it is not at all unusual for this bunch of wonderful human bein’s.
I said hi to Bluebear for you, Ed (my daughter, whom he met in Florida) and she smiled and said Hi, yourself!
All of you, and your prayers and support, are helping me a great deal, I want you all to know that. I am privileged to be a part of this community (actually, I usually call you my online family). Thank you is inadequate, but I hope it’s a start. Reading this, and the emails that have come, have been beacons of light, and reminders that all is not bad right now. I still have all of you, for one thing. And, each day brings new challenges and new hopes.
We are waiting to hear what the doctors are going to do with Rosebear and my other SIL. For now, they’re hanging in there, leaning on the rest of us. I do what I can to offer support; but it’s very frustrating in some ways. I wish I could hop on a plane and go to them, be there in person to help, but it’s not feasible financially right now. Plus, it would be hard to decide where to head for first, Ohio, Wisconsin, or Houston area. It seems like my SIL in Houston will be coming here, to spend time with her mom, sometime soon, so I can see her then, and do whatever I can to help. The others are too far away right now, except in our hearts, so I’m very grateful for my cell phone with free long distance and lots of off-peak minutes.
For those of you that know, my shoulder is getting better, though I still can’t quite hug like I’d like to. Oh, well, every day sees me a little better with that. Practice and all, you know. 
Quasi, you have all been a source of strength and comfort to me. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who have replied here, and those who haven’t. It helps a lot knowing that you’re here for me. Thanks, LoadedDog, the future can only be brighter, I agree. I would love to thank each of you individually, but I have a lot to do today, so perhaps later I’ll get a chance to. Please know that I love you all, and am very grateful for this love and support; it is truly helping me to be strong for my families. Take care, all of you. I’ll hop on here as I can, to at least read if I don’t have time to post.
With humble gratitude,
Karyn
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I’m sorry to hear about your loss. E-mail if you need to talk, OK?
Robin