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John Byrne
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 12:10pm | IP Logged | 1
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Something good has definitely come out of this. I have talked to my father several times since my mother's death, and I have noticed an almost immediate and profound change in him. For the past several years he has been sounding more and more like a frail little old man -- and that sound is gone. His voice is strong again, there is a definite lilt in his tone, and I can almost imagine him standing straighter. A great weight has very clearly been lifted.
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 12:50pm | IP Logged | 2
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That's wonderful to hear. Often a spouse will falter when the other has passed. The Byrne family is hale and hearty. Very best wishes!
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Joe Franklin
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 1:51pm | IP Logged | 3
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Sorry for your loss, JB.
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Jim Miscedra
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 1:59pm | IP Logged | 4
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I am very sorry for your loss Mr. Byrne.
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Josh Goldberg
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 2:11pm | IP Logged | 5
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Condolences, JB.
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Robert Bradley
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 2:21pm | IP Logged | 6
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A great weight has very clearly been lifted.
My family experienced this a couple of years ago with the passing of my father. He had always been very active, but his health took a long decline and it was a difficult thing to accept. Upon his passing my mother was 'freed up' to get out and do more things with her friends and family. Granted, she would give anything to have him back and in good health, but there comes a point where it's heartbreaking to see someone who was independent their entire life become a shell of what they once were and it reaches a point where their passing allows the rest of the family to begin the healing process and resume their regular lives.
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Robbie Patterson
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My sympathies with you & your loved ones JB.
Humans are strange.. Sometimes in a good way.. My grandparents were married for over 50 years & apart from my grandfather serving in the navy during WW2, never spent a night apart.. My Nan suffered (I guess we all did) from 6 months of cancer.. The worst 6 months of all of our lives, & when she finally died, we all expected it to be something that my grandad would never recover from.. He was 5 years older than my Nan anyways & "lived" more than my Nan (the old navy rum!), & without being harsh none of us took it well but at first it DID seem to kill him...
& yet after 6 months or so of living with us, he found the strength & the will to "live again", he moved back into my grandparents house, joined the British legion, (meaning he suddenly had a ton of old "sea dogs" to reminisce, & get drunk with!) & quite sensibly, decided to blow whatever money they had saved & left as a couple on the days he had left.. In the last 5 years he had holidays to Australia, Russia, China.. All places he'd visited when he'd served on the HMS Belfast during WW2.. Basically, the man lived! (:
& last year, when he died in his sleep in his chair at home aged 96, we all raised a glass of navy rum in his honour & celebrated a life well lived.
Again JB, all my sympathy to you & yours, & I'm glad it sounds like your father has that in-built British ability to "be strong & be brave" All the best to him.
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Rick Hannah
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | 8
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My sincere condolences, JB.
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Robert Cosgrove
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 6:15pm | IP Logged | 9
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My sympathies to you and your Dad. All losses are individual and unique,
but having lost my father a few years ago after his long battle with
Alzheimer's, I hope I can empathize.
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Ron Lim
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 6:43pm | IP Logged | 10
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My sincere condolences sir.
Our thoughts are with you.
-Ron
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Brad Hague
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| Posted: 09 May 2008 at 7:26pm | IP Logged | 11
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This is a poignant announcement, having gone through this myself, with my mother having Alzheimer's prior to her passing, to an extent, I remember feeling both a sense of loss and a sense of relief, because she was no longer the person I knew and loved. It was a very conflicted and difficult time for me.
I wish you the best as you endure the litany of emotions that only you could understand at this time of loss.
My heartfelt condolences.
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Stéphane Sauthier
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| Posted: 10 May 2008 at 12:28am | IP Logged | 12
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Toutes mes condoléances Mr Byrne en ce moment difficile.
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