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brooklynite

(94,594 posts)
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 02:57 PM Nov 2016

My friend Harry died yesterday...

A retired NYU professor who did work on substance abuse with prison populations, advocated for third (and fourth) careers for the 50-and-above population, was a strong Clinton supporter and part of a circle of neighborhood friends who got together regularly to drink good wine and pontificate on life. Went in to the Hospital for a routine hip replacement and got a 1% probability blood clot. Going to be hard to digest on top of everything else.

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My friend Harry died yesterday... (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2016 OP
I am so sorry ... Sunny05 Nov 2016 #1
Condolences... 2naSalit Nov 2016 #2
So sorry TuxedoKat Nov 2016 #3
Sorry for your loss, brooklynite. In_The_Wind Nov 2016 #4
So sorry for your loss, Brooklyn. PlanetBev Nov 2016 #5
i am sorry for your loss etherealtruth Nov 2016 #6
OH so sorry!! MFM008 Nov 2016 #7
i'm so sorry for your loss. barbtries Nov 2016 #8
I'm so sorry for you loss. MoonRiver Nov 2016 #9
I'm so sorry for your loss brooklynite. My sympathy to livetohike Nov 2016 #10
I'm sorry. redwitch Nov 2016 #11
I am so sorry for your loss brooklynite. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #12
I'm so sorry lunamagica Nov 2016 #13
Condolences deek Nov 2016 #14
Vibes. applegrove Nov 2016 #15
That must be so difficult. LisaM Nov 2016 #16
The death of your friend Texin Nov 2016 #17
So sorry for your loss. octoberlib Nov 2016 #18
I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounded like such a wonderful person and it must smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #19
I'm sorry for your loss. BainsBane Nov 2016 #20
So sorry, brooklynite. democrank Nov 2016 #21
Brooklynite, Raine1967 Nov 2016 #22
Extra hard loss to have on top of the nation's political disaster Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #23
very sorry for your loss blueseas Nov 2016 #24

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)
5. So sorry for your loss, Brooklyn.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:15 PM
Nov 2016

I have experience the loss of family and friends over the years, and unexpected death is a particularly cruel blow.

Please keep your circle of neIghborhood friends going. You're going to need each other more than ever.



MFM008

(19,816 posts)
7. OH so sorry!!
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:30 PM
Nov 2016

Im on the blood thinner injections after gastric bypass last month, this is my last day.
Many times I wanted to just quit them!
Your post made me realize the importance of those blood thinners
I thank you for your post and wish you the most sincere condolences for your friend.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
9. I'm so sorry for you loss.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:33 PM
Nov 2016

I recently had two hip replacements, and blood clots were a huge concern for my surgeon. May Harry RIP.

redwitch

(14,944 posts)
11. I'm sorry.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:37 PM
Nov 2016

Sudden loss is always hard but if you are already feeling overwhelmed it is doubly hard. RIP Harry, thank you for the gift of devotion to raising us all up by the work you did. I hope that someone else was inspired enough by your efforts to pick up the baton and carry on.

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
16. That must be so difficult.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 04:38 PM
Nov 2016

I am at the point where every little thing seems as if it could set me over the edge - but I have not had to deal with anything so tragic and unexpected as this.

Godspeed, Harry.

Texin

(2,596 posts)
17. The death of your friend
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 05:28 PM
Nov 2016

So sorry for your personal loss, and the loss of an obviously fine and generous man.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
19. I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounded like such a wonderful person and it must
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 05:30 PM
Nov 2016

have been painful to lose him so suddenly. Please accept my condolences.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
22. Brooklynite,
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 05:35 PM
Nov 2016

I am so very sorry for your loss.

This has been such a rough time and on top of everything else for you to lose a friend, I wish I could say something to comfort you.



with love and friendship,
Raine

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
23. Extra hard loss to have on top of the nation's political disaster
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 05:45 PM
Nov 2016

May your pain ease more and more each day and the shock of unexpected loss.

May the remembrance of your dear friend fill your heart with love and delight, in all the places that currently have an ache and emptiness.





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