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kpete

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55. Mineral Man

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 04:18 PM

Dec 2021

Lost my dad April 2019, my dog April 2020
mr pete's health is precarious & my kids & grandkids have covid
my best friend's life has reminded me of a Mexican telenovela - unbelievable tragedies every day for very good people that I love
other than that, well here is hoping a new year washes us all clean?

yes,
"There are many similar stories"
thanks for sharing yours
kp

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On January 6 of 2021, both of my parents died. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2021 OP

A Very Thoughtful Post MM leftieNanner Dec 2021 #1

Thank you. MineralMan Dec 2021 #3

I'm fine if someone wants to criticize anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers who die. SharonClark Dec 2021 #2

Is it fine? I don't think so. I don't think such things serve any useful purpose. MineralMan Dec 2021 #4

My friends mother passed and was not found for a week... HipChick Dec 2021 #7

Well, I could not safely go to California when my parents died. MineralMan Dec 2021 #9

There was not much else you could have done..You did everything you could have done.. HipChick Dec 2021 #17

"Do not come here and get sick. If you do, I will haunt you." femmedem Dec 2021 #38

Yes. He was both of those things. MineralMan Dec 2021 #45

I remember a post you made a while back urging people to take care of their wills femmedem Dec 2021 #79

Thanks so much. MineralMan Dec 2021 #80

Many posts and comments on DU serve "no useful purpose". SharonClark Dec 2021 #14

No doubt. Perhaps more posts and comments should, though. MineralMan Dec 2021 #18

Respectfully, I disagree whopis01 Dec 2021 #84

I agree. They willfully endanger our health and our lives. Cassidy Dec 2021 #53

Please remember that in early January 2021, the vaccine was just beginning to roll out. summer_in_TX Dec 2021 #59

My first sentence explicitly states that I am referring to people who willfully choose antivaxx. Cassidy Dec 2021 #67

I misunderstood your intent. summer_in_TX Dec 2021 #69

Thank you. I was not as clear as I thought. Sorry! Cassidy Dec 2021 #75

I do that too. summer_in_TX Dec 2021 #86

Bingo!! Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #74

What a surreally awful day January 6 must have been for you. femmedem Dec 2021 #5

Yes. Worst day in my life. MineralMan Dec 2021 #10

Sheesh. No kidding. A doubly awful day for you. calimary Dec 2021 #42

I'm sorry for your loss, MineralMan. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #6

Yes. We can do better than that, and should. MineralMan Dec 2021 #16

(((MineralMan))) 2naSalit Dec 2021 #8

COVID has affected us all, and mournfully. MineralMan Dec 2021 #11

It's not that I hadn't expected it to be... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #31

Well, it looks to me like the eventual death rate from COVID-19 will be MineralMan Dec 2021 #34

I'll trust your math. 2naSalit Dec 2021 #40

Very interesting, 2naSalit Hekate Dec 2021 #60

Historic evidence shows... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #61

That's a hopeful outlook, 2naSalit Alice Kramden Dec 2021 #82

I remeber him from when I was... 2naSalit Jan 2022 #89

I take no joy in the deaths of these persons. I have people who will not vax boston bean Dec 2021 #12

Yes. Thank you. I would not add to anyone's grief. MineralMan Dec 2021 #15

I had Covid pre vaccine days and it is not something I wish on anyone. boston bean Dec 2021 #19

I do not wish illness on anyone. MineralMan Dec 2021 #20

K&R spanone Dec 2021 #13

Oh I will malign, mock, and LOL at all antivaxxer deaths. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #21

Well, thank you for revealing yourself to us all. MineralMan Dec 2021 #22

With pride Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #23

SMH... MineralMan Dec 2021 #24

Wow. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #41

They're responsible for our collective misery. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #54

Wrong thread, Lucky Luciano Hekate Dec 2021 #57

Yeah you're right. Lucky Luciano Dec 2021 #58

I would not malign the Covid infected who died at home question everything Dec 2021 #25

Do shameful thoughts flit through my mind when I hear of the death of an anti-vaxxer? Atticus Dec 2021 #26

Thanks. You get it. MineralMan Dec 2021 #28

I remember and I know you and yours will celebrates their lives and the memories malaise Dec 2021 #27

We needn't mourn those we do not know. MineralMan Dec 2021 #29

Your parents had no chance to get vaccinated, as you said. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #30

You don't have to have sympathy and compassion for MineralMan Dec 2021 #32

True, but those people have no hesitation in PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #37

I do not celebrate the death of an anti-vaxxer. But it makes me angry. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #33

thoughtful post - mushroomhunter Dec 2021 #87

I definitely hear and understand what you're saying but Elessar Zappa Dec 2021 #35

I am so sorry Chicagogrl1 Dec 2021 #36

I remember when you samplegirl Dec 2021 #39

I remember you writing so movingly about that day, and how it was an unreal triple whammy for you. TheRickles Dec 2021 #43

Sure. You can read it at the link below: MineralMan Dec 2021 #47

Thank you. They were good people. TheRickles Dec 2021 #62

They were. MineralMan Dec 2021 #66

Lots of love to you MineralMan. iluvtennis Dec 2021 #44

I remember you sharing this last year. One of many things I cried over... TygrBright Dec 2021 #46

I remember. tavernier Dec 2021 #48

Your Father Flew B-17s in the Mediterranean & Southern ETO? GB_RN Dec 2021 #49

Yes. Probably the most famous bombing run he made MineralMan Dec 2021 #51

Nice! GB_RN Dec 2021 #72

There is a site like that for every WWII unit. MineralMan Dec 2021 #78

I had the great privilege of attending a lecture by Dame Dr. Cecily Saunders, founder of the modern colorado_ufo Dec 2021 #50

Makes sense to me. MineralMan Dec 2021 #52

Mineral Man kpete Dec 2021 #55

So many stories. MineralMan Dec 2021 #68

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, & condolences all over again... Hekate Dec 2021 #56

I'm hanging in there. That's what I do. MineralMan Dec 2021 #63

I feel for you, Hekate. femmedem Dec 2021 #85

My mother died in September LittleGirl Dec 2021 #64

I'm so sorry! MineralMan Dec 2021 #65

Your story touched me. All the best for '22. Eom LittleGirl Dec 2021 #71

Thank you. MineralMan Dec 2021 #77

No matter how old our parents are when they die it is very hard. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #70

Thank you. MineralMan Dec 2021 #76

Most folks of that generation referred to events as either twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #73

Thanks for this thoughtful and uplifting OP at the end Hortensis Dec 2021 #81

Yes. It is up to all of us to make things better. MineralMan Jan 2022 #91

Condolences on your loss Alice Kramden Dec 2021 #83

Thank you! MineralMan Jan 2022 #93

No one who passed away before the vaccine was "stupid" onecaliberal Jan 2022 #88

I remember your posting about this when it happened MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #90

Thank you! MineralMan Jan 2022 #92

Were they caught up in rightwing lies and propaganda? MarcATL Jan 2022 #94

No, they were both vulnerable due to age and this was before vaccines were available. femmedem Jan 2022 #95