I grieve in two ways today.

[TNNurse]

I grieve for the loss of people I did not know in Pittsburgh and for their families. It is a horror from which those families will long suffer. The nation will suffer from the affects of those actions as well.

I also grieve from the sudden death of a friend. He was 76 was married to a college classmate and good friend of mine. He attended the same college earlier, left and went into the army and returned when we were students. He had a wide ranging group of friends from those two enrollments. He had developing Parkinson's but his death was from an intestinal issue which he had thought to be a virus. I am comforted by knowing the doctor who cared for his brief few hours in the hospital was both highly skilled and greatly compassionate. Having lost someone after lingering Parkinson's, I am grateful he was spared that. But I and many others will miss him.

[Demovictory9]

1. I am sorry that you lost your friend

[grantcart]

2. Share your feelings for unmet friends in Pittsburgh

Sorry to hear about your friend.

There is a lot of tough news these days.

Cliffordu whose ALS is complete has returned to the hospital with pneumonia.

My mother, who suffered from Parkinson's in her late 90s, would often say "growing old isn't for sissies".

[lunatica]

3. Hugs to you

In time the memory of your friend will bring you many moments of joy.

[Duppers]

4. So sorry about your friend.

Glad you have confidence in his physician. That can mean a lot.
Local hospital? Knoxville?

[TNNurse]

6. Blount Memorial in Maryville.

I worked there for many years. He is an intensivist, pulmonologist and one of the kindest most decent people I ever worked with. His first name is Osama.

[Duppers]

7. Thank you.

It's great to know that there are caring people like Osama left in the world, those whose primary concern is not money.

[Mersky]

5. I'm sorry this happened in such stressful times

I am sorry for your loss. Please be strong with me. I'm going through hard times right now, too. You're not alone.