My Father in law just died.
Just got the call from my husband.
I'm in shock, and so, so saddened.
Some here might remember that I posted a few threads this past December about how he didn't get a flu shot due to being an anti-vaxxer, and then he got the flu and almost died?
Well, the flu virus attacked his heart (which is why he almost died in the hospital in December) and he'd been struggling ever since.
His heart just did not recover, and he went into congestive heart failure.
And, he died about an hour ago.
Please, please get your flu shots, people. He was 70 years old, but he was the only surviving child of his 97 year old mother.
I can't imagine being the one who now has to tell her.
In grief,
Coventina
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Damn...wish I could find decent words to express the empathy I feel for the hole this can leave in your life, but the words that spring quickest to mind are those of traditional comfort and sorrow.
especially under such circumstances. 
Sending positive energy in your time of sorrow.
I truly do not understand antivaxers, having a couple in my own family.
on social media.
especially for his mother. 
what a heartbreaking story (sorry, no pun intended)
sending a hug from a safe social distance
Thank you for sharing although painful.
KY.......... ........
I'm so sorry for your loss.
our DU family in extending condolences to your family.
May he rest in peace.
Yes, I recall those threads about his stubbornness. How sad that what you feared has come true.
.......and that of your family's...
Sending you and your family extra love at this very sad time.
Extending my sympathies to you and your entire family. Cannot imagine how a 97 year old mother can deal with the loss of her son.
Please let your husband know that he has many condolences from your friends here at the DU.
I know what a horrible shock it is when someone close dies like that.
Take care, both of you!
May his memory be a blessing.
My sincere condolences.
Our condolences....
When my mother died in 2003, I was blown away by the kindness everyone expressed then, and I am humbled and moved to tears yet again.
You guys are the absolute best!
I have to sign off for tonight, but I will be back, I hope, sometime tomorrow, as familial duties permit.
Peace to you and your family.
It hits especially hard for me. I'm 69 and have heart failure as well.
Flu shots save lives.
Hugs from Canada, Coventina.
Thank you for urging the flu shots. Even in your own private sorrow you still think of others.
People like you are the reason I still believe we'll somehow get through this.
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Good lord these are hard days. My father in law died on March 11th. No funeral. The churches are closed and the funeral homes won’t allow gatherings of 10 or more. I am holding you and your family in my heart.
