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titaniumsalute

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76. Thank you

Fri Aug 9, 2019, 08:33 AM

Aug 2019

It was a very odd story. Her husband, who is 10 years older, has Huntingtons disease. It makes you go kind of crazy. Basically Parkinsons but worse because you also lose mental capacity, have seizures, hallucinate. They don't know what happened. It was at around 3am and their kids were not home (thank god.)

But if the gun wasn't there I think there's a much better chance she is alive today.

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Who has a connection [View all] barbtries Aug 2019 OP

My neighbor was employed at Navy Yard when that shooting happened. ehrnst Aug 2019 #1

i thought that there would be many connections barbtries Aug 2019 #6

I live a few miles away from a terrible and LuckyCharms Aug 2019 #2

do you ever pass by barbtries Aug 2019 #8

No, I always think about it when I am near. n/t LuckyCharms Aug 2019 #73

A friend of my best friend was shot and killed at one of the synagogue shootings in the Nay Aug 2019 #3

there always seems to be barbtries Aug 2019 #9

Wait, I forgot another association. Two of my bosses at the time of the Virginia Tech Nay Aug 2019 #19

i had a co-worker in the same position. barbtries Aug 2019 #20

My niece worked at a hotel near the Las Vegas concert shooting and knew one person (co-worker) Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 #4

I can hardly imagine how hard that must have been. barbtries Aug 2019 #10

Barbtries, it is so kind of you to thoughtfully respond to each post in this thread. Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 #28

well you're welcome, barbtries Aug 2019 #36

I used to drive up the street (Giles) behind the location of the event six days a week pecosbob Aug 2019 #17

Are events still being staged there? barbtries Aug 2019 #21

Not the last time I looked, but given the location it's inevitable pecosbob Aug 2019 #24

i hope you live close to work! barbtries Aug 2019 #45

My connections snacker Aug 2019 #5

wow, that reminds me of a 3rd remote connection I have. barbtries Aug 2019 #11

Parkland happened in my county. FM123 Aug 2019 #7

how are you? barbtries Aug 2019 #13

I am fine, you are so kind to ask.... FM123 Aug 2019 #25

just reading your post barbtries Aug 2019 #32

I know people who graduated from and worked at MSDHS. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #14

I can only imagine their shock & sadness to have such a tragedy happen at their alma mater. FM123 Aug 2019 #29

i think these connections barbtries Aug 2019 #34

Not a mass shooting per se, but I "witnessed" a murder-suicide in my office building. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #12

ohmigawd. barbtries Aug 2019 #15

On November 1, 1991, I worked Skidmore Aug 2019 #16

I'm glad she was okay. barbtries Aug 2019 #18

Does it count when the government is involved? Runningdawg Aug 2019 #22

well it counts that it was a mass casualty event barbtries Aug 2019 #23

A mass stabbing spinbaby Aug 2019 #26

that is so traumatic. barbtries Aug 2019 #31

Father of a former co-worker was one of the ones killed by Wesbecker, 1989 Roland99 Aug 2019 #27

i had to look that one up. barbtries Aug 2019 #30

I, luckily, have no connection to any shootings so far but... Kablooie Aug 2019 #33

WOW barbtries Aug 2019 #37

you know what i just realized. barbtries Aug 2019 #62

wow. I can't believe that, with a plane full of witnesses, this wasn't more generally known renate Aug 2019 #65

A friend of a friend was killed Thunderbeast Aug 2019 #35

i'm so sorry. barbtries Aug 2019 #39

My husband's Clarity2 Aug 2019 #38

i think so. barbtries Aug 2019 #40

I used to ride the bus with a mass shooter Bradshaw3 Aug 2019 #41

wow. barbtries Aug 2019 #46

I grew up in a small town during the 60s Bradshaw3 Aug 2019 #54

By the time I was 10, I knew I could never say that mercuryblues Aug 2019 #80

Oh, hell. I've just remembered a third connection, if we're going to talk about just Nay Aug 2019 #74

I used to work in a drug store down the street from Columbine High School. BeeBee Aug 2019 #42

since i started this thread barbtries Aug 2019 #48

Two. MarvinGardens Aug 2019 #43

VA Tech touched so many people. barbtries Aug 2019 #49

My mom lived a block over from Victoria Soto's childhood home which Ms. Soto visited often flotsam Aug 2019 #44

that's a pretty close connection. barbtries Aug 2019 #51

I moved to New Hampshire long before Sandy Hook flotsam Aug 2019 #56

Not connected to a mass shooting titaniumsalute Aug 2019 #47

omigawd i'm so sorry. barbtries Aug 2019 #50

Thank you titaniumsalute Aug 2019 #76

Not a mass shooting, but.. luvs2sing Aug 2019 #52

wow. barbtries Aug 2019 #61

One of my high school classmates cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #53

so sorry. barbtries Aug 2019 #60

Connections CommonSenseMom Aug 2019 #55

jeez. barbtries Aug 2019 #59

A work colleague's 2 stepdaughters were killed in an Austin yogurt shop in '91 bigbrother05 Aug 2019 #57

I think I watched a program about this. barbtries Aug 2019 #58

My wife's stepmom is a doctor in Chicago Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #63

i've always wanted to go to the garlic festival barbtries Aug 2019 #64

I think for most of us, it will just be a matter of time before we can say we have a connection or smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #66

sadly, i agree barbtries Aug 2019 #67

Mother Emanuel AME. Corgigal Aug 2019 #68

I worked about a mile from one of the DC sniper killings. SMC22307 Aug 2019 #69

OH JEEZUS, Barbtries, here's a 4th connection. I live in Va and these shooters terrorized Nay Aug 2019 #75

That was a horrible time. Glad the shooting victim survived... SMC22307 Aug 2019 #79

Four - that I can think of. Ms. Toad Aug 2019 #70

Kent State kwassa Aug 2019 #71

what was he indicted for? barbtries Aug 2019 #84

Childhood friend of my son shanti Aug 2019 #72

1999, was in same building where shooter killed 9 people and then disappeared. Building was locked Hoyt Aug 2019 #77

that is hectic. barbtries Aug 2019 #81

Experienced a false alarm, similar to Times Square ... ego_nation Aug 2019 #78

yeah. barbtries Aug 2019 #82

I live in the Orlando Area. Many of my co-workers are active in the LGBT community. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #83