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MineralMan

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34. They were amazing people.

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 02:48 PM

Mar 2022

If we live long enough, we have to bury our parents. And our parents always hope we live long enough to do that. My parents were both 96 years old, and had been married for 75 years. Sadly, both were in failing health by the time they died. My father's greatest fear was that he would outlive my mother, so he could keep caring for her. She died about an hour before he did. He didn't know that, but he would have been glad.

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DU Has a National Reach - Here's an Example: [View all] MineralMan Mar 2022 OP

Impressive!!!! PCIntern Mar 2022 #1

Cool! Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #2

Your parents were beautiful. tblue37 Mar 2022 #3

Yes. They never made the news beyond their home town. MineralMan Mar 2022 #7

Excellent point. I often see DU cited in Google searches. nolabear Mar 2022 #4

Yes. Google is constantly cataloging DU. MineralMan Mar 2022 #11

Agree. I'd like to see opinion and fact separated. nolabear Mar 2022 #58

Nice job MM! Blues Heron Mar 2022 #5

Noting committed to keystrokes ever goes away Chainfire Mar 2022 #6

Everything under the Sun is in tune. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #15

That something good could come from your loss and from something as seemingly ordinary as a DU post hlthe2b Mar 2022 #8

Well, I hope that article leads people to that FEMA benefit, MineralMan Mar 2022 #9

Great job exposing the benefit. Pantagruel Mar 2022 #10

Such important information. mzmolly Mar 2022 #12

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That's quite a story. RIP your folks (same day :( yikes ) Glad the reporter and you got the info... electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #14

Wow--that's awesome! pandr32 Mar 2022 #16

You always provide such good information to us on DU. SalviaBlue Mar 2022 #17

You're very kind! MineralMan Mar 2022 #18

My brother died this past June 9th. He had been in a home for premature Alzheimer's ( he was 73) panader0 Mar 2022 #19

COVID-19 must appear as the cause of death on the death certificate MineralMan Mar 2022 #20

Thanks, MM KS Toronado Mar 2022 #21

What a nice photo of you all, MM. Nice eyes. :) Hortensis Mar 2022 #22

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Hi! Bye! MineralMan Mar 2022 #26

Oh man, it was gone before I could respond. This Blue Team Fool salutes you! NBachers Mar 2022 #31

Yes. Here and gone in a flash. MineralMan Mar 2022 #35

ahhh, did I miss a troll? niyad Mar 2022 #69

Yup. Not a very clever one, though. MineralMan Mar 2022 #70

Awright! It helps others. keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #24

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If you read thru the series of responses here, you will see how many people appreciated MM's posts Hekate Mar 2022 #49

Kudos! dchill Mar 2022 #27

Most people haven't. Maybe more will. MineralMan Mar 2022 #30

You are a good MineralMan! dchill Mar 2022 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Mar 2022 #28

A global reach, think of all the hackers in 2016 /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #29

MM, love the picture of your folks.. Peacetrain Mar 2022 #33

They were amazing people. MineralMan Mar 2022 #34

A true love story!! Peacetrain Mar 2022 #36

Yup! MineralMan Mar 2022 #38

Congratulations. I bookmarked what you wrote at the time on the process of settling their estate... Hekate Mar 2022 #37

Thanks MineralMan Mar 2022 #39

Very good stuff, MM. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #40

There are many DUers who try to help others. I salute them all. MineralMan Mar 2022 #41

Bartcop gave me awareness of DU in January of 2001. It was on his list of websites. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #45

fond memories of bartcop 90-percent Mar 2022 #74

Susie cream cheese? Is that you, Soozie? jaxexpat Mar 2022 #76

we can out wit terrorists by using our excellent American brains 90-percent Mar 2022 #78

very interesting liberal internet archaeology 90-percent Mar 2022 #77

I had a post go "viral". Mosby Mar 2022 #42

Amazing, isn't it? I remember that post. MineralMan Mar 2022 #44

It's nice that "Name Removed" even put in an appearance Hekate Mar 2022 #47

Kudos, MineralMan, for helping that journalist! And what a wonderful family photo! highplainsdem Mar 2022 #43

You post really informative stuff malaise Mar 2022 #46

I try to, for sure. MineralMan Mar 2022 #48

Great work MM spanone Mar 2022 #50

Nicely done, MineralMan! Permanut Mar 2022 #51

I remember your post from last summer, in fact I even bookmarked it FakeNoose Mar 2022 #52

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2022 #53

Awesome MM...yes I believe people read us...my sis lurks but read the GD forum and lounge Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #54

Good one on you, MM peggysue2 Mar 2022 #55

Well done, MM! SergeStorms Mar 2022 #56

What a wonderful article! Tadpole Raisin Mar 2022 #57

Some incredibly smart people on DU. I go right to the the comments for Pepsidog Mar 2022 #59

Recently I read a different DU post which said Malcolm Nance uses this site BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #60

definately Thom Hartmann 90-percent Mar 2022 #75

Nance was telling Joy Reid that he was in Ukraine BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #84

You look almost exactly as I had pictured you. Thank you so much for being able niyad Mar 2022 #61

Yup. MineralMan Mar 2022 #66

Thank you for posting this- It says a lot about Quakerfriend Mar 2022 #62

I'm glad the information helped you. MineralMan Mar 2022 #67

Good on you for helping other people sarge43 Mar 2022 #63

You're a good man, MineralMan. sarchasm Mar 2022 #64

You're very kind to say so. MineralMan Mar 2022 #68

What a lovely picture of your parents & you. SheltieLover Mar 2022 #65

That is so cool, MineralMan! BComplex Mar 2022 #71

Well done! SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #72

Words to the VERY wise! calimary Mar 2022 #73

Your mother and father died on the same day. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #79

Yes. My father had COVID Pneumonia and my mother MineralMan Mar 2022 #81

This can help so many people MM! AllyCat Mar 2022 #80

That is always my hope. MineralMan Mar 2022 #82

(((Hugs))) AllyCat Mar 2022 #83