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In reply to the discussion: Person who called 911 for deceased former US attorney Jessica Aber 'refused' to perform CPR [View all]3catwoman3
(29,407 posts)45. 2years is not very long, especially if your marriage...
was a long one. I just attended a celebration of life for a much beloved congregation member of the very small Unitarian Universalist church I belong to. An 89 year old woman, who married her husband right before finishing high school. They were married for 72 years. He is 93, and just as beloved by all of us as his wife was.
My major loss thus far in my life was the way-too-early death of my brother, my only sibling, in a scuba diving adventure gone awry. He was only 23. I was 26. Im now 73. The passage of time eventually softens the sharp edges of initial grief, but you are forever changed.
I hope there are still some things in your life that give you joy.
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Person who called 911 for deceased former US attorney Jessica Aber 'refused' to perform CPR [View all]
orangecrush
Mar 2025
OP
Agree. It's fairly rare and should investigated. COULD be nothing, of course, but acting like
still-prayin4rain
Mar 2025
#52
Legal system too. Some people fear legal consequences even if person lives, but with injuries, etc. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2025
#27
I mean....if someone's dead, CPR isn't going to help. Lay people can certianly make that observation.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2025
#4
If she had a medical condition as reported, the caller may have been following her wishes
ms liberty
Mar 2025
#5
Or perhaps the body was cold. If she was obviously dead and had been for some time, what's the point?
Midnight Writer
Mar 2025
#14
In many places, as a matter of law, the identity of 911 callers is protected as a privacy matter
onenote
Mar 2025
#37
Maybe it was obvious she'd been dead awhile. I wouldn't want to do CPR on a dead person either.
Vinca
Mar 2025
#51