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In reply to the discussion: Gordon Lightfoot has passed away. [View all]greatauntoftriplets
(177,912 posts)41. I'm sorry about your father.
Mine had an aortic aneurysm, but he was lucky that it was discovered and repaired before it could rupture. His was discovered by accident while having x-rays for something else. The doctor watched it for several months, then operated. That was scary, but he lived another 12 years.
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Yes that is year of birth and yes we are losing some of the best and I fear what else
Bev54
May 2023
#21
He was extremely lucky to survive that ruptured aneurysm and all that time spent in a coma.
greatauntoftriplets
May 2023
#34
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy.
Rocknation
May 2023
#9
He had a million lesser-known gems. Few artists were as prolific as he was. nt
Quixote1818
May 2023
#40
He was my favorite artist hands down. My DU handle partly comes from his song Don Quixote
Quixote1818
May 2023
#39
"This one is really hard to write. Once in a blue moon you get to work and hang out with one of ..."
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2023
#46