The hits keep coming- A couple we had dinner with for 7 nights on our cruise last year. Wife died

[demtenjeep]

They were from the RI area. They were just delightful and we had tons of fun with them. We became true friends. We went to islands with them, we partied with them and after the cruise we wrote often.

We just got an email from the Husband tonight. He said well-no cruise this year huh...then went on to tell us he was sorry he hadn't emailed sooner but a few weeks ago his wife had emergency surgery for a tumor and then got Covid went on a respirator and never came off. She died last week. He never got to see her. They were very close


He then thanked us for being the best friends they could have ever made on their last cruise ever.




GOD DAMMIT


I just can't take any more

[virgogal]

1. Sorry to hear,tough loss.

[blm]

2. ((dem))

Such a tough week. We’re here with cyber hugs.

[demtenjeep]

3. I worry about him. They were married 40+ years

and he didn't get to see her once while she was in the hospital.

He is very down-They were so close. The kind that coordinated their clothes to match.


damnit

[SunSeeker]

16. Wow. So sad. Was she infecred while at the hospital for surgery on her tumor?

[demtenjeep]

27. That is what I inferred

I am pretty sure

[babylonsister]

4. Good friends are hard to find. I'm

very sorry for everyone's loss.

[Cha]

5. omg.. it's so unbearably sad..

So Sorry, dem

[demtenjeep]

6. They were going to be on the same Ship as our family cruise was going to be on. I was looking forwa

to them meeting my family




I can't stop crying

mostly because he couldn't be with his wife for 4 weeks while she was dying

[tblue37]

8. If you do go on the cruise, maybe invite him to join you, so he can have a cruise

without being alone.

[liberalla]

20. That's a nice idea.

If she's cremated, he could bring some of her ashes to spread on the ocean... if he has a mind to... I'm getting way ahead of things, I know, but it may be something he would like (since it was something he and his wife enjoyed together, and with you too).

[LaMouffette]

9. Dem, I am so sorry!

And I understand why you can't stop crying. That is one of the most heart-wrenching aspects of the coronavirus: not being allowed to be with your loved one at his or her final moments on this Earth. You have my deepest sympathy!

[liberalla]

13. What an awful twist of fate. The tumor, the need for surgery and then the timing of covid.

I'm so sorry for you, for the husband and for his family also.

The cruelty, though unintended, of dying alone in isolation is difficult for me to imagine. It just seems so extreme and inhumane. More like a punishment to patient and family alike. I know it's not, but...

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss and the pain you're feeling.

[MontanaMama]

28. This.

I struggle daily with the knowledge of how many of our loved ones are dying alone with no goodbyes. It’s horrendous. I am so very sorry for your loss, dem. I send you hugs across the miles.

[Karadeniz]

7. I'm so sorry...sad for everyone..

[smirkymonkey]

10. I am so sorry to hear of your loss and theirs.

This just keeps hitting closer and closer to home. It's like a bombing campaign and you never know who is going to be hit next. It's just so sad. My condolences to you and your friends.

[LiberalLoner]

11. I'm so sorry.

[Initech]

12. I can't take it anymore either.

[DesertRat]

14. I'm so sorry

[Jamastiene]

17. Can I steal the Hillary was right picture from your signature line?

It's true. Great signature line.

[DesertRat]

30. Of course

I found it on the internet. Hillary was right about everything.

[Jamastiene]

33. Yes, she was.

Thank you.

[Jamastiene]

15. (((((VIBES)))))

I'm so sorry.

Safe, virtual

[spanone]

18. So Sorry...

[MLAA]

19. 💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💐💐

[panader0]

21. I went through a depression a couple of years ago.

A bunch of guys I knew passed away close together. Mostly older construction
guys like me. In fact, I'm older than them. Another passed last week. I'm of an
age when this is to be expected I guess. Still, it hit me hard, missing friends and
contemplating my own demise. But I realized that I am alive and I will enjoy and
celebrate my days. Not depressed any more.
Peace.

[HipChick]

22. My friend lost both parents over the weekend

Her mother passed away late Friday night

and her father passed away this morning..

[iluvtennis]

23. My heart goes out to you andyour friend/family.

[iluvtennis]

24. So sorry for your loss. May the wife rest in peace.

[Ilsa]

25. I'm so sorry for this loss and your suffering

as well as the other family's.

[KPN]

26. Tears. That's all.

[Xolodno]

29. Relative of mine was in the hospital to remove cancer.

Kicked her out after a couple of days to rest at home because the surgeon said it was to dangerous to stay in the hospital. Let that sink in for a moment.

[samplegirl]

31. I'm so affraid

I have friends I love going through chemo. This poor man.😢

[Peachhead22]

32. My best friend died Friday...

I knew him since we were 5 years old, 50 years ago.

So, when some right-wing asshole/conspiracy theorist nut claims this is just like a normal flu season. Or the government is quarantining us to control us. Or calling for social distancing so the government can better identify us with facial recognition and track us. Feel free to punch him in the nuts. Just tell them I sent you.