Bereavement

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You take me back to 2006, the night my mom died. Once we got back from the hospital where she'd already made the jump to lightspeed before I could get there, I found myself the only one in the house who was still awake. So I came here and posted about it. Just a crazy little political chat room, this is. But it seemed like a good idea and I wanted just to put it on the record.

It turned out to be such a consoling, reassuring, and comforting experience - I wasn't prepared for it. A few moments after I posted, a reply came. Then another. Then another. Then another few. Then more. And on it went, all night long, as people here weighed in, reaching out to express sympathy, and empathy, to sit up with me, to keep me company. I was BEYOND touched. The bond that built for me, with this place, that night, I will carry with me til my own end-of-the-line.

Seems to me, at a time like this, you could use a reminder that you're not alone, CaptainTruth, and that you don't mourn alone. So let this thread be that. DU will buoy you up. Many pairs of strong broad shoulders are here to offer you something supportive to lean on. As DUer Skittles put it: "someone's always here." I still can't completely wrap my brain around how much that meant to me. AND still does. Just know it's there for you, too.