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[SIBoiler2]

OH MAN - congrats!!!! Good thing Jan didn't work out LOL~!~~

I wasn't man enough!!!!!😉

 

[Do Dah Day]

I wasn't man enough!!!!!😉

Did you know Mike died last year?

 

[Do Dah Day]

I'm 72. Hate to see it but my old classmates are fading. My mother was the oldest of a large family. Her youngest sister is 86 and still as sharp as a tack. As long as she keeps going, it gives me an incentive.

My best man and three of my 5 groomsmen are passed. .... oh hell, I didn't need to think about that

 

[tjreese]

My wife's baby brother is 60. He's a contractor working in the aviation industry abd has lived in Taiwan for ten years. He married a girl in her mid-30s. While battling cancer he became a father for the first time. He is in remission and his son just turned one. He owns a house in Pensacola and one at Tecumseh Bend. The intent is to be living back her by summer.

Cancer has no favorites. It finds people of all stripes...

 

[Do Dah Day]

Cancer has no favorites. It finds people of all stripes...

Tecumseh Bend has been flooding many of the past springs .... it has not been heaven on earth.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Yep unfortunately still here. Currently trying to settle my wife’s mother’s estate. She had a trust for whatever reason as her assists were very small. We are getting our stuff organized so our kids don’t have to go through what my wife is doing now. Unless you have over 7 million in assets don’t get a trust. They are not worth the money these attorneys charge for them.

I'm 68 and this Tuesday I'm picking up my finished Will and POA, was dragging my feet on that issue

 

[PaBoiler78]

Tecumseh Bend has been flooding many of the past springs .... it has not been heaven on earth.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Tecumseh Bend has been flooding many of the past springs .... it has not been heaven on earth.

I once thought of retiring there. Wife could be close to her brothers since 4 of them live there, and I could be close to Purdue and some old friends and family. When I looked at all of the steps to climb for every trip and reevaluated living so close to her family, the plan was scrapped.

 

[SIBoiler2]

I'm 68 and this Tuesday I'm picking up my finished Will and POA, was dragging my feet on that issue

We did a will about 4 years ago. My wife purchased a packet recently called a NOK (Next of Kin) box. It is a means of organizing all papers, passwords, accounts, etc for survivors. Some parts of growing older were never given much of a thought until we arrived at that age.

 

[Do Dah Day]

I once thought of retiring there. Wife could be close to her brothers since 4 of them live there, and I could be close to Purdue and some old friends and family. When I looked at all of the steps to climb for every trip and reevaluated living so close to her family, the plan was scrapped.

4 brothers live ON Tecumseh Bend???? Damn... resilient family!!!

 

[tjreese]

I once thought of retiring there. Wife could be close to her brothers since 4 of them live there, and I could be close to Purdue and some old friends and family. When I looked at all of the steps to climb for every trip and reevaluated living so close to her family, the plan was scrapped.

Worst than Siena for you or just the fact that it would be so much more often?

 

[tjreese]

Only you would make a thread about losing people (most to death) about you. You're hands down the biggest POS on this forum and that includes all the Indinia fans that come here.

I've been through two wars and have seen people burning to death and in immense pain from being shot and they cried and complained less than you do. You're a self-entitled, lying crybaby of epic proportions.

I can't imagine the horror you have witnessed. Reading your post took me to this last July when a young lady who really struggled dealing with what she saw in Iraq. She ran outside and took her life. I'll not post the details, but it was a tragedy on so many fronts. Many people deal with issues much larger than if someone doesn't like what someone said.

"She joined the United States Army Reserves and served as a photojournalist in Iraq with the 350th MPAD, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne, in 2003. Emily returned home a decorated Specialist who was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal With “M” Device. Following her honorable discharge from the military in 2009, she earned her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech."

 

[SIBoiler2]

4 brothers live ON Tecumseh Bend???? Damn... resilient family!!!

They were Battle Ground kids. Played in Burnetts and Moots Creeks til the oldest could drive, then they added the Tippy and Wabash. I spent many days with them fishing at Oakdale or wading from High Bank to Hog Point. Three of them bought old river shacks and renovated and upgraded. One bought a real shack and used a barn kit modified to a house.

 

[Schnelk]

I can't imagine the horror you have witnessed. Reading your post took me to this last July when a young lady who really struggled dealing with what she saw in Iraq. She ran outside and took her life. I'll not post the details, but it was a tragedy on so many fronts. Many people deal with issues much larger than if someone doesn't like what someone said.

"She joined the United States Army Reserves and served as a photojournalist in Iraq with the 350th MPAD, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne, in 2003. Emily returned home a decorated Specialist who was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal With “M” Device. Following her honorable discharge from the military in 2009, she earned her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech."

My God, that is sad.

 

[BBG]

I can't imagine the horror you have witnessed. Reading your post took me to this last July when a young lady who really struggled dealing with what she saw in Iraq. She ran outside and took her life. I'll not post the details, but it was a tragedy on so many fronts. Many people deal with issues much larger than if someone doesn't like what someone said.

"She joined the United States Army Reserves and served as a photojournalist in Iraq with the 350th MPAD, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne, in 2003. Emily returned home a decorated Specialist who was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal With “M” Device. Following her honorable discharge from the military in 2009, she earned her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech."

That is sadly a frequent story and really is an epidemic anymore with as bad as it has gotten. and how much it is generally ignored (by government officials).

MY father had bad PTSD and drank himself in to oblivion.. I think what "saved" me was I changed jobs and sorta eased my way out. and have been involved in one degree or another since I discharged. Hard to say, not everyone is the same which is what makes this also very hard to treat.

Anyway sorry to derail this sad story just hits home a bit.

 

[tjreese]

That is sadly a frequent story and really is an epidemic anymore with as bad as it has gotten. and how much it is generally ignored (by government officials).

MY father had bad PTSD and drank himself in to oblivion.. I think what "saved" me was I changed jobs and sorta eased my way out. and have been involved in one degree or another since I discharged. Hard to say, not everyone is the same which is what makes this also very hard to treat.

Anyway sorry to derail this sad story just hits home a bit.

I figured you would relate, but was hopeful you could deal with the post.

 

[tjreese]

My God, that is sad.

Yes it is/was...more than the more sanitary parts I posted. As @BBG related...much too common. There are people that are dealing with real difficulties, much worse than anything that can be said. I'm not going into everything from her being a cheerleader and then coming home after Iraq, but Iraq definitely left an impact. Her youngest son (6????) I understand never actually saw it, but heard the shot and ran outside and saw her on the ground and brushed her hair off her face and with her eyes open thought she was alive and just not responding. Anyway, yes it is and was sad.

 

[BBG]

I figured you would relate, but was hopeful you could deal with the post.

Thanks yeah I am sure I was not diagnosed as really it wasn't a thing back then, so I am sure a lot of who I served with had it... some of what helped my buddies was going to the VFW as odd as that sounds. You're around fellow service folks that have seen/been through the same thing you have and that goes a long way I think.

 

[tjreese]

Thanks yeah I am sure I was not diagnosed as really it wasn't a thing back then, so I am sure a lot of who I served with had it... some of what helped my buddies was going to the VFW as odd as that sounds. You're around fellow service folks that have seen/been through the same thing you have and that goes a long way I think.

isolation is a problem with all mental issues I suspect and so I'm sure being around others with similar issues does in fact help!

 

[Do Dah Day]

I can't imagine the horror you have witnessed. Reading your post took me to this last July when a young lady who really struggled dealing with what she saw in Iraq. She ran outside and took her life. I'll not post the details, but it was a tragedy on so many fronts. Many people deal with issues much larger than if someone doesn't like what someone said.

"She joined the United States Army Reserves and served as a photojournalist in Iraq with the 350th MPAD, which was attached to the 82nd Airborne, in 2003. Emily returned home a decorated Specialist who was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal With “M” Device. Following her honorable discharge from the military in 2009, she earned her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech."

My son had several tours in Iraq and N. Africa ... but Afghanistan left him scarred and with severe PTSD. possibly due to his having some-command over a battalion of helicopters. They lost two 'copters in that deployment