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Yeah. My stepbrother Matt died a few hours ago.
Mom said I didn't need to come home, which really surprised me. I guess Matt wanted, quote, "nothing." I asked Mom if she thought he would've minded if I did some observance down here, and she said no, not at all.
So I think sometime this weekend I'm gonna go down to the French Quarter, buy a couple of drinks and a couple of sandwiches, find a nice park and eat my half, and leave the other half for the damn raccoons--which, for all I know, he could be one of now.
Goodbye and good luck, Matt. You were turning out to be such a good guy. But I know you were tired of fighting, and I'm glad you got to go out on something resembling your own terms. I love you, little brother.
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@zx3 It's OK. *hug* He was stage 5 and the odds of him ever enjoying life again were basically nil by the time I last saw him a month ago. I really feel that's a valid time to wrap things up, and I'm glad he doesn't need to suffer through any more chemo or sedentary living--which he was HATING--just to keep our parents' spirits up.
If you really wanna honor his memory though... I still think it was the lawncare job that set him up for this. So if you could shoot a couple (extra) Monsanto execs when the Revolution comes, we'd both be ever so grateful.
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@zebratron2084 @zx3 I already had them on my targeting list for other reasons, but I’ll inform them of this one before i get to the the etcs.
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@zebratron2084 My deepest condolences on your loss. Words ring hollow, but my best to you in this trying time.
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@zebratron2084 I'm sorry.
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@zebratron2084 Damn, I'm so sorry to hear :(
And WTF is up with all the death happening today??
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@zebratron2084 oh ow. Alav ha shalom.
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@Balinares I'm a little stunned, but... we knew for quite a while he was very unwell. We thought he could have as long as another year, but he was definitely in a terminal condition. I'm mostly just angry and looking for gods to kick.
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@zebratron2084 *quietly offers hugs*
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@zebratron2084 I am truly sorry for your loss, but it sounds like there is a peace to it.
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@zebratron2084 I don't have any good words for this, and while it's always sad news, I'm at least grateful to hear it was as gentle as possible.
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@Balina I wouldn't say gentle so much as quick, but yeah. There's another universe where we had to watch Matt go through a protracted year-long battle and suffer far more than he did, and... I honestly don't see what good that universe would have brought. He'd already been deprived of most of his joys in life except for TV, and was pretty much chairbound after being a pretty active guy, and that's just not living. *sighs and hugs*
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@zebratron2084
well crap, my condolences tiger.
I'm sure the raccoons will appreciate the sandwich