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Post by christine58 on Apr 23, 2018 22:51:30 GMT
ABC Nightly news just said that they had breaking news...according to CNN...He is in ICU.
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Post by PLurker on Apr 23, 2018 22:53:46 GMT
Makes me sad but I am not surprised.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 23, 2018 22:54:10 GMT
Infection in his blood...
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Post by papersilly on Apr 23, 2018 22:56:28 GMT
sad but i am not surprised. i think they are like those couples where, when one goes, the other one deteriorates very quickly thereafter.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 23, 2018 22:58:15 GMT
I am also not surprised. Very sad for the family though.
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Post by alsomsknit on Apr 23, 2018 22:58:49 GMT
sad but i am not surprised. i think they are like those couples where, when one goes, the other one deteriorates very quickly thereafter. Agreed. I told my son I would be surprised if he didn’t pass within a month of his wife’s death. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 22:59:47 GMT
How very sad but like other posters said it's not surprising. The one left behind seem to give up the fight, more so if they are already suffering ill health. It's just so sad for the family.
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Post by Just T on Apr 23, 2018 23:00:47 GMT
So very sad, but I too am not surprised. I said right after Barbara died that I had a feeling he wouldn't live much longer.  |
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Post by papersilly on Apr 23, 2018 23:01:23 GMT
sad but i am not surprised. i think they are like those couples where, when one goes, the other one deteriorates very quickly thereafter. Agreed. I told my son I would be surprised if he didn’t pass within a month of his wife’s death. yeah. it was clear from the reports of her life that she was the glue that held that family together. i think Bush Sr. must be absolutely lost without her. |
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Post by megop on Apr 23, 2018 23:16:09 GMT
So sad. I could envision that he absolutely hung on for her. Incredible story of mutual love and respect.
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Post by Merge on Apr 23, 2018 23:21:12 GMT
Oh, I was afraid of that. But not surprised.
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Post by just PEAchy on Apr 23, 2018 23:23:16 GMT
So sad, but like others have mentioned, not surprised.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 23, 2018 23:30:16 GMT
Oh, I was afraid of that. But not surprised. Same here, although I did think it would be a few weeks before we heard anything. He was admitted yesterday (Sunday) morning and they say he is responding to treatment. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 23:32:54 GMT
So sad. I could envision that he absolutely hung on for her. Incredible story of mutual love and respect.  I don't think of it as sad. I think it's beautiful that he doesn't want to be apart from his wife of so many years. They will be together again. The family should be happy for them. |
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Post by utmr on Apr 23, 2018 23:41:06 GMT
Another one who is sad but not surprised. I was expecting a little longer though, within the year. He greeted well wishers for hours at the public visitation Friday , and then traveled to and from college station on Saturday, before being admitted Sunday morning. Maybe exhaustion on top of grief tipped him over the edge. Wishing the best for him.
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Post by verdepea on Apr 23, 2018 23:49:10 GMT
I didn't think he would live too much longer after Barbara. They lived a full life, yet lived for each other. It's sad but sweet at the same time. I wish only the best for the president Bush and their family.
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Post by andreasmom on Apr 23, 2018 23:51:16 GMT
Really sad, but not surprised. Sometimes people can’t survive without their significant other, especially after so many years together.
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Post by llinin on Apr 24, 2018 0:18:08 GMT
So sad. I could envision that he absolutely hung on for her. Incredible story of mutual love and respect. I don't think of it as sad. I think it's beautiful that he doesn't want to be apart from his wife of so many years. They will be together again. The family should be happy for them. My parents died of cancer two weeks apart. Seeing my dad without my mom was the worst two weeks of my life. I am glad they went together, but it took me YEARS to believe that and not just say it. It is hard to be happy when you are going through it. |
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 24, 2018 0:20:48 GMT
I hope he is able to recover but know the will to fight can be lost after a longterm spouse dies. I've have a couple of friends who lost their both their parents within a week.  |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 24, 2018 0:24:09 GMT
That is sad to hear. I will also admit that it was one of the first thoughts I had when it was said that Barbara's health was failing.
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Post by mnmloveli on Apr 24, 2018 0:29:19 GMT
I’m so so sad to hear this. I think he loved her soooo much, life without her is not worth living and he’s giving up. Heartbroken for the family.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 24, 2018 0:29:38 GMT
I don't mean for this to sound horrible, but I think it might be for the best if he goes quickly now.
He clearly doesn't want to be away from her and I hope that he doesn't have any prolonged suffering.
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Post by imsirius on Apr 24, 2018 0:52:20 GMT
I told my DH that I figured he held on for her. He has been ill for a long time now. I wish him peace and well being.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 24, 2018 0:55:12 GMT
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Post by CeeScraps on Apr 24, 2018 1:05:54 GMT
I agree. I too told my dh the same thing.
This happened in my family. My grandmother had cancer. She died back in '77 at Thanksgiving. I was so sad as she was the reason I went into teaching. Well, I got home for Christmas break a couple of weeks later and we got a call from the hospital that my grandfather died.
I drove with my dad all night to get to Mountain Home, Arkansas. We knew that grandpa was in a better place. Little did we know how much better. When we got down there we heard from many people.....my dear grandfather was having trouble everywhere in is life. He went to the bank for help. He didn't know how to write a check. He was struggling knowing how to deal with the bills. It broke our hearts.
Oh and the other thing we learned was that he drove himself to the hospital. He died of an aneurysm......a broken heart. When he died his dog who was home just began to howl. The neighbors were concerned. The dog had a hard time relaxing again. We pieced it together. It was when grandpa died that the dog began to howl.
The dog had been a stray, but stayed with my grandparents for a few years. She would never, ever enter the house. She always stayed outside the sliding glass door. Well, when we got to the house and heard all of this we left the slider open. She knew us as we visited quite often. We called her into the house. She came in a few steps. She walked around just a very little, then returned to outside.
Gosh...this just takes me back to that time.
My heart is with the family. His heart is with Barbara.
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Post by pinklady on Apr 24, 2018 1:15:54 GMT
My parents have been together for 50 years. I don’t ever want to see them apart. Honestly, if one dies I really hope the other goes quickly after that. It would be horrible to see one of them be alone.
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