She had a quick decline from Sunday, when we had a nice visit, to being
in hospice care on Tuesday. She was in and out of consciousness, with
her family taking turns keeping her company. She passed away on Friday morning.

Hey mate, sorry to hear and sorry for your loss...

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Adept wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Regardless, again, my condolences, and I hope you and everyone close to her are able to celebrate and remember the whole person, good and bad,
for her impact in your lives.

One of my projects this week is going to be to scan the hundreds of
photos she kept, it'll be tough, since only she knew some of the people
in the oldest photos from the 1890s.

That'll be a nice way to celebrate.



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One of my projects this week is going to be to scan the hundreds of
photos she kept, it'll be tough, since only she knew some of the people
in the oldest photos from the 1890s.

That'll be a nice way to celebrate.

That does sound like a lovely way to both honor and preserve memories.

I've been happy for having scanned a variety of family photos from long ago, though meta data is oftentimes harder to come by. And, yeah, a lot of the oldest photos just don't have people around to be able to tell us anything more about them.

Regardless, good luck, through all of it. I'm sure it'll be a challenge, but I hope you'll get a lot out of it, too.

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Sorry for you loss.
When my dad passed, we had a similar experience where the week before was a good visit to the hospital but things turned south quickly and he was gone within a week.

Please remember to take care of yourself during these times as well if possible. (both mentally and physically) I know I didn't really do that when my dad passed and no good came of that.

Call your mom.

Will do. I texted her earlier today when I realized we haven't spoke in over a month but perhaps I call is in order tomorrow...


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Re: Re: Recent goings-on
By: slacker to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 16 2025 05:41 am

Please remember to take care of yourself during these times as well if possible. (both mentally and physically) I know I didn't really do that when my dad passed and no good came of that.

My family is in NYC for my daughter's spring break. I'd planned on staying home because of work responsibilities. Took today off, went for a drive, listened to some new music, had a great lunch, got home, finished "North of North", and did some laundry. Going back to work tomorrow, feel like today's helping me shift gears, so to speak.
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Hello poindexter FORTRAN!

On 12 Apr 2025, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

She had a quick decline from Sunday, when we had a nice visit, to being
in hospice care on Tuesday. She was in and out of consciousness, with
her family taking turns keeping her company. She passed away on Friday morning.

I'm very sorry to hear that. :( My sincere condolences to you and your family!

Call your mom.

Thanks -- will do!

Take care,

Best regards
Zip

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poindexter FORTRAN wrote to All <=-

I've been scattered recently - my mother, after recovering from a
broken hip and elbow after a fall in december, wasn't able to live independently. She'd had some cognitive issues, and it was determined
that she'd need to go into a memory care facility. We got her in mid-december, and were getting her comfortable there. She was a fall
risk, so stayed in a wheelchair most of the time unless supervised.

She had a quick decline from Sunday, when we had a nice visit, to being
in hospice care on Tuesday. She was in and out of consciousness, with
her family taking turns keeping her company. She passed away on Friday morning.

Call your mom.

My condolences...

About to call mine now...



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On 12 Apr 2025, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

I've been scattered recently - my mother, after recovering from a broken hip and elbow after a fall in december, wasn't able to live
independently. She'd had some cognitive issues, and it was determined
that she'd need to go into a memory care facility. We got her in mid-december, and were getting her comfortable there. She was a fall
risk, so stayed in a wheelchair most of the time unless supervised.

She had a quick decline from Sunday, when we had a nice visit, to being
in hospice care on Tuesday. She was in and out of consciousness, with
her family taking turns keeping her company. She passed away on Friday morning.

Call your mom.

So so sorry to learn this dude, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this impossible time.

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MeaTLoTioN wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

So so sorry to learn this dude, my thoughts and prayers are with you
and your family at this impossible time.

Thank you, and thank you everyone for your support. People here have
been very supportive through this time, it's nice to see a kinder side
of social networking.



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On 30 May 2025, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

Thank you, and thank you everyone for your support. People here have
been very supportive through this time, it's nice to see a kinder side
of social networking.

For the most part, I think this (BBS) _is_ the best part of social networking! I hope you and the family are ok - reach out for a chat if/whenever you want dude.

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MeaTLoTioN wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

So so sorry to learn this dude, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this impossible time.

Thank you, and thank you everyone for your support. People here have
been very supportive through this time, it's nice to see a kinder side
of social networking.

I think that's one of the great things about BBSing. I spent a lot of energy a few years back on a documentary I made on YouTube (Back to the BBS). I made it because a) it was the lockdown and I found that BBSes were thriving again and b) there was a lot of genuinely nice people on there. A lot of people that were on BBSes in the past grew up a lot. Let's face it, a lot of us were pimply-faced teenage trolls and didn't always spend time being kind, but most of us evolved from that and we are here these days for the giggles and good times. If you're on here, you're probably part of the good stuff (there are a few exceptions). If someone on here has something not going on well in their life, we are likely to be empathetic towards your situation, and since we have probably had /somewhat/ similar backgrounds (even if in different countries or states), we are here to support you.

In New Zealand we say "Kia Kaha". Stay strong.

Cheers,
-Al


hyjinx // Alistair Ross
Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL (YouTube) alsgeeklab.com

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