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Thanks.
I'm not really busy, he's in the hospital and there's little I can do.
His children are taking turns keeping him and grandma company at the hospital.
I love me some London Grammar, but I'm actually trying to keep things positive so no sad music for me 
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Good man
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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So Captain Sensible - Wot 
Best wishes.
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David O'Neil wrote: So Captain Sensible - Wot
Maybe something in between
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![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) Sorry it turned out this way, Sander. My grandfather was also a good friend.
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Sorry about your grandpa
If he's still in your thoughts and memories he's not entirely gone, is he? And if you felt that you need to share these sad news with the community, he must have done many good things.
Mircea
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Words. But which ones to use?
??????, ????. ? '?'
Sorry to hear that this time has come and finally you are here.
It sounds like you were also so very fortunate to be close to Grandpa. I cherish that time and will forever go out of my way with my sister's kids in the hope I can leave something so precious in their lives.
I got along with Mum's Dad like a house on fire. I suspect that if my whole family
were the same age and able to interact as equal peers, we'd have been great buddies.
Same lust for billion+ scoville-rated chilli, interest in art, knack for looking at the world
upside-down backwards through a telescope and sense of humour.
Unfortunately I'm afraid, if the two of us had been present for each of the jokes you mentioned, we'd have been killing ourselves laughing.. (Probably each be secretly miffed we hadn't thought of any zingers nearly as good ourselves. )
Some time after his passing Mum shared a remark she'd either overheard or had relayed to her. It's not as good as your Grandpa's material, but still plenty of fun.
"Hey! Careful... It still works ya know!"
Doing something or other, the nurse had made glancing contact with her elbow or the tray as she reached across the middle of the bed.
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The candle is still going.
The more love there was, the more pain a goodbye does. I'd like to have a name to include in the prayers. One that strong, may have another miracle left. If not, then a good welcome on the other side.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'd like to have a name to include in the prayers.
I'm no believer, but I'm sure my grandma would appreciate it 
You can pray for Han Bruinsma 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I'm no believer
I'm an atheist, but raised Catholic. Burning candles doesn't do anything, but still, at these moments I do. Nothing else we can, but also cannot ignore the words of a believing grandma - a small light in darkness, is hope.
Sander Rossel wrote: You can pray for Han Bruinsma
Will do, in his name.
And science may make you and me non believers.. even if no one listening, it's at least an ode. And that, I can at least give.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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You're right, thanks
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I'm sorry, Sander.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Sorry Sander... My condolences.
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I'm glad you got to say goodbye, be happy if he does not suffer suffer long.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Sorry to hear, condolences to you and your family.
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![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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I am so sorry for you Sander.
Please stay strong.
We all feel for you.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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The enormity of someone leaving this life - I find it incomprehensible. A reminder of the helplessness of our existence.
I'm not sure if I was lucky or not - my older loved ones went comparatively suddenly. It was more in the form of a telephone call that they were gone - yet the day before it wasn't in anyone's mind. Only, in my experience, my father passed slowly ending with a couple of days in hospice.
We are all on that great march . . . first, into life and then, oblivion.*
* I surely hope there is more.
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«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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So sorry for you. 🌹🌹🌹
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Sucks when this happens. My prayers out to you and your family.
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As my grandpa was admitted to the hospital last week.
He got COVID from one of his friends (he wasn't one to stay inside), but ultimately he was committed because he was dehydrated and got some urinary tract infection, which also messes with his brain.
He was dehydrated because apparently he couldn't feel when he had to pee anymore and peed his pants, so not drinking === not peeing, which sounded about right in his head.
To make matters worse, he had a heart attack last Friday.
Got a call on Saturday that it might be his last day.
He's still alive though, so I'm going to say my goodbyes tonight in case he doesn't make it, which currently seems like the most likely option.
He's on oxygen, but he's also delirious and keeps pushing away the oxygen, so they're keeping him under the weather with sedatives.
He can't talk, but he probably registers company and knows his family is there.
The good news is that they haven't given up on him yet.
Also, this is my grandpa and he's survived four heart attacks already, bypass surgery and a cerebral infarction, so he's about the strongest person I know.
If he dies before next week I think he just didn't turn 88.
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Best wishes through a tough situation.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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