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appalachiablue

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9. Thanks for sharing, how sad. And you were aware and working on

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 8, 2025, 05:31 PM

Mar 8

issues of concern re your mother, having your brother move there. What a shame and tragic way to go. My family is now dealing with some of these issues as well. Thanks again.

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Gene Hackman's Wife Was Protective of His Health for Years, Both Are Gone: CNN/Yahoo [View all] appalachiablue Mar 8 OP

I currently live in a senior residence in Santa Fe. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 8 #1

The challenges and decisions that come wiith aging. Your place sounds pleasant. appalachiablue Mar 8 #2

Thanks for the news. I am sad for their deaths, loved Gene H. and his persona, and it's nice to know that his SWBTATTReg Mar 8 #3

Many people here already have one of those gizmos, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 8 #4

And of course, cell phones are getting pretty handy too, to have just in case, push one button and viola, help is SWBTATTReg Mar 8 #6

I'm not sure violas show up when PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 8 #8

Thanks and I understand your points. Good idea about an alert device and appalachiablue Mar 8 #5

Thank you. My parents lived out in the boonies in the Ozarks, all by themselves, miles from anywhere, 20+ SWBTATTReg Mar 8 #7

Thanks for sharing, how sad. And you were aware and working on appalachiablue Mar 8 #9

Thank you. My mother was stubborn, independent, and I do respect the value of self-dependence, that it's SWBTATTReg Mar 8 #10