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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Hello folks...alll I can say is "What a Thread" Not posted before, but have followed it since Karl's first post in Sept. At the start of the year I was trying to cope with my younger brothers illness (oseophagal cancer) from which he died in early April. There was only 15 months between us in age. I was the eldest of 4 children and I could not quite get my head around being the only one left. Coupled with my own deteriorating health problems (lung fibrosis), I was not in the best of places. BUT...with the help of my other half Jeanie and my sons I slowly started to recover. And then I saw Karl's first post. Oh My! The responses to him from eveyone was inspiring and helped me realise that there is more love than hate in our world. Especially support for @roydo and @Banfred55 after their sad losses. As Leonard Cohen said........."There is a crack in everything where the light gets in" That light is Karl/Messy reminding all of us that there is no end to a life.....His spirit wiil live on in here............?
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Blues Harp said:
Hello folks...alll I can say is "What a Thread" Not posted before, but have followed it since Karl's first post in Sept. At the start of the year I was trying to cope with my younger brothers illness (oseophagal cancer) from which he died in early April. There was only 15 months between us in age. I was the eldest of 4 children and I could not quite get my head around being the only one left. Coupled with my own deteriorating health problems (lung fibrosis), I was not in the best of places. BUT...with the help of my other half Jeanie and my sons I slowly started to recover. And then I saw Karl's first post. Oh My! The responses to him from eveyone was inspiring and helped me realise that there is more love than hate in our world. Especially support for @roydo and @Banfred55 after their sad losses. As Leonard Cohen said........."There is a crack in everything where the light gets in" That light is Karl/Messy reminding all of us that there is no end to a life.....His spirit wiil live on in here............?
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Hope your on the mend mate and good luck in the new year.

I said yesterday that I’m sure other people ‘lurk’ in these threads and get great benefit from them, but you’ve put it better than I ever could have.
 
Brett Angell Delight said:
Topped off my day with an involuntary snooze during Home Alone 2. Extra dad points.
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Blues Harp said:
Hello folks...alll I can say is "What a Thread" Not posted before, but have followed it since Karl's first post in Sept. At the start of the year I was trying to cope with my younger brothers illness (oseophagal cancer) from which he died in early April. There was only 15 months between us in age. I was the eldest of 4 children and I could not quite get my head around being the only one left. Coupled with my own deteriorating health problems (lung fibrosis), I was not in the best of places. BUT...with the help of my other half Jeanie and my sons I slowly started to recover. And then I saw Karl's first post. Oh My! The responses to him from eveyone was inspiring and helped me realise that there is more love than hate in our world. Especially support for @roydo and @Banfred55 after their sad losses. As Leonard Cohen said........."There is a crack in everything where the light gets in" That light is Karl/Messy reminding all of us that there is no end to a life.....His spirit wiil live on in here............?
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Dear @Blues Harp what a lovely post. I’m sorry about the lost of your brother, losing a sibling must be so hard. But it is great to read that after dealing with your own health issues you have managed to recover with the help of your love ones. Having people that care about our well-being is as important as finding a cure for our illnesses. My impression was that Karl was also very fortunate in that regard. He seemed to have been revered by family members and friends alike. His inspiring nature touched many people around him, so I have no doubt that his light will continue shining ✨✨✨
 

Blues Harp said:
Hello folks...alll I can say is "What a Thread" Not posted before, but have followed it since Karl's first post in Sept. At the start of the year I was trying to cope with my younger brothers illness (oseophagal cancer) from which he died in early April. There was only 15 months between us in age. I was the eldest of 4 children and I could not quite get my head around being the only one left. Coupled with my own deteriorating health problems (lung fibrosis), I was not in the best of places. BUT...with the help of my other half Jeanie and my sons I slowly started to recover. And then I saw Karl's first post. Oh My! The responses to him from eveyone was inspiring and helped me realise that there is more love than hate in our world. Especially support for @roydo and @Banfred55 after their sad losses. As Leonard Cohen said........."There is a crack in everything where the light gets in" That light is Karl/Messy reminding all of us that there is no end to a life.....His spirit wiil live on in here............?
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Mate. I know exactly how you feel. My brother died in May. He was 7 years older but was my second best mate after Cal. We were each others best man and he was the person I looked up to when I was young.

My eldest brother is really struggling at the moment. He's always been the most confident (and scary) person I've known but since the 2 unexpected deaths in our family this year he seems to have taken it worse than anybody, even me. I think it's survivors guilt. I feel that too so I'm not in a position to offer any advice.

But what I will say is that if you are ever feeling down or just want to get something off your chest, just come into this thread. The support you get is amazing but just the general camaraderie helps refocus your thinking and state of mind. It's been an absolute godsend to me the last few months.
 

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