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NCgayguy

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3. I feel it, desperation
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:27 PM
Thursday

I feel it because of Tommy's stroke and then his terminal pancreatic cancer. The day he died, I died that day too. Desperate to find an existence without him. He recovered nearly 95% after the stroke, which was the worst of the worst stroke. That day I was told to "prepare" myself. He wasn't expected to survive the operation to stop the brain bleed. But he did! My hatred is for cancer that came 5 years later and had no markers to target by radiation and chemo; making it terminal.

You described desperation a little to well, it hurt to read the raw truth.

I hope you will always continue to write. You are so gifted. Maybe one day you will publish. In my opinion, you are in that day, right now.

Thank you as always!
May You Be Healthy, Safe and Happy, and LOVED!
Reis

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