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

Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:38 PM

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wife was on top of his health, keeping an eagle's eye on him. It's always nice to have someone in your corner. I know that they were very private from clips I've read over the last few days, but still wondering why they weren't discovered until so late after their passing.

Perhaps they were that private, which I can understand. Alzheimer’s is a nasty, nasty disease that robs someone of every essence of what a person was at one time, and dealing w/ such a person is a challenge and heartbreak indeed.

If you are such a person (and your other SO), make sure that you have at least keep in touch w/ anyone, someone on the outside world, to say simply 'We're okay!'. Maybe invest in one of those medic alert gizmos that they have, it could mean survival vs. death or serious injury.

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Gene Hackman's Wife Was Protective of His Health for Years, Both Are Gone: CNN/Yahoo [View all] appalachiablue Mar 2025 OP

I currently live in a senior residence in Santa Fe. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #1

The challenges and decisions that come wiith aging. Your place sounds pleasant. appalachiablue Mar 2025 #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 2025 #3

Many people here already have one of those gizmos, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #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 2025 #6

I'm not sure violas show up when PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #8

Thanks and I understand your points. Good idea about an alert device and appalachiablue Mar 2025 #5

Thank you. My parents lived out in the boonies in the Ozarks, all by themselves, miles from anywhere, 20+ SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #7

Thanks for sharing, how sad. And you were aware and working on appalachiablue Mar 2025 #9

Thank you. My mother was stubborn, independent, and I do respect the value of self-dependence, that it's SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #10