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[quote name='Tuber Mirum' timestamp='1252150016' post='138784'] [quote name='Godot' post='138782' date='Sep 5 2009, 01:05 PM'][quote name='Notapotato' post='138767' date='Sep 4 2009, 11:32 PM']A thing that I have been devoting some thought to recently is the fact that one of my facebook friends is a dead person. He was dead before he became my facebook friend and he continues to be so, nonetheless posting regular updates regarding his activities or lack of them. I mean obviously it's not him, it's his wife trying to keep his memory alive, but I mean it's a bit odd isn't it?[/quote] I've just looked to see if a recently dead friend is on my list - think he was, but not now. You can see these Facebook pages becoming virtual shrines to the dead. Doing updates, I suppose, is a bit like talking to someone who has died at their grave, an attempt to breath life in to the dead. Why did you accept him as a friend if he was dead? That's a bit odd isn't it? [/quote] Yes it is. To be honest I can't remember. I'm also no longer sure whose idea it was. The fellow in question was Client Services Personnel (a janitor) at the place where I studied. He died of cancer at a fairly young age and his widow is using his page to raise awareness for Cancer Research and suchlike. So I suppose it's a good thing in many ways. I haven't invited him to take any quizzes. [/quote]

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millwall32

Posted 01 February 2013 - 10:03 AM

Tough times LG, hope it works out.

Thank you all very, very much for your kind wishes about my dad and yes ,Yongle Emperor you can call him Andy, I have no problem with that. Andy is doing amazingly well physically,dementia is a problem, as always, but we have gained a lot of experience in how to deal with that in the last 10 months. My dad is charming the nurses and his fellow patients, most of whom are enjoying the ramblings of his memories than the day to day drudge of being on a hospital ward. Mum apologised to one of the other 'inmates' about how he would be kept awake by Dad, the gentleman replied 'not at all, your husband is keeping me entertained all night, I don't want to go home'. Despite being senile he can still tell a good story.

My post was not done to elicit sympathy for myself or my family, I, like my dad, ramble a bit but I am very aware there are far more people out there who deserve our sympathy. I simply wanted to draw attention to the fact that Facebook, despite i...

Rotten Ali

Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:57 PM

Ditto all that LG. Hold firm. All my best wishes for a speedy road to a good recovery for your dad.

Lord Fellatio Nelson

Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:35 PM

Toast, on 28 January 2013 - 10:20 AM, said:

All the very best to you and your mum & dad, Lady G.

Me too LG. x

Toast

Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:20 AM

All the very best to you and your mum & dad, Lady G.

maryportfuncity

Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:24 AM

Go well Lady G!

Death Impends

Posted 28 January 2013 - 04:11 AM

I too send my well wishes.

Damon Killian

Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:39 AM

Get well soon Andy.

Can I call him Andy ?, if not I am going to anyway :-)

Lady Grendel

Posted 28 January 2013 - 02:25 AM

Facebook has come into it's own for me this weekend. My wee senile old dad had a fall on Friday and fractured his hip. My dad has a huge family and they are all very fond of him, he is 81 and has outlived most of his siblings, there were a lot, he has also outlived some of their children and some of their grandchildren too. When he had an operation in 2007 we spent days having to answer phone calls and emails giving updates on his condition, it was exhausting and we really didn't feel like it. This time I was able to just put up 3 simple status updates over Friday and Saturday on my Facebook page which my family, and my friends, could read and I knew we would not have to deal with phone calls wanting updates on him at all times of the day. My first one stated he had fallen and was being taken to hospital, the next one that he had fractured his hip and was being operated on at that time and the final one that the operation had been a success and he was awake and alert,althou...

Spade_Cooley

Posted 20 March 2012 - 03:25 PM

^^^me submitting my DDP team this year

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