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Hey Joe

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5. These are tough times to live through now,

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:22 PM

Thursday

especially when you also are older and have lost so many friends and family and then lose another.
I just lost a good friend of over 30 years just two days after we spoke and made plans for a motorcycle ride and lunch. Two days later he died sitting in his truck, getting ready to leave his house. Heart attack.
The loss has been hard to deal with amid all the destruction we all are experiencing right now and every single day.
Wishing you all the best Lucky.
I definitely feel for you.

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