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Re: The Blogosphere Is A Truly Small Place

Ambulance Driver — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:23:00 -0000

You're right, Jeff. I missed the part where it said heart attack.< />< />Whether it was precipitated by her asthma or not, I don't know.

Re: The Blogosphere Is A Truly Small Place

Jeff Deutsch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:38:00 -0000

Hello AD,< />< />Very good point. We all wonder whether, if we die, most of the people we know remotely will find out - or care.< />< />The comment said that Emma died of a heart attack. Do you have reason to believe it was actually her asthma?< />< />Cheers,< />< />Jeff Deutsch

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Marianne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:23:00 -0000

As a person in general, this is so sad.< />< />As the parent of a seasonally asthmatic child, this is scarier than hell.< />< />The loss is still profound, no matter whether you knew this woman personally or not.< />< />May Emma rest peacefully.

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Mrs. Who — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:21:00 -0000

Eternal rest grant unto Emma, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May they rest in peace.< />< />Amen.

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Wyatt Earp — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:05:00 -0000

Rest in Peace, Emma.

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Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:08:00 -0000

I feel your sadness AD-I met a good friend playing an online game who as he put it ignored the fact he was diabetic far too long. He suffers a lot because of that daily. < />< />Everytime he doesnt check in for an extended period which happens when he gets broke or gets bogged down doing free lance computer work to pay his bills I worry that I might not get to shoot BS with him ever again.

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Old NFO — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:35:00 -0000

RIP Emma, RIP. Having been around since the BBS days, it is an interesting culture when you loose a "virtual" friend. Having seen a few go by the wayside, it is both sad and troubling that when we DO find out via the net, it is usually too late. I do know of one case however, where all the male and female attendants at a wedding were from that particular car forum (the wedding was held at a national meet). It was the first time many of us had ever met...

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phlegmfatale — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:36:00 -0000

It's a marvel that we are able to connect with folk the world over and be some peripheral part of each others' lives through the unlikely advent of the internet. < />< />I know that like me, Emma must have enjoyed many a laugh and a few tears reading your blog. Bless Emma, and bless you for giving her a better reason to gasp for breath, occasionally.

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40lizard — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:25:00 -0000

Well said AD!< />< />Its amazing how much we feel we become meshed with everyone out there in blogger world!< />< />I am sorry for your loss (and everyone else's) but like you said she is at last able to breathe freely and is at peace at last!

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Jay G — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:39:00 -0000

That's something I've often wondered about - if something were to happen to me, how would anyone ever know?< />< />I've been on bulletin boards since the late 1990s. I've seen more than a dozen people that I came to consider friends pass away.< />< />I mourned some of them more than family members.

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brendan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:45:00 -0000

I remember thinking about that a while back. If anything, God forbid, ever happened to me, would the people I've developed relationships with- but never met- find out?

Re: The Blogosphere Is A Truly Small Place

Bob — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:06:00 -0000

A strange cultural change is that when a blogger dies, it is noticed more internationally than locally; neighbors may not realize that someone is gone from their midst, but people who never met the blogger and live thousands of miles away mourn.

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Rogue Medic — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:54:00 -0000

We become protective of our chronic patients who have life threatening exacerbations. We want to be able to protect them. Sometimes nobody can.< />< />Rest in peace.