I spent a half hour going back through this thread as I'm not a participant. I found:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/12376736-post160445.html
So a year and a half of mostly hopeful misery. I have to say this has made up my mind that at my age, F it. Whatever they find, they find.
From what I see, David was one of those people that you care for this as family, friends, co-workers, groups (like us) that felt a good person.
RIP, David. I'm very sorry. Know that your mission was beneficial in so many ways, but one singular outcome of that mission has set my life course. My dear aunt passed in the same fashion. I was with her just hours before she was gone. I think she knew whose hand was there to touch her. I couldn't take any more and had to leave earlier that evening. When my cousin got there at my urging I understand she felt his presence, started crying and passed.
The hospital had taken her to a room where they take them. Downstairs and dark. Pretty fcking callous but what else did they have? They see it daily. Like Seahawk, take me home.
Thank you and God rest.