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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
All the while all the local blue hair single 'church going' women and even one in her late 50's wanted some of him by trying to stake a claim. Towards my mom's life ending, his driveway looked like grand central station. To my knowledge, he was with and true to her to the awful end and it was many months after before he would start to 'entertain' company
What a man.
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My Mother had a brief bout (six months from diagnosis to passing) with cancer...she was 60, as was my Dad.
About five months into her struggle, when it became clear sunset was near, there were enough 40/50 early 60 year-old women in the queue to occasion my Father to have a chat with me (I was 34 and unmarried at the time).
This was in 1990. He hadn't dated another woman since 1949.
It was an interesting day. He didn't date for a year, married four years later.
Given a long, protracted illness it is difficult to assign blame. I hope I never have to find out.