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Author Topic: Thank you all. I could read my final goodbye to my best friend Magda today.  (Read 7296 times)

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Offline heartforyou

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Today Magda was cremated and laid to rest.

You were all with me when i stood up and walked to the pulpit to read my final goodbye to her in front of a full church.

Although overwhelmed with grief I managed to get a hold of myself.
I watched her coffin and read 2 pages.
A lot of it were things that would have made her smile.
She was stubborn, but Iloved her.

Goodbye Magda. That is for here.
Stay around as one day I will greet you again, free of HIV.

Your friend and soulmate Herman
Infected 1983. Diagnosed in 1987 and still kicking
Dovato once daily. Hydrea

Happiness is the freedom of breathing fresh air every day.

Offline Ann

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{{{{{{Herman}}}}}}
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"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Offline purpledragonfly

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Herman,

YOu are in my prayers today. Even tho we have never ment my love for you is like my love for my brother. We are a family here and right now this family is feeling your hurt, and holding you close. Remember, she is not really that far away from you, you have your memories, and if you ever need to talk to her go ahead, she is there, in your heart and she will listen and you will feel her right beside you, loveing you as she always has.

Love Wendly

Offline lydgate

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Oh Herman!  :-* Many kisses, much love, a few tears.
Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

George Eliot, Middlemarch, final paragraph

Offline Teresa

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Herman,

Just wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you and sending you good thoughts and my love.


Hugs
Teresa
Hubby HIV+ 5/5/06
CD4:320
  %: 26.7
 VL: <20
Atripla (started it 8/24/06)

Offline Moffie65

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I cannot even find the words to express the pain I am feeling for you today.

In Love and Awe.
The Bible contains 6 admonishments to homosexuals,
and 362 to heterosexuals.
This doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals,
It's just that they need more supervision.
Lynn Lavne

Offline AlanBama

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(((((((((Herman)))))))))

 :-*  :-*
"Remember my sentimental friend that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others." - The Wizard of Oz

Offline Christine

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May peace be with you Herman.

Christine
Poz since '93. Currently on Procrit, Azithromax, Pentamidine, Valcyte, Levothyroxine, Zoloft, Epzicom, Prezista, Viread, Norvir, and GS-9137 study drug. As needed: Trazodone, Atavan, Diflucan, Zofran, Hydrocodone, Octreotide

5/30/07 t-cells 9; vl 275,000

Offline Jeffreyj

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Herman...It is clear you are a brave, strong, and awesome person. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Positive since 1985

Offline anniebc

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 :'(

Hugs
Jan :'(
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Never knock on deaths door..ring the bell and run..he really hates that.

Offline Matty the Damned

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Hermie,

Much love and hugs to you.  :'(  :-*

MtD and your Blog Sisters.

Offline jkinatl2

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{{herman}}

My thoughts are with you today.

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

-Kimberly Page-Shafer, PhD, MPH

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Offline Joe K

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Dear, dear, Herman,

My thoughts remain with you, especially today.

Offline bobik

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Sweet man,

I wish I could really hug you now!

Coen
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Offline frenchpat

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Herman,

a big warm hug is the best I can do right now. You are both in my thoughts.

Pat
People have the power - Patti Smith

Offline kcmetroman

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Thinking of you, my friend :'(

Offline Nadine

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Thinking of you!

((HUGS))

Offline Quarter Horse

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I love you my friend!!

Brian
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: IT GOES ON.

Robert Frost

Offline Eldon

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Hello Herman, it is Eldon. I send my Condolences to you.

 


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