On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 7:22:15 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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> Why would you wish that on your mother? My father-in-law outlived
> two of his sons, and it nearly broke his heart.
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> Cindy Hamilton

My wife's aunts have kids that die off with alarming frequency - husbands too. I don't know how they can carry on - but they do. They are from Montana. That's where the men are tough and the women are tougher.