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I put my coat on and left this thread, which was a bit irresponsible. Skully's words struck me and after a bit of a think I realise why I am a bit more affected by the Paul Roantree/DJ story than I might have otherwise been.
My father died 18 months ago after similarly short illness (yes, cancer). Paul's thread started around the anniversary and following it day-by-day perfectly described the uncertainty, hope and depression of a terrible journey.
In grieving I was a terrible bore, not very nice to hang out with and not very nice to people who I believed hadn't walked a mile in my shoes. In DJ's story (the visible one - I don't know what gets said in the pub/on the phone/etc., so apologies to others who dealt with this) I see myself, so I guess a year ahead, I'm bothered enough to start a thread about it.
To others who were/still are involved with Paul Roantree's care/his memorial, I'm sorry if I seemed presumptuous in interfering. To DJ's mates who've been very supportive, clearly I couldn't see what else was going on, but it's regrettable, nonetheless, that we've been at odds. Original message to DJ's former posting style (note, not DJ - I don't know him), come back!
I think while I'm new-ish and lurky, I'll stick to less contentious subjects.