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Preserving Memories of a Loved One?
An anonymous reader writes "My wife is dying of metastatic (stage 4) cancer. Statistically she has between one and two years left. I have pre-teen daughters. I'm looking for innovative ideas on how to preserve memories of their mother and my wife so that years down the road we don't forget the things we all tend to forget about a person as time passes. I have copious photos and am taking as much HD video as I can without being a jerk, so images and sounds are taken care of (and backed up securely). I'm keeping a private blog of simple daily events that help me remember the things in between the hospitalizations and treatments. In this digital age what other avenues are there for preserving memories? Non-digital suggestions would be welcome, too."
I recommend dipping them in bullet-proof lucite!
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Karma burn - I can afford it. Some people are proper cunts. Like the poster above.
I have been a user for about 10 years. This ends Feb 2014. The site's been ruined. I'm off. Dice, FU
May I suggest that instead of worrying about preserving your wife's memories, you preserve HER instead?
Get a liver biopsy, and have the sample cryogenically frozen until such a time as she can be cloned from the sample.
Voila: "Hey kids, mommy's back!"
Do daemons dream of electric sleep()?
-1, Troll? Scamming accusations?
I have no information one way or the other on what this poster says. But there's no indication in the post -- rather the contrary -- that he/she is selling anything.
The thinking here seems to be that anything that isn't already accepted by the medical consensus can't possibly be true. How people convince themselves that we already know everything about the human body, despite the extensive evidence to the contrary, never ceases to amaze me.
I'm not asking anyone to accept what this person says. I have no idea whether I would accept it, on examination. But modding the comment into oblivion, and accusing him/her of attempting to bilk the OP, reflects a closed-mindedness that is sad, arrogant, and, frankly, stupid.
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