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Old 03-09-2013, 03:17 PM   #31
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*hugs*
Needed that.
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Old 03-09-2013, 03:36 PM   #32
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Old 03-09-2013, 04:55 PM   #33
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Could anyone have prevented it? I doubt so. She made her decision based upon what she was feeling at that moment. She knew we all loved her & cared. Sometimes it is not enough. That being said, sometimes a few kind words do make the difference. I was very close one night and a simple comment Dana made changed my outcome.

All I can say is Trilby, I loved you. I hope you are in a happier place. I was blessed to have known you
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Old 03-09-2013, 05:44 PM   #34
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I was in the car yesterday and had some peace and quiet to actually absorb Trils passing and I was surprised to feel angry at her. I was thinking about her life and how she beat cancer, and then just threw it away and I felt angry. I guess in a way I still do, but I do understand depression. Many others here do also. It can get it's hooks in and skew your whole view of the world and yourself.

Mostly I just feel sorry and sad that she let it get the better of her in the end.

RIP Claudette. We were not close, but I admired your courage through your challenges. I just wish you could have found a bit more.
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Old 03-09-2013, 09:28 PM   #35
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The first emotion I felt after reading Sarge's email to inform me of Claudette's passing was shock. The second was guilt. I won't get into why so but it took me almost the whole day to let go of it. I still feel bad but the sadness from the last two weeks have worn me down. I'm tired. We should just accept sadness and let go of all other emotions.
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Old 03-09-2013, 10:04 PM   #36
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Has someone determined that this was due to anything other than an accident or "natural causes"?
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Old 03-09-2013, 10:37 PM   #37
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I'm tired. We should just accept sadness and let go of all other emotions.
I must respectfully disagree.

I admit that there is much that is scary, sad, and downright evil in the world.

But there is also much that is good and kind and fun.
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Old 03-09-2013, 10:48 PM   #38
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...and this place being all three.
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Old 03-09-2013, 11:34 PM   #39
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Eh... if Jax says ok.
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Old 03-10-2013, 01:29 PM   #40
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From what I can discern, it was accidental
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Old 03-10-2013, 04:22 PM   #41
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From what I can discern, it was accidental
How do you know, Sarge? Just asking.

As I posted in the other Trilby/Brianna thread, all my alarm bells when off when she posted about drinking and taking tranquilizers and going to bed. VERY bad combo. I knew two other alcoholics who died that way - one of whom I felt terribly guilty about to this day. I went on a "12 Step" call to him with another alcoholic. We literally spent hours with that man, and he seemed OK when we finally left. He apparently over-dosed soon after our departure.

You can only do so much. If a person is determined to die - and poor Trilby must have been. She was very intelligent plus she was an RN for heaven's sake. She knew very well the dangers of drinking and taking tranquilizers at the same time.

No one here should feel guilty. Many if not most of us didn't know how to contact her IRL, and the Internet, even the Cellar has its limits. Trilby posted many times about her drinking, depression, etc. How could anyone know that her last posts were actually going to be her last?

The last pm I ever sent her was filled with concern, and I begged her to call another alcoholic - me (or anyone else) - and talk through what was going on with her. She never called and she never answered my pm.

Poor Trilby! I can understand her suffering at least somewhat. I hope she is in a better place. At least she is in peace at long last.

PS Why is this thread in "Nothingland"? No offense to Monster, but Trilby was SOMETHING! She will be remembered and missed probably for as long as there's a Cellar.
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Old 03-10-2013, 06:33 PM   #42
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Until and unless her sons decide to state what happened, speculating on what happened is, in my own opinion, improper.

I would be inclined, until further evidence proves otherwise, to consider "death by misadventure" - a death due to unintentional accident without any violation of law or criminal negligence.

As stated, my opinion, nothing more.
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Old 03-10-2013, 06:57 PM   #43
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PS Why is this thread in "Nothingland"? No offense to Monster, but Trilby was SOMETHING! She will be remembered and missed probably for as long as there's a Cellar.
Because it was a selfish threadabout how I felt, not a thread of condolence and not necessarily something for her boys to read, so I put it where they probably wouldn't find it and titled it appropriately. In hindsight, one of my better moves.
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Old 03-10-2013, 08:06 PM   #44
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Until and unless her sons decide to state what happened, speculating on what happened is, in my own opinion, improper.

I would be inclined, until further evidence proves otherwise, to consider "death by misadventure" - a death due to unintentional accident without any violation of law or criminal negligence.

As stated, my opinion, nothing more.
Agreed. It kind of irked me that many assumed she'd done it intentionally.
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Old 03-10-2013, 08:27 PM   #45
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I wish she'd have told me she gave up the puppy, that would have freaked me.
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