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My Dad passed on today after fighting MS for 20 years. Lost muscle by muscle, function by function, quadriplegic for a decade. His parents immigrated legally from Italy, they were poor. HE WORKED FULL TIME FROM THE AGE OF 12, paid his own way through law school, BUILT HIS OWN LAW PRACTICE...
posted ago by Loopdojo ago by Loopdojo +2284 / -0

Always had busts of Washington and Lincoln in his office and taught my siblings and I to love and help others.

Hard work privilege. Good parents privilege.

Thanks for reading this, and never apologize for the hard work of your families and ancestors.

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– Scuffers 11 points ago +11 / -0

Sorry for your loss...

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– Loopdojo [S] 6 points ago +7 / -1

Thanks for the comment, this place gives me the same feeling as the calls I made to friends this morning.

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– Scuffers 7 points ago +7 / -0

Losing a parent is hard, no matter how or when...

Even when your not close it can suppose people how much it affects them.

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