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For those who know Classic Codger

MrsCodger

Hi,

For those who remember and communicated with Classic Codger and have wondered about his absence from the Forum since March this year.

I'm sorry to tell you, he hadn't really deserted any of you, he was actually having a serious debate with illness. Unfortunately, this debate did not end well and he sadly left us on Thursday, 23rd June 2016.

As his wife and on behalf of our family, I would dearly like to thank all of you who contributed to making him feel welcome and valued in this community. He spent many happy hours trying to offer guidance to those he related to and even more happy hours receiving the encouragement and support that was freely given by you all. For the most part, his life was certainly enriched knowing that he finally belonged somewhere.

I hope he has been missed here, he's certainly being missed at home.

Thank you all again, keep up the good unacknowledged work you all do.

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  • MrsCodger,

    I had been wondering about Classic Codger's absence for weeks - in fact, I was going to ask recently if anyone knew any more.  I was therefore shocked to read that he's no longer with us.

    Classic Codger was the first member of this forum to offer me some advice when I joined it, putting me at ease, and explaining how he had coped with diagnosis and it's aftermath.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading his posts, both his replies to my posts and to the many others he replied to.

    One particular piece of advice he gave me early on was not to try to analyse things too much, so that when I go for my assessment, the psychologist will see me exactly as I am, and I have followed this advice since.  I will continue to do so as a tribute to him.

    It's so good to hear that he really felt he belonged here - it must have been a great comfort to him, and indeed, to you.

    When people leave us physically, they still stay with us in other ways - their humour, their ideas, all live on inside us, and can still be a joy for us, whenever we need them.

    I would also add that, even at a sad time like this, you've been able to come onto the forum and let us know, and think all of us really appreciate that.  If you feel the need to talk, at any time in the future, hopefully you won't hesitate to come here and talk to us.  We can help support you just as Classic Codger did for so many of us.

    Telstar

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  • MrsCodger,

    I had been wondering about Classic Codger's absence for weeks - in fact, I was going to ask recently if anyone knew any more.  I was therefore shocked to read that he's no longer with us.

    Classic Codger was the first member of this forum to offer me some advice when I joined it, putting me at ease, and explaining how he had coped with diagnosis and it's aftermath.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading his posts, both his replies to my posts and to the many others he replied to.

    One particular piece of advice he gave me early on was not to try to analyse things too much, so that when I go for my assessment, the psychologist will see me exactly as I am, and I have followed this advice since.  I will continue to do so as a tribute to him.

    It's so good to hear that he really felt he belonged here - it must have been a great comfort to him, and indeed, to you.

    When people leave us physically, they still stay with us in other ways - their humour, their ideas, all live on inside us, and can still be a joy for us, whenever we need them.

    I would also add that, even at a sad time like this, you've been able to come onto the forum and let us know, and think all of us really appreciate that.  If you feel the need to talk, at any time in the future, hopefully you won't hesitate to come here and talk to us.  We can help support you just as Classic Codger did for so many of us.

    Telstar

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