RIP

[Kath]

Remember this? Was my first experience with this unique person.

[Penner]

Barbara Bush has passed away at age 92:

Barbara Bush, former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died aged 92.

A statement from the office of her husband, former president George HW Bush, described her as a "relentless proponent of family literacy".

Mrs Bush, the only woman to have seen her husband and son sworn in as US president, had been unwell for some time and had declined further medical treatment.

She said she wanted to spend her last days in "comfort care" with her family.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada ... ws_central

[Penner]

Remember this? Was my first experience with this unique person.

I remember him from reruns of Night Court. He played the judge in that series.

[Kath]

So that showed up on FB around noon, and the link was dead. Some googling around, found it it was a fake story, that she had actually just chosen "comfort care," meaning no real extra measures, outside of things like inflammation control and pain.

Weird. I wonder if it leaked and got pulled back real quick. It was even on Snopes in a matter of minutes.

Overall, really great lady. Pissed me off a few times, but most people do. I usually return the favor, so it balances out.

[Kath]

reruns of Night Court

I feel so old.

[Penner]

So that showed up on FB around noon, and the link was dead. Some googling around, found it it was a fake story, that she had actually just chosen "comfort care," meaning no real extra measures, outside of things like inflammation control and pain.

Weird. I wonder if it leaked and got pulled back real quick. It was even on Snopes in a matter of minutes.

Overall, really great lady. Pissed me off a few times, but most people do. I usually return the favor, so it balances out.

No, she has passed away. Or at least all major news outlets have now reported it as such. It's even on my TV as well:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... 92-n699106

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/for ... -bush-dies

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/politics ... index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ob ... 84943d3605

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... es-aged-92

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43805365

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... george-h-w

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peop ... SKBN1HO3HG

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04 ... at-92.html

[Kath]

No, she has passed away. Or at least all major news outlets have now reported it as such. It's even on my TV as well:

I may have worded poorly.

I saw the news at noon ET, and it was already on snopes as fake. The link on the FB article I saw was broken and there were a few articles explaining where the misunderstanding came in, but no, she wasn't dead.

Then, nine hours later it's true.

Just weird.

[Penner]

No, she has passed away. Or at least all major news outlets have now reported it as such. It's even on my TV as well:

I may have worded poorly.

I saw the news at noon ET, and it was already on snopes as fake. The link on the FB article I saw was broken and there were a few articles explaining where the misunderstanding came in, but no, she wasn't dead.

Then, nine hours later it's true.

Just weird.

According to most reports, she refused further medical care ac couple of days agao that could've kept her alive but wanted to go out in "comfort and care with family". I guess she decided to end it then and there.

You should take a look again. They are pretty much saying that she passed away.

Here is a quote:

A family spokesman said Sunday that Bush wouldn't seek any further medical treatment after a series of recent hospitalizations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... 92-n699106

[Kath]

Am I speaking Martian? WTF, Penner? Am I that difficult to understand?

One more time, to summarize my previous two posts on the subject.

At noon, there was a story on Barbara Bush passing away. The link to the story was broken. A quick look at Snopes and googling around showed that the story was fake, she had just chosen "comfort care," meaning no extraordinary measures.

NOW, several HOURS later, she HAS passed away. Barbara Bush is dead.

Was she dead at noon as reported, and was the story pulled back, or, is it just weird that 9 hours after reporting comfort care, she kicks off.

Hence my asking if the story got pulled back and stating it was weird that 9 hours later, it IS true.

Does that help? If not, please link to more stories. TYVM.

[C-Mag]

Am I speaking Martian? WTF, Penner? Am I that difficult to understand?

One more time, to summarize my previous two posts on the subject.

At noon, there was a story on Barbara Bush passing away. The link to the story was broken. A quick look at Snopes and googling around showed that the story was fake, she had just chosen "comfort care," meaning no extraordinary measures.

NOW, several HOURS later, she HAS passed away. Barbara Bush is dead.

Was she dead at noon as reported, and was the story pulled back, or, is it just weird that 9 hours after reporting comfort care, she kicks off.

Hence my asking if the story got pulled back and stating it was weird that 9 hours later, it IS true.

Does that help? If not, please link to more stories. TYVM.

Why the surprise Kath, she was 92, in hospice care, suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and Graves' disease, where's the surprise she died.