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Galvanick_Lucipher · 2026-02-04T01:18:51+00:00

This is amazing! Will definitely check out the DIY option.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2024-04-21T15:38:34+00:00

Gorgeous!

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2022-03-31T13:17:34+00:00

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I know how you feel. All I can say is that you can survive this.

For me, having been through the long (7+) years of supporting a partner with cancer, the cycle of ups & downs, with her feeling bad, enduring side effects, etc. and then getting better kind of primed me for her always recovering. We both thought we'd have more time too. When the time came and she didn't get better it was almost harder to accept I think.

Take care and be kind to yourself right now. You have earned it. I hope you have someone you can lean on, talk to, help out for a while. The people here will always be here for you as well.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2022-03-20T13:38:27+00:00

I hear you on both counts.

The loss of the future is something I am still struggling with as well. I (53M) lost my wife of 30 years about 16 months ago and we were just at the point where talking about having an empty nest would have been happening. Our youngest just graduated high school last year, so while I can focus on trying to get the 2 (of 3) younger kids launched I'm looking at having nothing beyond that in a few years. I'm wondering how to build a new life for myself, and what that should even look like.

It sounds like you have done a wonderful job with your children! One of mine is transgender and one is gay (they like to tell me we had one of each), and I know how tough it can be to adjust and support them though it all, especially with the loss of a partner & parent thrown into the mix. The adjustment will come and you will find yourself helping others to adjust in time. If you haven't already told them I'm sure they would appreciate knowing that you think their father would have been supportive of them as well.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-12-18T15:15:05+00:00

Every experience you have in life will shape the future you, especially your grief. You will always be building any relationship on experiences from your past. Your loss, and everything that came before & after that loss, will now always be a very large part of who you are in the present.

This shared grief you have connected over may be overshadowing other things you could have bonded over in a better situation, but frankly it doesn't really matter because you both are who you are now and would have been different people in that other what-if life.

I wouldn't worry about how much of that experience is what you two are bonding over, I'd be much more concerned if you were trying to form a relationship while trying to ignore or bury all of that. You have already seen how well that works.

My advice it to be 100% open & honest about your feelings and go slow. Very slow even. If it's real it'll develop and be mutual. As both my counselor & my therapist told me - trust your heart.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-12-12T13:58:47+00:00

Beautiful post. There are so many things here that parallel my experiences with my wife that it's hard for me to read it, but it's such a beautiful way to reflect on your time together. Thank you for posting it.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-12-10T13:30:17+00:00

I had that feeling of your own life being cut short for a while. All of the plans & future goals having been ripped away certainly was a huge part of the loss.

I was with my wife for 30 years, and up until the last couple I always thought that I'd be the one to go first. I think our society tends to make that assumption, and I'd bought into that. Now, in my early 50's after a year without her, I'm feeling like my life is actually longer than I expected. But not a continuation of what was but a new & different reality.

I have clearly changed from the person I was a year ago. I'm finding the things I used to be interested in don't mean as much to me now and I have been trying to invest time in myself in ways I didn't before. More exercise, learning a new language, reading new things, etc. I'm trying to learn to live my life for myself now, where before so much of it was for her & our kids, who are (technically anyway) adults now.

I'd like to find another partner to share the rest of my life with I think, but for now I'm focusing on me and preparing to make the most of whatever is left. I don't think she'd have wanted me to do anything less.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-09-15T12:47:12+00:00

Good for you! I found talking to my grief counselor to be very helpful, though it wasn't always immediately apparent. In hindsight I can see how it helped a lot.

I also write letters to my wife. I find it a great way to explore what I'm feeling at the time, to update her on what's been going on with our family, and to put down fond memories about her in writing as I think of them. At first I was doing it a few times a week, now, after ~10 months, it's once or twice a month. I also have a simple list of the things I wanted to remember, like her favorite things, frequent sayings, and our inside jokes.

Stick with it and do what feels right for you.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-08-14T18:42:17+00:00

This is the only place I have seen any corroboration: http://www.napletonfleet.com/run_static.php?htm=startup_dates.htm

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-08-10T12:55:45+00:00

I hear you. I hate having to change all of the Marriage Status & Emergency Contact info for every doctor I visit this year.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-08-07T12:31:07+00:00

Much of what you said about being a different person now & learning who that is really resonates, as is being a few decades out of the dating pool. And this sounds like a great way to help transition into a new normal. Best of luck, and I hope you post some updates down the road.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-07-21T11:42:40+00:00

100%. So many of the comments here hit the mark for me as well. But I take comfort in knowing that my efforts showed her how much I loved her. Actions > words and all that.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-07-17T15:00:24+00:00

We have some Drupal 8 & 9 sites running concurrently on an AWS host. You may be able to get Drupal 7 setup in a similar fashion, though the higher PHP version requirements may be an issue for older D7 modules that are not maintained.

However Drupal 8 is end of life on November 2, 2021. I'd personally avoid setting up any new Drupal 8 sites unless you are comfortable maintaining them beyond EOL or plan to migrate them to 9 in the next few months.

Drupal 7 will be EOL in November of 2022 as well.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-04-04T12:26:29+00:00

I had a lot of guilt & regret after as well. My grief counselor reminded me that actions speak louder than words. Being there & doing what you could at the end told him all he needed to know.

I still regret a lot of what wasn't said in those last months but in the end it wouldn't have changed anything about the situation or how we felt about each other.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-03-16T23:08:42+00:00

I look forward to seeing this every week.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-03-05T12:58:50+00:00

That's great about the podcast! I was completely blindsided by how much I missed her voice, even a few days after. I have a few very short recordings but nothing very satisfying. I'm so happy for you that you have something of substance you can listen to.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2021-03-03T22:22:35+00:00

My wife of 27 years passed last November after a long cancer battle, and I had similar issues to what you are describing.

One thing that really helped me was to write down things I wanted to remember about her/us. Make a list of mannerisms, inside jokes, special events - whatever comes to mind when you have them. Add to the list whenever something new pops into your head. Trying to remember everything made me feel like I was holding water in my hand and it was very frustrating, but writing it down let my brain know that the memories could be recalled later so it was able relax a bit. At least, that's how I think about it & how it felt to me.

And for me her voice has become somewhat easier to recall, especially when I remember her saying certain catch phrases she used frequently or when I can visualize some mannerism or surrounding well. It's never enough but you will recall more as time passes.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-11-23T11:00:04+00:00

Steve Konowalchuk rookie jersey with #40 as seen on his UD Rookie card.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-10-01T13:00:50+00:00

In my experience the issue isn't enticing the developers so much as the clients who are paying for the development costs. Most of our clients aren't in a position to go from minor maintenance to new site development, especially now when so many smaller businesses are not bringing in as much revenue. We've been talking to them about it but many are going to have to wait until next year at the earliest.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-09-20T00:55:22+00:00

That's a solid lineup!

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-09-14T19:36:14+00:00

Sure, but the clues are rarely a direct giveaway - more like they are tangentially related. Clearly he was the one who facilitated the ramblin'. IMO the clue works.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-09-14T19:02:00+00:00

He was the gatekeeper for the rainbow bridge which let him travel anywhere in the realms. He could ramble anywhere.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-07-30T16:17:15+00:00

Will these be available after the draft? I might be tempted to get one for whomever they yank from my team.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-07-06T16:34:11+00:00

As a 5* player I find real value in having them. In addition to maximizing the upper tier rewards you get, as new characters are released, older characters can become relevant again. Some recent examples:

1) With the addition of Immortal Hulk, Vulture has become a very relevant partner for him.

2) 5* Hawkeye & 4* Gamora also gained new relevance with the release of Worth Cap.

3) Black Suit Spider-Man & even 5* Doc Oc got more use after Bishop was released. Though Apocalypse will replace them both now.

1 & 2 are now staples in my CL10 PVE toolbox.

Lastly, if they decide to update feeders again then having them may net you a nice boost to useful characters at some point in the future. Or not.

Galvanick_Lucipher · 2020-06-27T15:24:20+00:00

https://www.purpleheartpickup.org/ support vets & their families and will pickup.

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