At first, I was nervous seeing you had posted because I was not sure if it was you or someone else, at least until I read it. You have family members battling Lung cancer, kidney disease, and long-covid, so I would not have blamed your family for not informing us.
You should be enjoying your retirement years comfortably, not these lousy cards dealt. Everyone impacted by these preventable and avoidable ailments deserve a public apology and more.
For all we know, that waitress could suffer from PsSD or another syndrome and could have went years deprived of intimacy too. Whenever something would be shoved in my face, I would say something such as that to make myself feel better.
Anyone struggling with thoughts of self harm, never forget: An attempt could backfire making your quality of life untold amounts worse.
I am touched you said you would reach out to me first if there is a next time, so I must have said something right.