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Anonymous wrote:She was actually very involved in running businesses and spoke about how Donald resented that. I like that she didn’t settle for being a trophy wife but was driven. She also was pretty fierce during the divorce and I’m sure that took courage. I don’t believe many women have stood up to Trump the way she did.

Actually they remained great friends and admired each other greatly up until her very sad passing. Some of the tabloid fodder of the 1990s was exactly that, and both she and DJT were master and absolute genius publicists who knew how valuable it was to their businesses. A truly wonderful lady, and of course a glamorous fashion icon for decades. A sad day.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

But 73 is a bit young to be considered “aging in place” - and it’s young for Assisted Living. And obviously had every resource at her disposal.

He death was very shocking because she was so vibrant and larger than life.

Actually, 73 is well within the nursing home age. Plenty of younger people in assisted living. But of course she had ample resources, so probably would not have gone that route even if much older.

Is it? My parents are 75 and 78, and their friends are all around that age. They’re all still living in the same houses they’ve lived in for decades, socializing, traveling, going to events. They’re all pretty average middle class/UMC folks. Some are talking about moving into condos, but assisted living seems far in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

But 73 is a bit young to be considered “aging in place” - and it’s young for Assisted Living. And obviously had every resource at her disposal.

He death was very shocking because she was so vibrant and larger than life.

Actually, 73 is well within the nursing home age. Plenty of younger people in assisted living. But of course she had ample resources, so probably would not have gone that route even if much older.

Is it? My parents are 75 and 78, and their friends are all around that age. They’re all still living in the same houses they’ve lived in for decades, socializing, traveling, going to events. They’re all pretty average middle class/UMC folks. Some are talking about moving into condos, but assisted living seems far in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

But 73 is a bit young to be considered “aging in place” - and it’s young for Assisted Living. And obviously had every resource at her disposal.

He death was very shocking because she was so vibrant and larger than life.

Actually, 73 is well within the nursing home age. Plenty of younger people in assisted living. But of course she had ample resources, so probably would not have gone that route even if much older.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

But 73 is a bit young to be considered “aging in place” - and it’s young for Assisted Living. And obviously had every resource at her disposal.

He death was very shocking because she was so vibrant and larger than life.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

But 73 is a bit young to be considered “aging in place” - and it’s young for Assisted Living. And obviously had every resource at her disposal.

He death was very shocking because she was so vibrant and larger than life.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

It's not an uncommon death for the age in place crowd. Over the past 10 years 4 of my friends have lost parents to falls and many of us had parents fall and be stuck for hours before discovered. it's so hard to get them to agree to the level of help needed.

I was not a fan of the book recommended here..something like "On being Mortal" but it does help me make peace with the fact my mother could die the same way. She is stubborn, refuses help, considered cognitively fine and has a staircase from hell. If she dies falling down those steps, it's on her terms living the way she wants.

Anonymous wrote:Agree. So sad that she passed. I almost hope she died before she fell because if she fell and needed help and died lying alone there would be such a terrible death. I am surprised that no one lived with her. I would think she have had live in help even for security reasons. It feels like everyday I am hearing about someone dying lately. Depressing time.

Anonymous wrote:I saw the video of her son Eric at her house and the grief was horrible. He managed to be gracious. He is my favorite of her kids. You can tell he is a nice person. I wish their family well.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for Ivana because she obviously put up with a lot of abuse in her life. May she rest in peace.

The truth is Ivana and Donald built a wonderful life for themselves and contributed so much to NYC and later the USA. We should all be grateful to them both. RIP Ivana.

Anonymous wrote:I saw the video of her son Eric at her house and the grief was horrible. He managed to be gracious. He is my favorite of her kids. You can tell he is a nice person. I wish their family well.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for Ivana because she obviously put up with a lot of abuse in her life. May she rest in peace.

The truth is Ivana and Donald built a wonderful life for themselves and contributed so much to NYC and later the USA. We should all be grateful to them both. RIP Ivana.

I think you need to check her divorce proceedings, which I won't cite here dur to the 48 rule. They don't have anything bad about her, but she had plenty of grounds for divorce, including physical and mental abuse from Trump. Glad she is at peace now.