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@hwinkler4real Absolutely. My father loved my brothers the same as he loved me. I was his only blood child. There was never a difference made.
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@katievscancer My oncologist just decided to move to Vermont. It is so scary not having her there...she felt like my lifeline.
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Your daughter comes first
Nicki 🫧🪷@nickimoraa
I'm starting a relationship, but he doesn't accept my daughter. What should I do?
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I went to McDonald’s with a group just trying to grab a quick lunch, nothing complicated.
We finished eating and left the table how pretty much every fast food table looks after a meal, fry boxes, empty cups, sauce packets, the usual pile of wrappers. As we’re walking toward the door, suddenly employees behind the counter start calling out telling us to come back and clean the table ourselves.
I kept walking because last time I checked I wasn’t on the payroll. Then the manager comes over trying to guilt trip me saying the person responsible for cleaning the dining area is eighty years old and struggling to keep up. Apparently that was supposed to make me turn around and start doing the job for them.
I told him straight up that who they choose to hire and what tasks they assign is not something customers are responsible for fixing. If the restaurant has someone on maintenance duty and they’re collecting paychecks for it, I’m not going to be bullied into doing free labor just because the staff suddenly decided today is “everyone cleans their own table day.”

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@disengaged1984 @randyhandSF24 @mikejwhelan You are an arrogant ass. I would say you are the cunt, but you aren't. A cunt has a use and you have none.
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@randyhandSF24 @mikejwhelan No , you fuck off. I acknowledge his grief. As I said I have been through similar grief, so don’t call me judge, you arrogant cunt
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MIRACLES HAPPEN. ONE OF REBECCA’S HOSPICE NURSES IS AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN. THE NIGHT BEFORE REBECCA DIED WE TALKED FOR HOURS ABOUT LIFE AND HER AND I. HE SURPRISED ME TODAY WITH A SONG HE WROTE ABOUT REBECCA AND ME. "THE HIPPIE AND THE BASEBALL PLAYER!" IT'S FABULOUS
CREDIT TO:
"Artist's Name" - Rev Ian Perry
Ian Perry@IanPerryb8
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@disengaged1984 @mikejwhelan Wow, he is not obsessing. He lost the woman he loves just days ago. No one's grief journey is the same. I can't believe the audacity of your comment. Shame on you.
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@mikejwhelan Michael, this is all beautiful. I understand your pain. BUT try to stop obsessing. You still have a life. You don’t stop caring, but be kind to yourself
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@Mr_Husky1 Lmao, this has to be fake. If not, you are an absolute idiot.
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I went in for a routine oil change, and somehow it turned into a full-on sales pitch about my tires being “dangerously bald.” The technician actually walked me outside and pointed at them like I don’t see my own car every day. I drive it daily — it handles fine, no slipping, no strange noises, nothing. Just because the tread isn’t super thick doesn’t automatically make them unsafe.
They kept pressing the issue, saying it was a liability and acting overly concerned about my safety, when it really felt like they were just trying to get a few hundred more dollars out of me. One of them even said I shouldn’t drive it far, which makes no sense considering I drove there without any problems. If the tires were truly that bad, wouldn’t I have noticed something by now?
When I told them clearly that I wasn’t buying new tires, their whole attitude shifted. They became stiff and quiet, probably annoyed that the upsell didn’t work. It really seems like some shops see someone come in for basic service and immediately look for ways to create extra “issues” to make more money.
So I paid for the oil change and left with my supposedly “bald” tires that still grip the road just fine. They can call them unsafe all they want — I’m not spending money just because someone in a shop uniform says I should.
By christiana and Jacob

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@mikejwhelan You have. You helped me face Cancer. Just knowing what you had endured, helped me endure what I had to, and know I would be ok. My wife has Parkinsons...you have terrified me, but most importantly you and Rebecca have educated me. You have helped many.
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@mikejwhelan I have thought of you all day. I wish there was something that would make it better for you. There simply isn't. When Rebecca crossed over she took a piece of your heart, with her. In time, you will realize she left a piece of her heart to hold, until you meet again.
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Thank You For Holding Me.
by Michael Whelan
Thank you to each and every one of you who reached out to me over the past 36 hours.
I’ve read your messages. Your prayers. Your memories of Rebecca. Your simple words that say, “I’m here.”
Right now those words are holding me up.
Because without you, I honestly feel like I might fall violently—to the ground under the weight of this loss.
Rebecca wasn’t just my wife.
She was my partner, my protector, my calm in every storm life threw at us. For years we fought together against cancer, against Parkinson’s, mental health, against fear itself. And even on the worst days, I never felt alone because she was there.
Now the house is quiet.
Too quiet.
The kind of quiet that echoes in your chest.
Her chair is still there.
Her things are still where she left them.
But the laughter, the voice, the soul that made this place feel alive… is gone.
People keep telling me that time will change things. That somehow the pain will soften. That one day I’ll remember her and smile instead of break.
I hope you’re all right.
I truly do.
Because right now it doesn’t feel that way.
Right now it just feels like half of my heart has been taken out of my chest.
I miss her voice.
I miss her smile.
I miss the way she would say my name like it actually mattered in the world.
My house is no longer a home.
It’s just walls and furniture filled with memories that keep whispering her name.
I’m lost without her.
But tonight, through the tears and the silence, I want you all to know something.
Your kindness is the only thing keeping me standing right now.
And if Rebecca can see any of this—if somewhere she’s watching all of you wrap your arms around the broken man she left behind—I know exactly what she would say.
She would smile that beautiful smile…
look at me…
and gently remind me that love this deep doesn’t disappear.
It just waits.
And one day, somehow, somewhere…
I will find her again.💙
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@mikejwhelan I am so sorry. My heart is breaking for you. We are all holding you in our hearts and will continue to do so.
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@mikejwhelan Rebecca’s suffering is coming to a merciful end while yours is just beginning. How do I know? I’ve been there. I lost my 12 year old daughter to a cerebral hemorrhage. Grief rips your whole body and soul into a million pieces. There’s no pain like it. 🥲💔
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@mikejwhelan I am holding both of you in my heart. I am praying for peace and serenity.
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