Oh man, I just.....talk about getting the air knocked out of you followed by a gasp of 1000 emotions and thoughts at once. I can't imagine anybody would know what to actually say on the phone when told that type of news by a spouse. Just her answering the phone in that point in time, instead of just letting it ring, tells you how much Mary has respect for you. I know when my mom passed, I got like 20+ calls and had to just not answer anymore until many hours or a day later.
Your post before this one, about his boys.....it's what gets me too, as a father. My kids mean everything to me, like John's did to him, and I often get that scare in my head wondering, and fearing, not being there for them as they grew older...they are 5 and 8, so a little younger than John's boys, but it hits home big time for me. I have felt the same about everybody else over the many years who passed away and left kids...it's my weakness. John was beyond a great father, he was a super hero like it's been mentioned so many times already.
DC, I am not sure if you can answer this question, not sure if it breaches confidentiality, but did his physicians actually, like ever, finally test him for Factor V Leiden and Prothombin clotting disorders? I know we keep hearing that he had a blood clotting disorder....but was it actually ever tested? I would assume this was the case, for his COD, at least top of the list since his health was so phenomenal on all other labs, but I was just wondering if this was ever for sure verified that he had one of the disorders, or it's just our best assumption....?