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Silmarilz1701
Y'all it has been such a horrible few days for the Washington DC community, especially the skating community. I'm honestly devastated right now. Wes Johnson, the beloved longtime PA announcer for the Washington Capitals (as well as iconic video game voice actor among other things) almost died and was in a coma for 5 days. It's going to be a long recovery. The absolute insane tragedy of the plane crash over the Potomac at Reagan (my normal airport for my entire life) which had a lot of the local kids involved in figure skating (including two from the rink where my sister had competed in figure skating). A lot of these kids, coaches, and their families utilize the Washington Capitals' rink as well. And the death of Shawn Simpson, a former Washington Capitals player (56yo) who was known for speaking about his very real mental health struggles including substance abuse. If you pray, keep us and more importantly all those more closely affected in your prayers. If you do not, keep us all in your thoughts and memory.
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Silmarilz1701
@LadyElmerya I'm so sorry, I'm sure it does hit super close to home as well. Praying for you too
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LadyElmerya
@Silmarilz1701 It actually hit really hard, even though I don't currently live in the us, because I'm also learning figure skating and it feels like these young skaters are people I could have known, and easily too. It is truly a terrible loss...sending my prayers.
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