This is very sad news about Beau.

I thank the President for summing up my exact feelings.

Thank you.

I can only imagine how sad this is for everyone so close to Beau.

because my mom passed away a month ago after a long illness at the age of 83. We were lucky that she had a full life. I'm sad she's not here. The world is scary without her in it. But we had her for a full life. And someone like Beau Biden's death juxtaposes with those feelings and I feel grief for his family. Those poor kids. What they must be feeling tonight.

ago to an inoperable brain tumor. my world is scary without him.

lost my mom in '08, but i lost her a few years before that to dementia.

i miss them both.

I had with her at the end. We are a quiet lot my family. It isn't that she and I had long talks ever in our relationships. My mom loved with her actions not her words. And in thinking about her whole life these past weeks I have reconnected to the good advice she gave me when I was a tween. And how I wish I had listened instead of following friends. I have figured out that advice about myself recently. It is now my bliss. And I'll think of her as that young mum often as I live it.

when i drove my mom crazy, she became my best friend. we were able to talk about everything. losing her to dementia hurt especially when she didn't recognize me. the interesting thing is the last time i saw her she knew me.

she really liked my husband too and he was great with her.

relationship to them has changed ...... one more time I have been saying to myself.

what it would be like to lose either of them.

Recently, there was a crisis with my younger son. The details don't matter, but I spent time with him trying very hard to make him understand how much I love him, and how devastated I'd be to lose him.

It's hard to imagine anything worse than losing a child. About the only comfort here is that at least Beau Biden had 46 years of life. Not long enough, I know. But the pain of losing a young child must be even worse.

I've had them too long to bear the thought....

significantly younger than Beau Biden. They are adults, and were I to lose either of them, I'd console myself with how long they've already lived. I also believe in an afterlife (don't expect you to, that's okay) which helps me. But even with that belief, I'd be devastated to lose them.

I can't imagine the pain the Bidens are suffering through. My heart aches for them.

plus a wife. I think of Joe tonight

I've been crying since I first read about his death. I lost both my sister and mother, in the past 5 months, so I have a good idea what this family is going through.

And I am worried that I may outlive them as they are both overweight which could cause health problems. I am not overweight, and my only health problem is high blood pressure which is genetic in my family.