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In Disbelief

Shaun Bradford

Wheeewww…

Looked at my phone and saw a notification that Malcom Jamal Warner (Theo from The Cosby Show) had passed. He was 54.

Death…

I just watched The Cosby Show marathon last weekend.

I’m numb.

I feel like I felt when I heard Aaliyah and Lisa Lopes (Left Eye from TLC) had passed.

Death stings.

It hurts.

He was only two years older than me.

I remember when Andy Griffith died. My grandgodmother said everyone she knew was gone. Her son had passed a few years earlier, and it devastated her. However, there was something about Andy (Matlock) dying that made her extremely sad. She stopped eating and wouldn’t get out of bed. Sadly, she stopped living. Andy died on July 3, 2012, and she died on August 1, 2012.

Now… I’m not that sad. Nowhere near it, but I understand. There’s something about someone so close to your age dying suddenly. Especially when it feels like they were part of your everyday life. Momma Kate (my grandgodmother) watched The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock every day for years. When he died, something in her died too.

Praying for Malcom’s family, friends, and his fans. I grew up with Theo. Never, ever expected to hear this. Not him.

Thank you for allowing me to share. I’m trying to do better with getting my feelings of grief out instead of keeping them bottled up. I feel much better than I did when I began writing.🙏🏽

Shaun

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My life is full of adventures— good and bad, and I’m living in every moment. Can’t help but be present.

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  3. When my co-worker told me earlier that Malcolm died, she was showing me the video coverage TMZ released from his trip, I immediately said out loud, “THEO?!!” My heart dropped. I always said I’d love to meet him. He just seemed like “good peoples.”

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    1. I can’t believe he’s gone, trE.😞 This just makes life seem even shorter. I didn’t know there was a video.😳 I’ve been on a social media break for a couple of weeks, so most of the info I get is when SPILL decides to share something (I still have their notifications on), or when my daughter shares something with me. I know everyone has to die, but I never expected him to die. I know it sounds crazy, but I didn’t.💔

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