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Title: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: WarrenJ on November 06, 2010, 08:23:00 PM
Just planted my friend and neighbor of 15 years.  Thats 7 in the last five years.  Only two were over 55.
Brain Aneruism
Sleep Apnea
Pneumonia
ALS
Stomach Cancer
Liver Failure
Falling off Cliff

WTF

What sucks is that it is getting easier to deal with.   I guess all the practice....
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: Bick on November 06, 2010, 08:31:02 PM
Sorry to hear that.

I don't think it ever really gets easier.
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: Howie on November 06, 2010, 10:44:45 PM
Quote from: WarrenJ on November 06, 2010, 08:23:00 PM
Just planted my friend and neighbor of 15 years.  Thats 7 in the last five years.  Only two were over 55.
Brain Aneruism
Sleep Apnea
Pneumonia
ALS
Stomach Cancer
Liver Failure
Falling off Cliff

WTF

What sucks is that it is getting easier to deal with.   I guess all the practice....

Amen to that.
My condolences.
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: badgalbetty on November 07, 2010, 02:16:43 AM
I noticed when I turned about 40 people started to go away. I have lost several friends as the years have drifted by, no it does not get easier but we come to accept that it is part of life. The hardest death I had to deal with was this year was my friend Helen in the UK.She took her own life on Valentines day. She left a son Austin 13 and that was a really crappy thing to do . I wish she had called someone and let us know how much she was hurting inside.She was very well loved by us all and we knew that she suffered from depression. Sleep well Helen. :'(
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: fastwin on November 07, 2010, 08:29:00 AM
Sorry to see this thread. Sucks that it's getting easier. You're right, too much damn practice. [bang] Also don't like seeing apnea on that list. I have terrible apnea/snoring... like off the chart. Wife forced me at gun point (practically) to go to a sleep clinic and have the sleep studies done. I was afraid I would break their equipment! ;D Too bad the only good answer is the CPAP machine. I hate that sucker, feel like Darth Vader! But it probably saved my life or at least added a few years. Also kept my wife under the same roof. ;D

Again, sorry for the mounting loses. Hope it slows down soon. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: r_ciao on November 07, 2010, 02:14:47 PM
wow.  sorry to hear. :(
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: somegirl on November 08, 2010, 08:29:59 PM
Sorry to hear that.  It might get a little easier but it never gets easy. :(
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: RAT900 on November 09, 2010, 12:00:07 AM
I hear ya....one of life's puzzles for me

is that I always seem to lose more friends than enemies....where's the make the beast with two backsing balance...???

known and identified assholes dying and yielding an upside to my quality of life

always seem to be in short-supply
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: fastwin on November 09, 2010, 07:02:04 AM
Amen to that! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: DesmoDiva on November 09, 2010, 07:48:37 AM
Sorry for your losses. 

[Hugs]
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: triangleforge on November 09, 2010, 08:47:26 AM
After losing a couple of close friends in the past months, I'm hoping that I'm not at the start of that same road, WJ. But the only alternatives I see are A) don't outlive any of the people I love, or B) stop caring for them, and I don't much like those options, either.

I do hope you get a break from the drumbeat of losses, and soon!
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: Speedbag on November 09, 2010, 09:20:00 AM
Quote from: badgalbetty on November 07, 2010, 02:16:43 AM
I noticed when I turned about 40 people started to go away.

+1

:-\
Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: IZ on November 09, 2010, 11:22:49 AM
Sad to hear Warren.

That list you made reminded me of 1000 Ways to Die on Spike

40 is around the corner here too BGB.   :-\

I see enough death & dying working with the geriatric population though. 

I don't see how it gets any easier?!  ???




Title: Re: Wish my friends would quit dying
Post by: Speedbag on November 09, 2010, 03:27:00 PM
I know I've had enough for a while:

My Dad not quite two years ago, 62, completely unexpectedly. Still bothers me.

A work friend, 41, early this summer. Massive heart attack.

A family friend, 48, a month after above. Unknown diabetes complications.

October 13, my father-in-law, 77, unexpected as he was in great health. Sister-in-law followed on October 21, at 54. It's been ugly here and I want it all to end.

Rat, I agree - the good leave and the assholes continue to thrive....