2 funerals in 8 days!

[Fred]

1st , my Auntie, who suffered brain cancers for over 30 years was laid to rest a week wednesday. 2 days later, Michelles best mate called, in real distress stating her husband Ian had had a heart attack and died, he was laid to rest yesterday at 45. I need a holiday.

 

[DHTiling]

Not good news... Deffo take a hol..

 

[hillhead]

Not nice Fred.
It comes to us all unfortunately.

 

[White Room]

It puts our own lives in perspective.........

Sorry to here your bad news Fred

 

[CJ]

Sorry to hear the news Simon.

Trouble is, we are at that age when the suit comes out more for funerals than weddings

 

[White Room]

That is so true CJ

 

[user123]

I am in a similar space.... know how you feel...

 

[Dan]

Thoughts go out to you from me and the other half mate.

Got a mate of my parents who had lung cancer, had treatment over 3 months (weekly, and for hours, that nearly killed him alone to be honest), got the all clear, went to celebrate on hols etc, got back, they mixed the results up, he's terminal. After mentioning this to only two people (complaining, as I do generally, though this time about our local hospital) I found out that BOTH the people had similar experiences. One of them got told their prostate cancer had not gone, when it had (and when they did tell them it had all gone it was by letter not in person and totally unexpected, though when he phoned they still said he still had it - had to do another round of tests to confirm he actually hadn't), and the other had a relative that cancer treatment worked on, and they too had were told they had still got it only to learn later that they hadn't got it still and the results got mixed up.

Life's like a box of chocolates, as the man said.

Make of it not just what you can, make of it EVERYTHING you can!

As said above, happens to us all mate.

 

[Fred]

Very true Dan. Thanks to you all. I always talk my mind here, it helps me get though the bad times.

 

[doug boardley]

I feel for your grief Simon, and altho' I believe myself to be a Christian, I do find myself questioning my Faith sometimes, I don't grieve the passing of my parents, they got old and that is nature's way but come the day when I breathe my last and hopefully reach those pearly gates, the first question I will ask is "Why did you call Carol so early?" Carol was my sister and she died aged 11 of leukemia and altho' I was only 2 years old when she died I still feel an enormous grief at her passing, so if there is One Almighty omnipotent god I think he has some explaining to do as to why (in the case of Carol and Michelle's husband) he can snatch away our loved ones?
My thoughts are with you Simon.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

sorry mate to hear of your bad news,i hope it all get's better over the next few week's chin-up mate

 

[puddle]

Sorry to hear about all the sadness you are having at the moment Fred
As said ,maybe a holiday would be good or maybe a short break to have some extra fun time with your family around you,you get that warm feeling that helps neutralise the sadness
Look after yourself

 

[DHTiling]

Nice words Doug... So true.. and so hurts.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Sorry to hear your sad news Simon, just reading some of the replies has made me take stock. I am very lucky, I have a loving wife and family, things like this make me realize how lucky I am. Very sad.

 

[Fred]

I feel for your grief Simon, and altho' I believe myself to be a Christian, I do find myself questioning my Faith sometimes, I don't grieve the passing of my parents, they got old and that is nature's way but come the day when I breathe my last and hopefully reach those pearly gates, the first question I will ask is "Why did you call Carol so early?" Carol was my sister and she died aged 11 of leukemia and altho' I was only 2 years old when she died I still feel an enormous grief at her passing, so if there is One Almighty omnipotent god I think he has some explaining to do as to why (in the case of Carol and Michelle's husband) he can snatch away our loved ones?
My thoughts are with you Simon.

God bless Carol, you are a strong man.