People dying...
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63643)
United States
June 27, 2011 3:26pm CST
I was chatting on email with a gal I went to high school with, one of the few I actually kept in touch with.
She told me that another friend, one that she was closer to than I was, tho I remember her all the way back to kindergarten, lost her brother. Then another friend from the same bunch lost her first husband (ex) and her younger sister.
Now, I rode with the younger sister so I actually knew her better than my classmate, because... well, we didn't have any classes together... 
So, I didn't know the brother, the only time I met the gal's ex I was underwhelmed, but the younger sister, now, that's sad. She was the same age as MY sister.
So, another round of people dropping dead on me, even tho I didn't know 2/3s of them, I still feel my peers dropping like flies!
I hope this doesn't happen to you, really gives a sense of mortality to ya...
What do you think?
Hum... better let my sis know about the one we both knew...
So, I didn't know the brother, the only time I met the gal's ex I was underwhelmed, but the younger sister, now, that's sad. She was the same age as MY sister.
So, another round of people dropping dead on me, even tho I didn't know 2/3s of them, I still feel my peers dropping like flies!
I hope this doesn't happen to you, really gives a sense of mortality to ya...
What do you think?
Hum... better let my sis know about the one we both knew...6 people like this
16 responses
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
28 Jun 11
When you get past 50, things like this are bound to happen and will happen more often the older we get. It's sad to lose someone, no matter if we're close to them or not, but just remember they are in a better place and nothing can ever hurt them again.
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@estherlou (5015)
• United States
27 Jun 11
That's one of the drawbacks to getting older...we start losing family or friends or both. And we always feel it shouldn't have happened that way or as soon as it did. It always makes you want to evaulute your life, but that can be a good thing. I'm glad it was not someone you were really close to, but it's never an easy thing.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
27 Jun 11
True, I hadn't seen her since I graduated from high school, but I always remember her as a ray of sunshine - such a difference from her older sister, who was my age.
After losing my mom and a friend last winter, I guess I really don't want to hear about deaths, heck, losing the cat this spring hurt pretty bad, and she was really sick.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
7 Jul 11
I know what you mean. We had a couple of people die before their time here in town recently and my uncle passed away the other week. dad has just had his 98th birthday and I can't help having thoughts of his passing and my own. It's not nice. I wish I could make the most of my time but I continue to just drift along.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
28 Jun 11
That happens a lot as you age, but you are not that old, and I assume your friends weren't either. I have lost a lot of people, but the ones that probably bothered me the most were friends that were around the same age as me. When that happens it kind of hits home that you never know how long you have. The first one I lost was my father when I was 16. He was 52 and I remember everyone saying how young he was. Well at 16 of course I thought he was ancient. Now I am older than he was, and it doesn't seem so old anymore.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
28 Jun 11
It seems a lot of people I know have been passing away lately. None of them really CLOSE family but I knew them. It also seems like these deaths come in threes. Not always but it just seems like it. Maybe a coincidence? Any way I feel so bad for all of them but know they are in a better place. I guess that's how life works though, not a lot we can do about it.
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
28 Jun 11
Well unfortunately as we get older we start seeing and hearing of more people dying and many times you never even knew they were sick. There are more heart attacks, strokes, etc. as we get older and many other things killing off people. I know we are not guaranteed tomorrow so when they do die hopefully they leave behind some fond memories for others to dwell on.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Jun 11
Yeah, well, we all die eventually, and we're getting to that age where it is not totally unexpected. Cherish those around you while you have them.
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
28 Jun 11
I lost a very dear friend more than two years ago, and he was a year younger. One of my best friend is mentally-ill right now and it really is another sad story. this really makes me want to bring back the good old days when we were ones young, careless and happy. It's really sad.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
2 Jul 11
Gosh Elic, I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I know how that hits home and in a big way because I've lost a few friends myself over a variety of different reasons. One of my girlfriends was killed on Thanksgiving day in 1997, my fiance was killed when our house burnt down in 1991 and a few others here and there. Then there's a lot of my parents family and friends. Life is really short and people need to realize that and make the best of it. And this is why I'm so adament about caring for my parents the way that I do. Their live's are so short especially now that they're up in age. I want them to be as happy as they can be till their time is up and I'm going to make sure that happens as long as I'm alive.
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
28 Jun 11
The past couple of months have been bad for those that I knpow. First it was a neighor that I had known for about 35 years, She had lung cancer. Next to go was a high school classmate's wife, whom I knew well, also. Third casualty was the granddaughter of a friend of about 45 years. The granddaughter had just graduated from high school and was involved in a fatal automobile accident. Finally, this past week I learned that the wife of a first cousin had lost her battle with cancer. I had gone to school with both my cousin and the girl who became his wife. I was probably closer to the wife than I was to my cousin, as he was 4 years older. It was a small school where everyone knew everybody in all grades 1 - 12.
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@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
28 Jun 11
Wow, but we kind of start expecting to hear people our age or older going.
But the youngest of these, Janet, I rode horses with and I actually knew better than I knew her sister who was in my class. I think she might've been a year ahead of my sister because she was born in Feb to my sister's Nov, but I also know that they both rode for a while.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
1 Jul 11
It's scary. I hear about people that I knew or know that are around my age that have illnesses and it makes me wonder what mine will be.
I recently had a cousin contact me by email and he was telling me about various people I knew that had passed...family and friends. It does give a sense of morality.
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@honeymalen (115)
• Philippines
28 Jun 11
That life was goes on...we don't know when was our time the only thing was to enjoyed our life while we were still on earth.They said life is too short that's why give your best to your loved ones, show everything you got.
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