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Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately #8506359 01/17/22 06:02 PM
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Kind of a downer topic, but the Omicron thread got me thinking. Man, it has been a rough year or so as far as losing friends. Maybe it comes with approaching my 60s, but dang. I lost 3 from a group I belong to early on due to Covid, and another this past weekend. All those that passed from Covid had the deck chairs stacked against them with other conditions, but I also lost 2 childhood friends due to heart attacks, one to diabetes, and another to cancer.

I am sure as we get older our friends start to pass more frequently, but I had only lost a couple over many years and then BAM, they started dropping regularly when we all started to hit our late 50s. Growing older is not for the timid I guess. violin


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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8506483 01/17/22 08:34 PM
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Hang in there sir

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I had two services last Thursday. Once cancer, the other Alzheimer's.

Sucks.

Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8506713 01/18/22 02:07 AM
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Several years ago my class reunion from class of 1974 was an eye opener. A lot of them are gone. I knew them and know why most of them are gone.

It will motivate you to take better care of yourself if you haven't already been doing so.


Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8515836 01/28/22 03:59 PM
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I'm 71 now, and my friends mostly vary from 65-80. We are long in the tooth and slowly dropping off everyone's radar. Since the Holidays, it's been pretty good, but I lost 6 friends in 4 weeks in November. That will be a month to remember!

Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8516492 01/29/22 01:48 PM
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Yep.


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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8528156 02/10/22 01:28 PM
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I know of people I was acquainted with that have passed but none close. Ex co worker from covid related cause and a step brother from unknown causes. Coworker and I had runins in past but thats life and his passing is sad for family, the step brother....well I figured it was over due since he drank himself to poor health and was burden on people...bailing on rehabs, being a bum, disappearing at random, you know the worthless pos scenario for a drunk. I feel for the step mom but now is time to heal.


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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8533128 02/16/22 10:37 PM
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Sorry for your loss's!

Lost three really good people in the last two weeks, getting old isn't for the faint of heart.


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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8533282 02/17/22 02:00 AM
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Lost my BIL in law last week and one of my old friends died a few days ago. My old friend had retired from the PD and went to work for the DPS. Died just a year or so after retiring. My BIL died 4 years after retiring. That's not how it's supposed to work.

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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8534910 02/18/22 08:51 PM
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It gets worse as we get older. Pop died in his 90's and told me not long before he passed that all his friends had died and I had to let that one soak in.


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We went to Christmas service this year with my wife’s stepdad’s mother (step-grandma I guess?). She’s in her mid-late 90s. I think there were 13 or 14 of us all together, only about 1/2 were blood related.

Her preacher came by afterward in the foyer and commented that it’s wonderful she can spend the holidays with family, and she replied, “why thank you, all the others are dead!” LOL you should’ve seen the look on his face.

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Unfortunately, I see friends in the obits almost daily. We have a Facebook page of all the older retirees from my previous work that we knew, and so many are gone now. So far, I'm not one of them, but you never know how much time the good lord gives you. Enjoy life, try not to have regrets, love one another, and hug your wife and kids every day!! Also, life is too short to drink cheap whiskey, listen to bad music, or not hunt and fish all you want.

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Had a small class of 45 I think. Lost 4 this past year I am aware of, 3 had cancer and 1 had a stroke. Life is fragile.

Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8546236 03/03/22 01:27 AM
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I don't have any I got some family but no friends to worry about and nobody to tell when I die.

that's what we're here for....


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Re: Not to be a downer, but losing a lot of friends lately [Re: Dalroo] #8563613 03/24/22 01:41 PM
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angel I knew 4 people that passed in 3 days last month. My aunt, a friends father, my wife's aunt, and a young lady from work. From Saturday to Sunday all were gone like a bad wind blew through. Some it put an end to the suffering and one was completely unexpected.


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Last week, my buddy KDub lost his wife after a 9 year battle with MS. They were HS sweethearts and brought forth two wonderful daughters. The last five years, she has pretty much been confined to a wheel chair and did not have the ability to take care of herself. That's what he did - took care of her and nothing else save for working like a dog. Their faith never waivered. I still don't know how he managed to do it all.

His strength, determination and positive outlook have been admirable. He has shown me and many others what it truly means to be a husband - a true partner in life. Honoring his vows to take care of her during sickness and health was noted by the revered Pastor and he broke up a little - something I had never witnessed during a service. Quite possibly the toughest funeralizing I have ever witnessed.

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Last of my Dads siblings, the youngest brother, passed last week. Dad and his sister passed 15-18 years ago, then the other 3 brothers lived to be 90+. My only only regrets were never getting much info about their parents. They were killed in an auto accident in ‘56.



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It happens to all of us. I'll be 49 this year, and although I have not lost many friends, most of the ones that I have lost have been in the last few years. If I don't lose anymore, then that's probably bad news for me. I don't want to lose any more...but then again, I don't want them to bury me either.

This thread makes me think of this...

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The other day I was looking at my social media list. Depressing to see how many people are no longer with us. My phone contact list is worse.


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Originally Posted by Hudbone
Last week, my buddy KDub lost his wife after a 9 year battle with MS. They were HS sweethearts and brought forth two wonderful daughters. The last five years, she has pretty much been confined to a wheel chair and did not have the ability to take care of herself. That's what he did - took care of her and nothing else save for working like a dog. Their faith never waivered. I still don't know how he managed to do it all.

His strength, determination and positive outlook have been admirable. He has shown me and many others what it truly means to be a husband - a true partner in life. Honoring his vows to take care of her during sickness and health was noted by the revered Pastor and he broke up a little - something I had never witnessed during a service. Quite possibly the toughest funeralizing I have ever witnessed.


MAN...that hits hard...my condolences if you happen to run across this post kdub, for you and the girls. He's one of the good guys/men of this forum and I knew his wife was diagnosed but didn't realize it had gotten that bad.


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I've now buried over 120 people since I was 4. I'll be 47 next week. Most were family, some were people I went to church with for 10 years, some classmates, co-workers, family friends, etc. Fortunately, and unfortunately, my mom's family REALLY believes in being fruitful and multiplying...and they also believe in keeping in touch with the extended family. When my uncle was alive, it was not uncommon for us to have 100 people at his house for Thanksgiving, July 4, Christmas, Memorial Day, etc. We had over 200 at one of the family reunions...and that was just my maternal grandfather's side of the family.

I still remember attending my first funeral (my mom's aunt) when I was 4. I think kids should see these things, although not that young, so they can understand that life is short. I am very blessed my best friend survived his auto accident last year. He died 3 times on the table, but they were able to revive him each time. I lost 14 people and 1 dog in 12 months from March 2020 to March 2021; 12 to Covid, 2 to other causes. If I had lost him, I don't think I would have been able to pull myself out of it. I am probably the best person at compartmentalizing things, but when news of his accident came, I couldn't do it. I couldn't focus on work, or anything, for 6 days until I finally heard from him letting me know he was still alive and doing well, all things considered.

I wish I could say it gets easier. It doesn't. You just learn to live with the loss and go on until you see them again. I have to believe there is an afterlife and that I will see these people that impacted my life and left a trace of themselves with me.

God bless and stay well.

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