have you lost family?

[Flubber]

3 grandparents -- one died when I was 4, while my fathers parents died 6 months apart in their mid-80s-- everyone believes that pop died of a "broken" heart after losing his wife of 60 years ( he did die of heart failure

My wife's father-- that was really tough for her

[Dr Strangelove]

My Dad was diagnosed as having multiple myeloma, a cancer of the immune system that generally grows in the marrow of bones, in 1980. He failed all attempts to stop it with chemotherapy, and suffered multple vertebral fractures due to metastases growing in his vertebrae. In 1981 his mother's heart began to fail. He boarded a plane to Memphis, but developed respiratory trouble after the plane reached altitude. The collapse of his thoracic spine had reduced his ability to increase his ventilatory volume in response to the lower barometric pressure at flight altitudes. He was returned to home and hospitalized, then died that night. His mother died the following morning.

[Alexander's Horse]

Condolences to you all.

Quite a few deaths around me but fortunately most were timely rather than tragic.

[Ben Kenobi]

All my parents and grandparents are still alive and in good health. I've been fortunate so far.

Troll:
Well said.

It would be the compassionate thing to do, after the way Alzheimers has ravaged her life,

Willem:
Eh? If she is so close to dying, what will you be sparing her from? Anyways, I'll pray for her tonight, that the suffering will lessen.

[Dr Strangelove]

Who are the 4 who have lost children? My heart goes out to them.

[Swissy]

Lost my son to cancer, a week before the Christmas of '94. He was three years old.

[OldWarrior_42]

All four Grandparents ... a long time ago. My Father in law... christmas of 2001.

Lots of uncles and aunts... a few cousins. My wifes very close cousin in January.

My oldest brothers daughter... about 12 years ago.

Can't think of who else... lots of close friends... death happens. But my Dad just turned 80 today...5-7-23 birthday and my mom will be 76 in November. Amazing for them.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Swissy
Lost my son to cancer, a week before the Christmas of '94. He was three years old.

That is so sad.

Wish there was something I could do Swissy

[TheStinger]

Swisy thtas awful.

! grandad died before my Mum was 12 so inever met him, teh other died when i was 4 so i don't remember him, strnagely though i remember him dying, i think because it made my Dad sad. My Dad died 2 years ago he was overeight and smoked, 1 night my Mum rang me to say he wasn't well and would i ask him to go to the doctor half an hour later i got a call saying he was dead.

I had 2 great grandmas 1 died at 93 when i was 15 the other died last year at 101.

[Harovan]

All my grandparents are dead, and one uncle. My parents and parents in law are ok so far. One very dear friend is deadly sick... damn cancer. There's nothing worse than losing a child to cancer, though. Condolences, Swissy.

[Tiamat]

Where to begin. I lost my mother to ovarian cancer when I was 19. She decided to go the Christian Science route and not go to a doctor until it was to late. It's been almost 24 years but I still can't talk about it.

I've lost both grandparents on both sides. My aunt, an uncle, 2 of my best friends in the world to suicide and most recently a woman who was like a second grandmother to me. The older you get the longer the list seems to get.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by MRT144
Ming, doesnt your banning rod have some sort of "ressurection" setting?

That only works for erections.

[Sikander]

I lost my mother two years ago, and her mother last year. My little brother died when I was a kid, and that was really hard even though he was a baby. I guess I had imagined all the fun we would have as he got older. When I was born 6 of my great grandparents were alive, and all my grandparents, uncles etc. Now I have only one grandmother left, and she won't last the year. The truly scary thing is that you begin to realize that the longer you live the lonelier you get. As people who experienced the same things as you have passed on, theyleav you as the only witness who remembers the events of your life and times.

[Mercator]

My grandparents and an aunt on my father's side. His mother died when I was little, the other two several years back.

But frankly, I felt very little. I only felt kind of sad for my father...
All of my family lives in Belgium, while I grew up in Holland. I basically only saw them once or twice a year (a bit more when I was younger), and I haven't seen either family for quite some time now (my mum's family Christmas 2001 I think, my dad's family at my granddad's funeral in June 2001).

I'll be seeing most of my mum's family this saturday though as my sister's getting married. (something near the opposite end of the spectrum here )

[Willem]

Originally posted by obiwan18

Eh? If she is so close to dying, what will you be sparing her from? Anyways, I'll pray for her tonight, that the suffering will lessen.

Well you were a little late I'm afraid, thanks for the good intention though. She passed away on Saturday, everyone said their final goodbyes yesterday, and she'll be cremated soon.

I was hoping we could donate her brain for Alzheimers research, but there was no demand for it at the time. I guess they have a few by now. It would have been nice if there could have been some good to come out of her disease, but I guess she'll just end up being yet another statisic.

But she was never in any pain and she passed away peacefully, so for that we're grateful.