At least I got some closure now, still a very sad situation. Best wishes to you friend, his family and friends.
very sad. prayers sent. made me watch a little refresher and make sure i know how to do the self-Heimlich. here it is. i encourage everybody to watch. maybe the tragedy of your friend will end up saving one of our lives. RIP. http://youtu.be/XWrWZkSwc_Y
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I've been through where John's family is at now. I believe talking to him and giving him encouraging goodbyes will reach to him in some way. It's really hard for every one involved to let go. I hope and wish all the best for his family and acquaintances.
Sorry to learn of this, giddyup. I hope his passing is mercifully quick and as painless as possible and I hope that the good memories will be a comfort to the family. I've lost too many friends and family; a friend succumbed to cancer two days ago and another to liver failure a week before. It's almost getting old at this point but I am here to tell you something you already know -- it never gets easier. You have my great sympathy.
Also, though I am not a man of faith, nor one possessed of a faith in the life to come, I keep the phone numbers of the friends I've lost in my phone. I like seeing them there. I like to remember our conversations. And sometimes when I want to talk to them, though I'm under no illusion the communication will be two-way, I send them emails. Sometimes I send them songs I think they might have liked. You may find such a thing therapeutic in your grieving. But the greatest things that happen with me and the friends I've lost are the times my mind is generous enough to allow them to visit me in my dreams. I treasure those memories almost as much as I do the ones we made while we were living on this planet together.
From our church's email distribution: "Lovingly surrounded by his family, John __________ passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon. Please pray for Leslie and this family."
Very sorry to hear about your friend Giddy. The sad truth is that death can strike us even doing the most mundane of activities.
What, in your narcissistic, bitter mind made you think this was appropriate? I've never seen anyone this bitter, and it shows in every disgusting post you write. You need a psychiatrist. To giddyup: I'm truly sorry, but there are possibilities of better things.
