Today, I found out that one of my oldest buddie's brother died of Covid. I'm so sad, not only for him, but that so many of our old crowd is passing on. I'm only 62. Where did those years go? There is still so much to do. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I ran into a childhood friend for the first time in years. It turned out her mother died of COVID a few days ago. It was heartbreaking to see her close to tears all the time we talked, but due to distancing I couldn't even hug her to make her feel better. FML
Today, I watched my grandmother's funeral on a webcam. She died at 95 because the overwhelmed hospital kept putting back her pacemaker operation. I hadn't seen her in two years. Fuck Covid. FML
Today, a man I once worked with passed away. He was a lovely, caring, and inspirational person whom I looked up to. My husband's form of consolation? "Old people die. Get over it." FML
Today, my uncle is posting on Facebook for clout about how his mom died of COVID. She actually died of sepsis from severe Alzheimer's. He was at the hospice meeting, and his wife and daughter held her hand when she passed. She also died two years ago. FML
Today, I was speaking to an old friend and I asked her how her mother was. She replied, "She passed away, you came to her funeral last month." FML
Today, I shared the story of my younger brother's unexpected death with a friend. After telling him the story, I looked at him with teary eyes and he looked back into my eyes and said "I understand how you feel. That is almost as bad as when I lost my cat last spring term." FML
Today, after I attended the funeral service of a good friend last Sunday, tomorrow I'm going to the funeral of my uncle, and last night my mother just told me she has Covid. Triple whammy. Gonna mask up, stay my distance, and pay my respects. FML
Today, two patients died. Both had Covid. I'm still trying to deal with the issues last year left me with and we're right back in the same place. FML
Today, my little brother learned about mortality when our dog died. Since then, he's gone a little nuts and keeps ranting that he sees no point as to why our other dog should live. He's 16. FML
Today, my best friend since 8th grade died. This follows the deaths of my father in 2023, my divorce, and my mother dying last year. I already had an emotional Mother's Day, and now this. FML
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andrewgr 4
I'm so sorry for you loss. When I was 20, I thought 30 was old. Then when I was 30, I thought 40 was old. Once I got to 40, I thought 50 was old. But at 50, I actually started to feel old, and one of the reasons was because I had buried enough friends and acquaintances-- not of old age, but the cumulative odds of dying of *something* over the course of several decades is non-trivial, and it happened to one of my friends when I was in my 30s, and three more when I was in my 40s. The years go by faster and faster, and it would take me the rest of my life just to read all the books and play all the games I've accumulated so far, never mind all the traveling my wife and I want to do. I feel you. Take good care of your body, and we may have a few more good decades in us yet.
RichardPencil 32
Down the memory hole.
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RichardPencil 32
Down the memory hole.
andrewgr 4
I'm so sorry for you loss. When I was 20, I thought 30 was old. Then when I was 30, I thought 40 was old. Once I got to 40, I thought 50 was old. But at 50, I actually started to feel old, and one of the reasons was because I had buried enough friends and acquaintances-- not of old age, but the cumulative odds of dying of *something* over the course of several decades is non-trivial, and it happened to one of my friends when I was in my 30s, and three more when I was in my 40s. The years go by faster and faster, and it would take me the rest of my life just to read all the books and play all the games I've accumulated so far, never mind all the traveling my wife and I want to do. I feel you. Take good care of your body, and we may have a few more good decades in us yet.