NortheastOfMostOfYa

Well, we all heard about Johnny Cash and John Ritter a few days back. It's an everyday fact of life that we get reminded of death, but when it happens too much it's really a challenge to deal with, like it is for my wife and I now.

First, we had to put one of our ferrets to sleep Friday evening. He'd been sick for a while so it wasn't a surprise but still, it hurts, especially since we unexpectedly had another pass away a month ago.

Then on Saturday I got word that one of my cousins, who is my age, died suddenly. Way too young. Her husband came home and found her dead. Still not sure what but it has to be heart related. I'm worried about my uncle (her father) who is having heart problems himself. She was such a nice person too, not like that makes her immune and all, but makes her missed all the more.

Now today, my wife goes to work and finds out a close coworker committed suicide over the weekend. None of us saw any warning signs from him. And these folks are in the mental health field, so you'd think they would.

Enough already!

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Stag

That's tough, my thoughts go out to you.

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Pencil Monkey

One of the teachers at my school passed away.....man... this month is crappy

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Sirgets

which teacher Monkey ???

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Guest

WOW! Something must really be happening here!

My Great-Aunt past away last night (Sunday) around 7pm. She had been having heart problems for about a year now, but she was still active and even went to church and went out to dinner last night, so there really wasn't any warning that it was going to happen.

Also that governor (can't remember his name) died last week. He was on life support and his family decided to take him off of it.

I don't know, awful lot of deaths this past month... could this be a sign?

-Daxie

NortheastOfMostOfYa

A sign? Hmm, don't know about that. I look at it as a wakeup call to appreciate the folks you have around you while they're still there, even if you think they'll be around awhile, because you could be wrong about that. Also to live life while you can because you could be next (though I've been living by that one for awhile, to the occasional chagrin of my employer who'd probably love it if I worked 50 to 60 hours like my Chinese counterparts do).

At least your great-aunt and my cousin didn't suffer much. I'd rather just go than to die of a long drawn out disease (as if I have an option on that sort of thing).

Maybe this section belongs in Angry Beaver: I can't think of a more selfish thing to do than to commit suicide. The guy was my wife's mentor, and a lot of others looked to him to help their lives out, and he decides to deprive these people of his help but then also steps in front of a moving vehicle to do it, endangering and traumatizing the vehicle's driver too. Or how about that guy in Florida, he kills himself AND his kids. There's so many places these people can go for help - the guy at my wife's job even worked in that field - and they don't do it. It's cowardly and selfish. I've been really low in the past when I've thought about doing it but when nothing else did, I remembered how it would affect my family, and that kept me from doing it (and I'm glad I didn't because things really did get better). Everything is me me me all the time now. I'm so tired of it.

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From the state where death is mentioned on its license plate

"Everybody Wang Chung tonight!"