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Doesn't matter what faith you are, even if you have none. Even a few good thoughts would be helpful. Here's why:
One of my friends for the last few years had been battling cancer since before I had known her. She had it in a number of places, including but not limited to, the colon and the brain numerous times. It started in her mid-late teens. Each time she fought it off she just made it seem so easy. We always thought, ok so she relapsed a little, she'll be fine in a few weeks. But this time it was different. This time the doctors said there was nothing they could do. No more treatments they could use or methods to make her better. All her family could do was watch her die. It's just so sad that such a strong person could be dragged down by such a horrible disease that no matter how strong you are or how hard you fight, it will always beat you. It's a disease that took my grandfather, my uncle's wife, one of my cousins and now one of my friends.
I just found out about a half hour ago that she had passed away peacefully in her home, with her family. Dead from cancer at the age of twenty.
I don't know what to do with myself. My girlfriend, friends and i have been helping the family with notifications. We are now awaiting arrangement plans. I am always a slow reactor to death. When someone dies, sometimes it doesn't hit me for a few days or weeks that they're actually gone. On the one hand, I'm sad that she's gone. On the other, however, I'm glad that she's gone to a better place where there won't be any more pain for her.
We may not have been the closest of friends at times, but she still made an impact on my life nonetheless.
I have always felt that no parent should have to bury their child.
One of my friends for the last few years had been battling cancer since before I had known her. She had it in a number of places, including but not limited to, the colon and the brain numerous times. It started in her mid-late teens. Each time she fought it off she just made it seem so easy. We always thought, ok so she relapsed a little, she'll be fine in a few weeks. But this time it was different. This time the doctors said there was nothing they could do. No more treatments they could use or methods to make her better. All her family could do was watch her die. It's just so sad that such a strong person could be dragged down by such a horrible disease that no matter how strong you are or how hard you fight, it will always beat you. It's a disease that took my grandfather, my uncle's wife, one of my cousins and now one of my friends.
I just found out about a half hour ago that she had passed away peacefully in her home, with her family. Dead from cancer at the age of twenty.
I don't know what to do with myself. My girlfriend, friends and i have been helping the family with notifications. We are now awaiting arrangement plans. I am always a slow reactor to death. When someone dies, sometimes it doesn't hit me for a few days or weeks that they're actually gone. On the one hand, I'm sad that she's gone. On the other, however, I'm glad that she's gone to a better place where there won't be any more pain for her.
We may not have been the closest of friends at times, but she still made an impact on my life nonetheless.
I have always felt that no parent should have to bury their child.
