Lost my best friend of fifty some years this morning at 10:30 AM..

[Uncle Willy]

He and his wife were just over to visit two weeks ago then a couple of days later he is in the hospital for tests and blood transfusions as he was extremely enemic. Then I get a call that they found a mass in his colon and surgery was scheduled to take a six inch hunk of his colon out. So I figured they had caught it in time and he'd be okay. Then another call that there wouldn't be any surgery as he was riddled with cancer. We spent four days with all his family at the hospital with him, then they moved him to a nursing home and in two days he was gone. Man it took him fast.

He had kidney failure so he went peacefully as with that you just go to sleep and don't wake up. Hope I can go that way. He was only three years older than me. We had been friends since I was about sixteen and he was nineteen.

Just goes to show you that you need to keep track of your health as this crap can sneak right up on you and nail you hard.

Bill

Bill

 

[Dick from IA]

Sympathies to you and your friend's family, Bill. Always tough to lose someone, but the peaceful passing is a blessing.

My Dad, and most recently my brother-in-law, passed on with kidney failure as a result of other problems. Both went peacefully, too.

Prayers are with you.

 

[Uncle Willy]

THanks bud. Yeah it's a good way to go if there is a good way.

Bill

 

[Midus1]

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[DavHut]

...Bill, It is a thing we all deal with, alas, as we age. While not as dear as a life-friend, everytime some old movie star or aging celeb passes, I get the same pang of loss and mortality deep in MY gut.

"...in two days he was gone. Man it took him fast.
He had kidney failure so he went peacefully as with that you just go to sleep and don't wake up. Hope I can go that way."

My mother went the same way, last year. Within a month it was finished. Fini, Kaput. My only thought was, "I dont want my mommy to leave" - but, before any of us knew it, it was over. I watched it unfold, as we did Home Hospice. I agree, it was a blessing to pass that way.

"Just goes to show you that you need to keep track of your health as this crap can sneak right up on you and nail you hard."

Regardless what any of us do, SOMETHING will get us - but why push it, eh? If watching your diet and exercising and hugging your loved ones and laughing will get you just one more day, then it seems a paltry price to pay.

Again, condolences on your loss, Bill. your friend was lucky to have a pal like you to carry on his legacy.

 

[lien]

sorry to hear of your loss mate my dad has just been diagnosed with cancer its not a fun time at all especially when the person is well loved .so best of luck with your health and get out there and enjoy it to the fullest . at least your mate passed to know he had a great family and a true friend in you keep your chin up and keep being the uncle Willy we all know or feel we do anyway

Regards LIEN
Rob WOOD OZ

 

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[NM5K]

>Just goes to show you that you need to keep track of your health as this >crap can sneak right up on you and nail you hard. ............

Sorry to hear that. I've known three or four people that went pretty much the same way. One day they think they are fine, and the next, they have cancer, and then the next, they are gone. It's some bad stuff if you get the wrong kind.
MK

 

[Troy Ounce]

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[ohio fred]

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[Uncle Willy]

Yeah and the sad and criminal thing is - they've had cures for cancer for decades but it's a multi-billion dollar business and they ain't about to cut loose from that.

A few weeks ago some reporter got hold of a memo passed from the CEO of one of the big drug companies to another high official in the company stating - " We must continue to strive to keep cancer a chronic and manageable disease." That tells it all.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

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[lil ben]

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[Ron from Michigan]

Sorry to hear about your loss of a long time friend Uncle Willie.My dad died last November and there's not a day that goes by that I don't think about him. My dad and I talked about death and the one thing he said"don't cry at my funeral" I did,it was sad to see a man who worked so hard and decent human suddenly gone. I think it is true every day is a gift and we must make the most of it.God Bless you and your friends family. Ron

 

[Spanky]

Sorry to hear that Uncle Willy the "C" word is becoming to common now a days. Sometimes wonder if it has to do with all the chemicals in our food and the air we breath.
Every time I lose a friend it takes a little piece of me with them. Its nice to reflect back on the good times...it feels like yesterday if you know what I mean.
Take care bud.

Spanky