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I'm at that weird stage in life known as the mid-20s. A lot of life events going on. My friends are settling into adulthood, getting full-time jobs in their desired career, people moving out onto their own. Lots of engagements, weddings, even babies (shudder). And then we have funerals. A couple people I went to high school with died within a year of graduating high school. A friend's dad died in his late 40s from a sudden heart attack no one saw coming. Then they it finally got personal when my grandfather died the week before my junior year of college. That was it for a while. Then I turned 26. So far this year:
My uncle who has had cancer on and off for the past three years finally passed away. It was a long week of watching him suffer with severe dementia and pain. I was the last person he managed a coherent conversation with. It wasn't unexpected but it still hurt like hell.
Two weeks ago, someone I went to school with lost his 13 month fight with cancer. 26 is too young to be have been going through that and die from it.
Yesterday, on my way to work, my mom called me and opened the conversation with, "I've got bad news." A close family-friend died Thursday. It was the end of the day at work when he suddenly didn't feel well. He called one of his sons up and told him he needed a ride to the ER cause something was wrong. He died of a heart attack before he could be treated. I've known him since forever. Managed a local gas station, once I was old enough to drive I was always able to take my car to him for repairs because I'd never get screwed. He wouldn't charge for labor and would only charge for parts with no markup for profit. He was an honest to goodness good man and you just can't find that in people these days.
I'm sick of it. It was a beyond shitty week before I got that call Friday morning and after getting another medical bill today along with notice that my rent is going up after my lease gets renewed. I can't take it anymore.
My uncle who has had cancer on and off for the past three years finally passed away. It was a long week of watching him suffer with severe dementia and pain. I was the last person he managed a coherent conversation with. It wasn't unexpected but it still hurt like hell.
Two weeks ago, someone I went to school with lost his 13 month fight with cancer. 26 is too young to be have been going through that and die from it.
Yesterday, on my way to work, my mom called me and opened the conversation with, "I've got bad news." A close family-friend died Thursday. It was the end of the day at work when he suddenly didn't feel well. He called one of his sons up and told him he needed a ride to the ER cause something was wrong. He died of a heart attack before he could be treated. I've known him since forever. Managed a local gas station, once I was old enough to drive I was always able to take my car to him for repairs because I'd never get screwed. He wouldn't charge for labor and would only charge for parts with no markup for profit. He was an honest to goodness good man and you just can't find that in people these days.
I'm sick of it. It was a beyond shitty week before I got that call Friday morning and after getting another medical bill today along with notice that my rent is going up after my lease gets renewed. I can't take it anymore.
and some of my classmates have died. Some have been killed as a result of the drug trade (either overdosing or because they didn't pay their dealer), a couple were killed in auto accidents, and I know of at least one who killed herself.
), is now in a nursing home...and the end is coming soon.
I've lost a lot of family members and friends, too. 
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