Damn my great uncle died.

i am karjala takaisin · February 24, 2015, 04:48:42 PM

my paternal grandfather died in 2012 at 97

my maternal grandfather died a bit before i was born

those are my only close relatives that im aware of that have died

Flee · February 24, 2015, 04:48:48 PM

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More Than Mortal · February 24, 2015, 04:51:00 PM

Quote from: Flee on February 24, 2015, 04:48:48 PM

Just over a week ago, my grandfather was diagnosed with a very rare cancer in the final stage. I can't think of the name, but there's basically tumors growing everywhere in his body (behind the eyes, brain, brain stem, lung, heart muscle, throat...). Only one in a million of all cancer cases are like this. The doctors gave him another month or two at most. Strange feeling, as I've never really lost a close relative before. My girlfriend's rushing over as soon as possible to say her goodbyes and such.

I wasn't planning on posting much about it on the flood, but this thread is a pretty good occasion, I suppose.

Fucking hell, man. You holding up all right? How's your grandpa taken it?

Mad Max · February 24, 2015, 04:52:10 PM

Quote from: Flee on February 24, 2015, 04:48:48 PM

Just over a week ago, my grandfather was diagnosed with a very rare cancer in the final stage. I can't think of the name, but there's basically tumors growing everywhere in his body (behind the eyes, brain, brain stem, lung, heart muscle, throat...). Only one in a million of all cancer cases are like this. The doctors gave him another month or two at most. Strange feeling, as I've never really lost a close relative before. My girlfriend's rushing over as soon as possible to say her goodbyes and such.

I wasn't planning on posting much about it on the flood, but this thread is a pretty good occasion, I suppose.

That's pretty terrible, I'm sorry to hear that.

challengerX · February 24, 2015, 04:53:35 PM

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Flee · February 24, 2015, 04:57:31 PM

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More Than Mortal · February 24, 2015, 04:59:44 PM

Quote from: Flee on February 24, 2015, 04:57:31 PM

That's gonna be a lot harder when my girlfriend gets here though.

I honestly wish you the best of luck, man.

Flee · February 24, 2015, 05:01:44 PM

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More Than Mortal · February 24, 2015, 05:05:01 PM

Quote from: Flee on February 24, 2015, 05:01:44 PM

but I'm dreading how everything with my grandfather is going to go down.

Thinking about the what-ifs, even after the fact, can get to the best of us. Just focus on managing the situation on your end, man, your grandpa sounds like a strong guy and your grandma will probably hold up better than you expect even if she practically breaks down after he goes. People pretty much always overcome adversity like this, it's just a fact of life.

I'm sure these are mostly words on a screen, since I can't possibly establish any emotional connectivity on a forum, but honestly the main thing to try and do is just be honest with yourself about the situation and not think about how it could've played out different.

Flee · February 24, 2015, 05:20:30 PM

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🂿 · February 24, 2015, 07:58:46 PM

Quote from: Flee on February 24, 2015, 04:48:48 PM

Just over a week ago, my grandfather was diagnosed with a very rare cancer in the final stage. I can't think of the name, but there's basically tumors growing everywhere in his body (behind the eyes, brain, brain stem, lung, heart muscle, throat...). Only one in a million of all cancer cases are like this. The doctors gave him another month or two at most. Strange feeling, as I've never really lost a close relative before. My girlfriend's rushing over as soon as possible to say her goodbyes and such.

I wasn't planning on posting much about it on the flood, but this thread is a pretty good occasion, I suppose.

I'm really sorry man.

Luis · February 24, 2015, 08:05:27 PM

My great uncle died too, like two weeks ago

PSU · February 24, 2015, 08:06:10 PM

Sorry for your loss bro.

Sandtrap · February 24, 2015, 08:11:37 PM

A good chunk of my family died in a family meeting before I was born because of a house fire. My grandmother passed away 7 or so years back from lukemia, my first cousin is, or was, for a lack of a better term a complete bitch, my second cousins don't talk to me alongside with the entirety of my mother's side of the family, which also don't talk to my mother. My father lives two provinces away and he didn't see me for roughly 16 years. And his entire side of the family is not welcome here.

My brother in law's family, which by extension is now a part of our family, also avoids contact with him save for his sister.

And there ya have it.

Half of my family is dead, and the other half may as well be dead too since old grudges won't bury themselves.

And, sorry about your uncle. If he lived to his 90's that's not bad. 90 years is a long road. Sounds like he traveled it well too.