Members letterswewrote Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 cancer is an awful illness indeed. be strong, you'll come out of this all with a better sense of life's preciousness. whenever i've lost somone, it has just helped me really put alot of things in perspective. and those that used this thread to make light of your situation, well, they'll get theirs one way or another. for example, a good friend of mine had a father who got AIDS from a blood transfusion. we were at a party and some smart-ass started running his mouth about all kinds of misguided things regarding that disease, not knowing what my friend had been through. long story short, he walked home with two black eyes and plenty of bruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BP90 Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 I watched my grandmother die at 69 from blood poisoning after cutting her finger cooking christmas dinner... died two days after christmas... we all as a family had to go to her house and open gifts two weeks later... its horrible to remember and think about... she was a good woman... very good to us... I am VERY sorry for your loss.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CHOUTMUSIC Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 Nearly everyone who is old in my family has died of cancer or has had cancer. My mom has had breast cancer, ovarian cancer and a brain tumor within a span of 12 years and she's still alive and doing pretty well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hello, I'm not actually religious. Personally I am agnostic. Which means I don't know or presume where or what my Grandma is doing right now where ever she is. But that has nothing to do with what my Grandma believed in! So please respect other peoples religious beliefs so that the Earth can stay a tolerant, enjoyable place. Exactly! You see, if someone suffers a loss in their family, and asks for prayers or good thoughts or whatever, that's NOT the time to get into a religious argument with them. Whatever solace, or comfort or help we can provide, that's what we should be offering. Not lectures on the pros and cons of their particular beliefs. You don't have to offer prayers if that's something you're not into, but you can offer your best wishes, or sympathy, or condolences or whatever. What I DON'T want to see is any more arguments about religion or the lack of religion in this thread. That isn't what this is about. One of our own suffered a difficult loss, and as a community, we should be there for them. If you don't feel you can do that, in whatever way you're personally comfortable with, then fine. Don't post in the thread. But don't slag on someone who is in the middle of a difficult time. That's just completely uncool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HappyDude Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hello, I'm not actually religious. Personally I am agnostic. Which means I don't know or presume where or what my Grandma is doing right now where ever she is. But that has nothing to do with what my Grandma believed in! So please respect other peoples religious beliefs so that the Earth can stay a tolerant, enjoyable place.Exactly! You see, if someone suffers a loss in their family, and asks for prayers or good thoughts or whatever, that's NOT the time to get into a religious argument with them. Whatever solace, or comfort or help we can provide, that's what we should be offering. Not lectures on the pros and cons of their particular beliefs. You don't have to offer prayers if that's something you're not into, but you can offer your best wishes, or sympathy, or condolences or whatever. What I DON'T want to see is any more arguments about religion or the lack of religion in this thread. That isn't what this is about. One of our own suffered a difficult loss, and as a community, we should be there for them. If you don't feel you can do that, in whatever way you're personally comfortable with, then fine. Don't post in the thread. But don't slag on someone who is in the middle of a difficult time. That's just completely uncool. Hey ! It's my old buddy Phil .... NOT !!! No slagging ehhh , but it's cool to have pics of a guys nutsack ? :evil: :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 No, that was an inappropriate picture. Sorry, but I didn't see it earlier; if I had, I would have deleted it. That still doesn't change what I said to you. So I'd suggest you get out of this thread now or go find another forum to troll. Consider that an official warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Oops, my bad - forget about the warning - you're banned. Looks like you're a "beback" for BobboVisMe. Reregistering after a ban is grounds for an insta-ban. Come back again, and my next call is to your ISP (the name of which is frequently abbreviated to three letters...) to let them know you're violating our (and their) TOS. If you're trying to do a "beback", it's not very smart to argue with an admin and draw attention to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fast Frets Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 EvilSoup, my condolences to you and your family. The most difficult times in my life have been witnessing the deterioration of health in people that I love. I hope you will remember her as she was and not as she was at the end. Take heart that she is suffering no longer. Prayers and peace to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I hope you will remember her as she was and not as she was at the end. Take heart that she is suffering no longer. Very good advice IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted May 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 I want to thank everyone who has posted so far. The funeral will be on thursday, Weston Noble, the well known choir conductor for the Luther Nordic Choir, will be showing up to conduct the small church choir that my Grandma was in. My Grandma was in the top nordic choir and she was very good friends with Weston Noble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryan_adelphi Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 Death is a beautiful thing. Something you should understand is that Death is not the opposite of Life. The opposite of Death is Birth, Life has no opposite. - Eckhart Tolle I lost my grandmother to leukemia in October, it was (and still is) very hard to realize that I can't go over to her house and spend time with her. My thoughts are with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkIntension Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 My condolences... She'll be in my prayers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted May 15, 2007 Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 EvilSoup, I'm sorry for your loss. Like many here, I've been though the horror, of loosing someone very close. All that I can say is that she'll always be in your heart, and the pain fades with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted May 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 15, 2007 Today in german class I just randomly became horribly sad.It was terrible.It faded though in an hour or so. It's wierd, you feel like you've gotten past it, but it's still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted May 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 Unfortunately, my Grandma on my dads side is currently having hip surgery because she broke a screw in her hip from doing some exercise. Doctors are worried because she has had complications before such as the blood being rejected from her body.Thats also sad. I had to pick out my suit today for the funeral, and I'm taking tomorrow off of school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaSkip Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I'm sorry to hear of your loss and ongoing heartache. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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