Sigh :(

[Saint Nick]

I had been friends with this guy since I was in kindergarten. We had a great friendship up until 7th grade when he moved north, 60 miles out of town, just outside of Omaha to Elkhorn. Our relationship slowly dried up as he got into the "bad" crowd with drugs, alcohol, crime, etc. He recently cleaned up his act and was going to go to the military until a few months ago when he found out his mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, a smoker of probably 20 or so years. She passed away at the hospital last Tuesday, and I attended her funeral in Nebraska City on Friday. It was too sad. I shook his father's hand and my friend's, offered my condolences, and the funeral proceeded. It was way too sad for me. I felt terrible for my friend, as he has not had the best of days while he was in high school. I apologized to him for our friendship drifting apart and he said it was partially his fault. We forgave each other and we're going to go to lunch this coming weekend

But, I never felt so bad at a funeral as that one. I hate funerals... I didn't go to the burial, I couldn't take it. I couldn't stand seeing my friend like that.

Cliff notes:
1) Knew a guy since kindergarten.
2) He moved away in 7th grade.
3) Our friendship drifted.
4) He got involved with bad things.
4.5) His high school life blew chunks.
5) His mother passed away.

 

[rh71]

lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: rh71
lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

i will never smoke because of this. i would have never smoked anyways but this is even more of a reason not to.

 

[43st]

Originally posted by: rh71
lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

My grandfather died the same way. His lung cancer was from asbestos exposer in Germany during WW2.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Thera

Originally posted by: rh71
lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

My grandfather died the same way. His lung cancer was from asbestos exposer in Germany during WW2.

I believe my grandma was the same... asbestos from all those years of working in a "sweatshop" in NYC. Myself and my brother used to go there a lot as it was a form of her babysitting us then.

 

[Toasthead]

I feel sorry for your friend.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: rh71
lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

my grandfather has never touched a cigarette in his life and is now suffering terminal lung cancer.

 

[phreakah]

my ex gf's mother died of lung cancer.. she also never smoked a cig in her life.. very very awful thing to see happen to someone

 

[eplebnista]

 

[Aharami]

sad to hear that

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: rh71
lung cancer - grandmother passed away from it last year... never smoked. :thumbsdown:

my grandfather has never touched a cigarette in his life and is now suffering terminal lung cancer.

neither did mine, but my grandma was a 2 packadayer.

 

[hypn0tik]

I'm sorry to hear that.

Smoking kills not only yourself but others.