has a close friend of yours died?

_snw_

my very best friend in the world died awhile ago. the anniversary just came and went. I'm sure the lot of us had family pass, but are we collectively at that age where this is more likely to have happened already? (not that i'm at an age where this should happen, at least i hope not - k's death was way too early - i just mean that the older we get, the higher the chance.)

j4nash

my friends ex-wife. they went through a divorce around the same time as I did. died from depression and self-abuse through alcoholism. definitely makes growing up the suck!

MyFeistyEvolution

Ugh. From summer 2010 to Christmas 2011, I went to 9 funerals...none were family..all friends.

It blows. And these days I find myself worrying about my parents passing...scares the **** out of me.

Pocket_Pixi

I actually lost my very best friend in the entire world 10 years and 4 months ago (not that I count or anything)...he was killed in a house fire in the early morning of January 2nd - I had literally seen him about 4 hours before it happened.

It is possibly one of the hardest things I have gone through. I still think about him every single day, and every year on the anniversary of his death I light the candle he gave me for my 19th birthday (about a half a month before he died) and let it burn for a just a bit.. probably a little pathetic but meh.. it is what it is..

Carl01

Yes he was born with cerebral palsy but never quit on life.
Some days would drive you nuts but had a heart of gold.
Was in a lot of ways the little brother I never had and was killed in a freak car accident 1998.

j4nash

It blows. And these days I find myself worrying about my parents passing...scares the **** out of me.

Definitely the worst feeling, especially when it's inevitable in the near term. Sorry to hear about your friends

Newf77

Sadly to say I have attended too many personal funerals; some came expected and some unexpected. Cancer; Strokes; Alzheimer; Heart failure; In Line of Duty and Military Service deaths.

Kityngirl

Lost an ex BF to cancer, childhood friend to a car accident, good friend to suicide. That was all in my 20s though....my parents are definitely getting older and my dad has been sick for a while, which scares the crap out of me.

learning2fly4

It is always terrible whatever the age. I lost a close friend 15 yrs ago at the age of 13. he committed suicide. The anniversary was just this past week. Regardless of the situation you always have to remember the positive about the person, and their impact on your life.

Kirstenrox

Yea my best friend died in 9th grade. She stopped breathing in her sleep and they put her on machines but she was gone, so she was taken off. So sad

Ashley_Panda

I lost my brother, biggest fan, worst enemy, fearless protector, and meanest bully 7 years ago to substance abuse/suicide. His 32nd birthday was yesterday.

parys1

I've not, yet, lost a friend. I have lost a brother and many other close family. Loss is hard. I do think of it as I get older.

HelloSweetie4

I have had a lot of people in my life die before they should have. Both of my grandmothers died when I was in middle school (never knew my grandfathers). Also some aunts and uncles.

The worst deaths in my life were:
My friend from high school (I lost contact with him after graduation) disappeared while in a row boat with two friends. His shoe was found (with the foot bones in it) a few months later in the ocean. That always made me regret not keeping contact with him and I still think about him a lot. That was about 5 years ago now.

Recently (last month), my husband's uncle commited suicide. He was the sweetest guy but very unstable. He left behind his 18 yr old and 15 yr old daughters, who were very close to him. That funeral service was the worst one I had ever been to. The family tried to keep it casual and light-hearted (how he would have wanted it), but it was so hard for everyone to keep a smile on their face. I think about him a lot and I feel so bad for his daughters.

Bonita_Lynne_58

Lost my very good friend Glen 15yrs ago. Sadly he took his own life...always before when he was down, he'd call me. That time he didn't call. I think of him daily...still wonder if there was something else I should have done. I miss him. Never can I listen to the Black Hat Saloon album by Rusty Weir, or the song House Of The Rising Sun by Animals without thinking of him..and without crying.

lkm111

I lost a friend from college when I was 25 or 26, so we had not been out of college long. He was a severe epileptic. He had horrible siezures every day. One day, his poor body had had enough. I still miss him.

Lift_This_

Actually a close friend of mine just passed a way 2 weeks ago in a skiing accident. He was a great guy and had just asked his gf to marry him. Our bdays were just days apart and we alway had a drink on them.

littlelily613

A girl I had been close to in elementary school died from anorexia just before graduation in 2002. She spent the last two years of her life in the hospital.

Abrowe313

one of my best friends was shot and killed on my 18th birthday, i lost another friend the same way about 2 years later and my friend kevin that died on my birthday his aniversary bothered me for about 10 yrs after. as sad as it was it really made me look at my life and the path i was on and woke me up! sorry your having a tough time

ECA67

I lost my very best friend to cancer September 24th 2008. I loved him with all my heart and soul. I miss him every day. I often imagine things that he would do or say in certain situations. Sometimes thinking makes me laugh sometimes it makes me cry sometimes I do both. One thing my heart is heavy and yet so empty.

DieVixen

Ive lost friends ,to drugs,murder,suicide,and a car accident

ThePhoenixRose

I lost my best friend when I was 14. She drowned in the Mississippi River when she jumped in to save a neighbor boy who'd been wading and got swept up in the current. She didn't know how to swim, but knew she had to save him. She got behind him, kicked him to safety, her little sister (then 6) grabbed her hand, but ultimately, my friend let go, not wanting to pull her baby sister in too. The found her 3 days later MILES down the river.

We lost a very close friend last fall to suicide, and my father-in-law last April.

I've been to more funerals than i can count though, and most of them were in high school. Car accidents of different varieties mostly.

Stephb4

I lost one of the best friends I ever had a couple of years ago. Buried him on the 4th of July..... it will never be the same. I've lost a lot of people in my life, but losing a friend is so different from any other grief I've ever felt. I think about him everyday, EVERYDAY!. It's the worst thing in the world to lose a friend. He was in his early 30's (only 5 days older than me). I am thankful for the time we had together, even though it has been almost impossible to let him go.

sjohnny

My cousin was murdered 16 years ago. We write letters every two years to keep that motherfcker in prison when he comes up for parole so it always seems fresher than it is.

A friend committed suicide about 7 or 8 years ago. That was rough.

There have been a few others but those stand out the clearest.

Sp1nGoddess

I lost an ex-boy friend... he died in a car crash with his new girl. It was very hard. I still cared about him and his parents really liked me. He was my best's boyfriends best. It was hard. I still think about him when I hear his favorite band on the radio.

sunkisses

When I was in my early 20's one of my ex boyfriends died. He and I were close as teenagers when we dated. I had a difficult time after his death because I was such a bit*h to him before he passed.

I just lost my close friend (I called him my uncle because he was an inlaw) in February. Nothing has f'd me up quite the way watching him die a slow death after a stroke did. Nothing. I will never be ok.

He was in his late 50s so it was pretty early for a stroke, but I suppose as we age it becomes more likely we'll lose a close friend.

iluxoxo211

When I was 11 my best friend died of cancer.. He was 12..it was really hard so I understand what your going through:sad: :flowerforyou:

keg619

Less than a month after my twin sister and I turned 14, we got a call letting us know that our friend was found dead, on her bathroom floor, as a result of a pain killer overdose. I was the first of her friends to know, and called our other friend to break the news. Not something I want to have to do again. We don't know if it was suicide or if there was foul play. Each year the anniversary seems to arrive earlier and earlier. This July will make 8 years without her, and it's even more sad when I realize my memories of her are fading as well. I have been to more funerals, memorials and wakes than I would like to admit, but each one reminds me that life can end at any moment.

MizSaz

Overdoses, car accidents and suicides made up the last few month of my 16th year.

TheReese1206

My Oldests Father. It's been 4 years and still hurts both of us. He was 25 at the time. It really makes you look at things differently. It was/is heartbreaking.

CaoimheAine

Yes, Life is just too unfair sometimes.

LemonBurns

My sister was killed when she was 22 - I was 19. It's been 15 years now... It gets easier, but it never goes away. I miss her everyday.