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Word of advice
Elbesta
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I have three best friends, lost Mark three years ago to lung cancer at 44. Lost Brian last friday in a car accident would have been 44 in november. You don't think it will happen tell your old and expect it. My father pased away this march he was 80 , he lived a good life and it was his time and I was OK with it, my two friends though were just getting back on top of life after dealing with hardships for a time. These were friends that you would do anything for and would do anything for you. I have been talking to two ladies on the phone both who loved Brian with all there heart, they keep asking me why, I cant tell them why, I don't know myself, but life goes on.
My last friend is 48 so he is going to hang in there. We were the Four Musketiers (sp) as people would call us. And then there were two.
Too get back to my word of advice. Even though you are young let someone know or put down in writing what [you] want done when you pass away. If you live away from your family and have important friends let the family know that the friends need to be included also.
Thank you for reading my rambling.
I turn 44 on Wed. so I'm not out of the woods yet.
Elbesta
Edited by - Elbesta on 09/24/2002 19:42:08
My last friend is 48 so he is going to hang in there. We were the Four Musketiers (sp) as people would call us. And then there were two.
Too get back to my word of advice. Even though you are young let someone know or put down in writing what [you] want done when you pass away. If you live away from your family and have important friends let the family know that the friends need to be included also.
Thank you for reading my rambling.
I turn 44 on Wed. so I'm not out of the woods yet.
Elbesta
Edited by - Elbesta on 09/24/2002 19:42:08
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I'm sorry to hear about your friends,but hang in there.My father was 85 last Monday and he has us all wringing our hands here because he's been 911'd to the hospital so many times in the last 2 months and it's hard on everyone. His heart isn't strong and he has black lung.Pop is my best friend.
It's good that you brought that up about making sure things are taken care of before you pass away. One gal I know, her husband died suddenly from a heart attack Oct.2000 at 47 yrs. of age, He had an okay job, but no will and no insurance. The little money they had barely paid for his modest funeral. The bank, and his grown successful children from another marriage took everything,house,car and 24ft boat.She got NOTHING! They didn't even need this stuff, but they didn't care. She was literally left out on the street (well, road, we don't have streets here).
There was one thing that saved her from taking the pipe(she was a mess) and that was a TV commercial about that cheap life insurance, she got some a few months before he died, she had to wait a long time, like seven months, but she finally got over nine thousand dollars. You have to have a will, you can't assume that you are entitled to anything. You have to have things in writing. They will leave you out in the blowing snow, they don't care.I(and her other friends) saw it happen. We all pulled together and helped out, but it was still really rough on her.She is one of the hardest working people I ever met, and she seems to be ok finally, but nobody should have to go through that.
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