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Zeus
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Posted: 27th Jul 2007 23:33
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My grandfather died. He had been really sick since '04.

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Zotoaster
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Posted: 27th Jul 2007 23:35 Edited at: 27th Jul 2007 23:36
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That sucks. My gran's been really ill for ages. It gets to the point where you start to think they are more than ready to die, and it's time they should just finish off, because they are in pain, and in some situations put the rest of the family under more stress than they would normally get from a dieing member.

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Luciferia
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Posted: 27th Jul 2007 23:36
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I'm sorry.
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Agent Dink
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Posted: 27th Jul 2007 23:42
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:\ My grandfather died suddenly a few years back. It was quite a shock. He was doing great aside from the fact he was having a small bout with pneumonia. It wasn't even a serious case and he was already getting better, but it must have done him in somehow. No one expected it.



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Posted: 27th Jul 2007 23:49
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I never knew any of my grandfathers Sorry to hear about your loss. My deepest condolences for you and your family.

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Jeku
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 00:26
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Sorry to hear. My grandfather died about a month ago, too. He's had MS for almost 20 years He was very young when he contracted the disease--- in his 30s.

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KeithC
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 00:33
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Sorry to hear that.



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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 00:45
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Sorry to hear also,

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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 01:31
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at least u had some time with him,i never knew mine.sorry to hear about that
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Zaibatsu
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 03:02
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Sorry to hear that.

I never knew my grandfather on my dads side. Story is that he had a heart attack while he was putting on his golf pants. I'm still not sure of the family history on my moms side. I had 2 grandfathers on that side, but never really knew which one was the real one, they both died without me ever knowing (it helps I never asked).

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 03:06
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Quote: "at least u had some time with him,i never knew mine.sorry to hear about that "


Me likewise - although apparently mine was still alive when I was a toddler. You have our sympathy - it's always a sad time when you lose a close friend or family member.

Quote: "Sorry to hear. My grandfather died about a month ago, too. He's had MS for almost 20 years "


Yes, some of these illnesses can be hard to bear. Both my parents suffered from Alzheimer's disease. My mother has suffered from it for 15 years now. Makes you wonder what the point of a long life is sometimes.

It's good to know we have friends on this forum to share such things with.
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Jeff Miller
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 04:56
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I am indeed sorry to hear of your loss. I'm a grandfather myself. Folks my age and moreso folks older than I am tend to be much less concerned about our own inevitable death FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE than we were when we were younger. The drift toward acceptance of death is natural because we encounter so many along the path of many years to becoming a grandfather. Most grandfathers have already experienced the death of their own grandfathers, their own parents, their aunts and uncles, some of their siblings and cousins, many friends, and rarely one or more of their own children. Jaded as we get, however, we still thumb our nose at death and try to fight it off because we perceive that our death would cause grief to our children and grandchildren, as your grandfather's death has no doubt grieved you. But when suffering an illness for years from which there is no other practical escape, I think most of us might welcome death. In your grandfather's case, having been ill for 3 years, it might have been an escape he was ready to accept. It naturally hurts to know that you can no longer spend time with him, but you must for his sake be grateful that his illness will vex him no longer.
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LD52
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 05:11
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Sorry. MY grandfather died in 2005, it really changes you especially if your close to them. My grandpa taught me alot and i have alot of great memories and even a few funny times. I'll always remember him and well i feel sad it happened to you.
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 06:25
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Sorry Jordan.
It will take time. God bless you.

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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 13:14
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Jeff Miller

Well said.
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Zeus
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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 18:25
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Thanks all you guys. You have cheered me up.

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Posted: 28th Jul 2007 23:01
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So Sorry...



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Posted: 29th Jul 2007 00:18
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Sorry too. My grandfather died from cancer about a year ago


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Posted: 29th Jul 2007 06:33
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My deepest condolences for you and your family.

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Miguel Melo
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Posted: 30th Jul 2007 23:54 Edited at: 30th Jul 2007 23:56
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Sorry to hear that Jordan... my thoughts are with you. At 35 years of age I'm lucky to still have one grandfather alive (plus both grandmothers, all of them over 90).

Though I only see them every other month, of all the people in my family (except maybe for my daughter, never dared to think of it) I just _know_ that his death will be the one that will hit me hardest. I have a profound admiration for him, he worked hard all his life on all sorts of trades and retired with virtually no money... but he's always of good cheer and still strolls about 5 to 10km a day (which is 5 to 10km more than I do)!

I wish I could grow up to be like him. A wonderful man as I bet you granpa was too.

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Zeus
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Posted: 31st Jul 2007 04:38
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My grandfather was the best man in my town.

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Posted: 2nd Aug 2007 12:51
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oh im so sorry to hear that

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MartinS
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Posted: 8th Aug 2007 16:02
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I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Both my great-grandmother and my grandmother passed-away not three years ago.

But this post isn't all bad news. Both my aunt and her daughter married young, and my cousin (my aunt's daughter) "had a baby" a couple months ago. So he (the new born) has four grandparents, and two great-grandparents. I don't know why I've said this, but I felt this was a good time.

God bless you.

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Zeus
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Posted: 8th Aug 2007 16:51
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Thanks........

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