Cruisin
If you can't carry it, you don't
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Some background info first.
On December 19, 2002 my cousin age 30 yrs died of complications due to diabetes that she had had since childhood. She was not feeling well and wanted to wait till after Christmas but passed out and went to hospital. She died within a week. She left behind an 8yr old daughter and a husband.
August 19, 2003, her father, my uncle, found out he had a liver disease. They had been planning a big party for Labour Day weekend and decided to go ahead with it. My uncle played in a band, so they had a great time, playing music and generally enjoying themselves. He called it "Brian's Big Blow-out Party". My uncle passed away September 22, 2003, 1 month after being diagnosed at the age of 56 years.
My mother called this morning to tell me that my aunt, from the same family as above was in a car accident last night on slippery roads and died instantly. She was 55 years old.
Unfortunately in the car was also the father of her daughter-in-law, my aunt was driving him home. He also died instantly. Turns out my cousins daughter 8 yrs old had wanted to go with grandma too, but was not allowed to go. Thank goodness for that, at least.
Some of these poor grandchildren have lost an aunt, a grandmother and two grandfathers in less than a year. I feel so bad for them.
So I guess the moral of this story is that .....life can be so very darn short.... If you want to go on the vacation, do ... whatever, do it and do it now because you really don't know if you have a tomorrow.
I just found out the man who died was only 51 years old!
On December 19, 2002 my cousin age 30 yrs died of complications due to diabetes that she had had since childhood. She was not feeling well and wanted to wait till after Christmas but passed out and went to hospital. She died within a week. She left behind an 8yr old daughter and a husband.
August 19, 2003, her father, my uncle, found out he had a liver disease. They had been planning a big party for Labour Day weekend and decided to go ahead with it. My uncle played in a band, so they had a great time, playing music and generally enjoying themselves. He called it "Brian's Big Blow-out Party". My uncle passed away September 22, 2003, 1 month after being diagnosed at the age of 56 years.
My mother called this morning to tell me that my aunt, from the same family as above was in a car accident last night on slippery roads and died instantly. She was 55 years old.
Unfortunately in the car was also the father of her daughter-in-law, my aunt was driving him home. He also died instantly. Turns out my cousins daughter 8 yrs old had wanted to go with grandma too, but was not allowed to go. Thank goodness for that, at least.
Some of these poor grandchildren have lost an aunt, a grandmother and two grandfathers in less than a year. I feel so bad for them.
So I guess the moral of this story is that .....life can be so very darn short.... If you want to go on the vacation, do ... whatever, do it and do it now because you really don't know if you have a tomorrow.
I just found out the man who died was only 51 years old!
