Too Young

jon1redleg
jon1redleg Posts: 242
edited October 2011 in The Clubhouse
I just learned today that I lost a friend to cancer at the age of 38.
He was told he had cancer and he died a short two weeks later,very sad. He left behind a son and a wife that
is currently 4 months along with their second child. He was also building their dream house on his own and now
is left incomplete. VERY SAD

Mike will sure be missed:cry:
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2011
    My condolences Jon.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2011
    Sorry for your loss Jon. That's what boggles my mind....you find out you have cancer and then you die in two weeks. WTF?! How is that even possible without having some kind of heads-up? Just wow man.
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  • jon1redleg
    jon1redleg Posts: 242
    edited October 2011
    Didn't really hit me until I seen picture in the local news paper, still in shock!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2011
    jon1redleg wrote: »
    I just learned today that I lost a friend to cancer at the age of 38.
    He was told he had cancer and he died a short two weeks later,very sad. He left behind a son and a wife that
    is currently 4 months along with their second child. He was also building their dream house on his own and now
    is left incomplete. VERY SAD

    Mike will sure be missed:cry:
    Sure is a very young age to die, very sad indeed. :sad: My condolences to you and Mike's family. RIP Young Mike!
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited October 2011
    I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.
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  • jon1redleg
    jon1redleg Posts: 242
    edited October 2011
    Found out from a friend that about 10 years ago he had a mole removed that tested for cancer, he thought every thing was fine because he felt fine. He didn't talk to much about it to anyone so none of us really knew.
    Well about a month ago he started to hurt alot when he walked and went to local ER and they heard some rattling in his lungs and sent him to a specailist and that was when he found out it was in his lungs , liver and bones ( all over). He passed in his sleep with his wife by his side, his son was at home with family.
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited October 2011
    Wow, two weeks. And here I thought that the 6 months from diagnosis to death with my dad's lung cancer was short. Condolences, man...
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited October 2011
    Sorry to hear. Remember life is short so always treat yourself good.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited October 2011
    Very sad to go so young, but he did far better than the multitudes of children that pass at 1,2,3 years old that never even have a chance to get started in life.(Saint Judes Hospital is my biggest charity contribution) Melanoma is very deadly stuff, I've had 2 friends and an uncle die from it, none of them were as young as 38, however. I hope your friend's widow and children have a lot of supportive people in their lives, they will need them for a long time to come.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2011
    Sorry for your loss. That is one terrible disease.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,007
    edited October 2011
    My thoughts to you and his family
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited October 2011
    Wow. That's way too young. And only 2 weeks given. Just wow!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2011
    My condolences. I had a friend go the same way; one weekend we're digging a ditch thru his backyard for a fountain, a few days later he's diagnosed with cancer---2 weeks later, he's gone.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited October 2011
    I think a good 'ole fashioned community "House-Raising" is in order here. If you can organize such a thing these days, count me in.

    God bless his family at this time of loss. A true tragedy.
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