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[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Dell, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. That stinks.

F*ck cancer.

Thanks Nicole, I think one of the hardest things was him writing on his own facebook page that Dr.'s had just told him he had 1 to 2 months to live and he was headed home to plan his funeral and get his financials in order. He ended with only 'unbelievable'.

When I saw him the day he got home it was apparent it was going to be days and not months. At least he got to spend his last two days on earth at home, looking out at the forest that served as his backyard, surrounded by family and friends including his best friend Lulu, his dog, who he hadn't seen in 6 weeks. And somehow it felt more like a coming home party rather than funeral or wake.

He did somehow die with a smile on his face and it was apparent he was at peace on his last day. But that wasn't surprising considering it was Captain EZ!

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

When I saw him the day he got home it was apparent it was going to be days and not months. At least he got to spend his last two days on earth at home, looking out at the forest that served as his backyard, surrounded by family and friends including his best friend Lulu, his dog, who he hadn't seen in 6 weeks. And somehow it felt more like a coming home party rather than funeral or wake

I'm glad he was able to leave this world surrounded by those who loved him. I think it's the best gift we can give people we love as they leave us- knowing they were loved while they were here. An aunt of mine died in '08 from breast cancer and when I visited her for the last time, she told me how the hospice worker, after yet another day filled with friends coming to visit her, commented, "Well, this is unusual. Usually they don't all show up until after you're gone."

(Off topic, but props to hospice. Our family is still friends with the hospice worker who worked with my mom, and that was over 30 years ago)