# A sad day..My best friend died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984 "2014-07-25T01:42:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/21 "2014-07-25T20:14:21Z")
Oh, I hate this. I’m so sorry for your loss. I often hope that I die before my bestie, because I really don’t know how I could possibly live without her if she goes first. They are the people that move into your heart and never leave, if you’re lucky enough to have one. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/22 "2014-07-25T21:34:30Z")
My condolences **picunurse** ☹ ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/23 "2014-07-25T23:00:52Z")
I am very sorry for your loss. I don’t know if this will mean anything or not, but my best friend died in my arms in May. He’d had a stroke in the bathroom; when I found him, we carried him out to the couch and started CPR until the ambulance came, but he died as they worked on him. Even though he was right here when it happened, I feel kind of the same way. I had no time to prepare for his death, and thinking of him lying alone on the floor of the bathroom makes me very, very sad. His heart was fibrillating when we laid him on the couch, so maybe he was still alive enough to hear the things I said to him then. I sure hope so. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/24 "2014-07-26T11:53:30Z")
**picunurse** , how very sad for you, I am so sorry. ☹ eta (now that I’ve posted and read more) You too, **brujaja** ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/25 "2014-07-26T12:50:06Z")
She sounded like a special person, independent person. I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/26 "2014-07-26T16:54:39Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > I am very sorry for your loss. I don’t know if this will mean anything or not, but my best friend died in my arms in May. He’d had a stroke in the bathroom; when I found him, we carried him out to the couch and started CPR until the ambulance came, but he died as they worked on him. > > Even though he was right here when it happened, I feel kind of the same way. I had no time to prepare for his death, and thinking of him lying alone on the floor of the bathroom makes me very, very sad. > > His heart was fibrillating when we laid him on the couch, so maybe he was still alive enough to hear the things I said to him then. I sure hope so. If it’s any comfort, hearing is the last sense to go. So, he likely did hear you. Nevertheless, It’s a terrible loss. I’m sorry you had to face that. Thank you, everyone for the kind words. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/27 "2014-07-26T17:47:13Z")
What terrible news. I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/28 "2014-07-26T18:03:47Z")
What a sad thread. My condolences, to both picunurse and to brujaja. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/29 "2014-07-28T01:12:34Z")
I’m so sorry, **picunurse**. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/30 "2014-07-28T02:35:26Z")
I’m very sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984/31 "2014-07-28T03:42:50Z")
So sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-my-best-friend-died/693984.md?page=1)