# One Of My Best Friends Is Dying **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158 "2011-09-04T08:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/21 "2011-09-04T18:23:18Z")
☹ My deepest condolences. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/22 "2011-09-04T20:54:55Z")
All of you, thanks. Now do me a favor, go hug your kids/spouse/SO. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/23 "2011-09-04T22:34:00Z")
I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/24 "2011-09-04T22:37:12Z")
I hugged my son. I’m sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/25 "2011-09-04T22:53:07Z")
My condolences to you **Bmalion**. ---
**Author:** ![Lor213](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@Lor213](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lor213)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/26 "2011-09-04T22:57:13Z")
My condolences to you and all my thoughts and prayers go out to you and her family. Cancer is such and evil thing ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WILDJC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@WILDJC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILDJC)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/27 "2011-09-04T23:00:04Z")
Fond memories shall live on. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/28 "2011-09-04T23:31:17Z")
> [@WILDJC](#): > > Fond memories shall live on. And there are many,thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/29 "2011-09-04T23:51:48Z")
We are mortal, ephemeral beings. Shining like stars so briefly upon this stage. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/30 "2011-09-05T00:19:16Z")
Oh Brian, I’m sorry for your loss. _Hugs_ ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/31 "2011-09-05T00:40:22Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Oh Brian, I’m sorry for your loss. _Hugs_ And she spent good chunk of her life doing medievil irish historical reenactment. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/32 "2011-09-05T01:27:06Z")
My condolences added to the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/33 "2011-09-05T03:26:29Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > All of you, thanks. > > Now do me a favor, go hug your kids/spouse/SO. Done. I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/34 "2011-09-05T03:30:44Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss, **BMalion**. It was hard for me to lose my mother to an aggressive cancer at 78 (we found out on July 2, she was gone by the 7th) but I can only imagine the added horror of it happening to someone much younger. Sad and scary. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/35 "2011-09-05T03:31:45Z")
Very sorry for your loss. Godspeed to her. ---
**Author:** ![sannemoore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@sannemoore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sannemoore)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/36 "2011-09-05T03:45:37Z")
I am very sorry for your lost. Cancer is terrible, there should be more research into killing cancer cells. I believe within the next 20-30 years there will be a cure for cancer. My mother at the age of 70 died from bladder cancer…I heard from my daughter, she said a friend of hers, went to work Monday, went to the doctor Tuesday and discovered he had lung cancer, Wednesday he at 42 years of age, went into a coma and died…I know how blessed we are, everyday is a gift… ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/37 "2011-09-05T04:02:56Z")
I am sorry to hear of your loss. Stay strong for your friend, and take time to grieve for the loss of his wife. She sounds like a wonderful person and a good friend. I have no kids, spouse, or SO, but know that you are in my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/38 "2011-09-05T04:29:02Z")
I’m very sorry for your loss, **BMalion**. I can see how much you cared about her. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/39 "2011-09-05T05:02:45Z")
I’m so sorry **BMalion**. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158/40 "2011-09-05T15:19:34Z")
Once we were heading to a Japanese drive-thru pick pick up food for the 10 or so people back at the house working on a project. As the speaker-thingie said “anything else?” I made honking noise and muttered “and two hard-boiled eggs”. She could not stop laughing. Every time she caught her breath, I would honk, and she would start laughing again. It got so bad the drive-thru worker had to walk out and ask “what the hell is going on here?”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-best-friends-is-dying/595158.md?page=3)