It hurts to say goodbye, reason 349 getting older sucks

I guess you're at the age that life takes more than it gives. I am as well.

Sorry for your pain... Thank God there are folks to help both of you through this... One day somebody will do the same for you.

Indeed

Sorry for your loss.

It's a pain that's undescribable, seemingly intensified if someone is younger.

Sadly, bc of my past, a lot of my friends passed away at a young age. I still think of them almost every day and to this day I'll still shed a tear thinking about some of the good times we had and how much I miss them.

Also, I had a cousin that passed away right when he was entering his teens. It messed my aunt up very bad, still to this day and that was over 10 years ago.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is it's never easy. They say time heals all wounds. I'm not sure time can heal the wound of losing someone that was close to you. It does eventually become more bearable, but IMO, it never heals.

I hope you can find some peace and remember the times y'all had together and appreciate you were able to share that time with a good friend. As we all know, life is fragile and IMO, the memories and experiences friends and family share together are what really matter in the end.

He’s going back home to our Source. To a better place. The experiences and the memories and the love are eternal. Let those comfort you.

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It hurts to say goodbye, reason 349 getting older sucks

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It beats the alternative

Sorry for your loss. Hopefully you can keep good memories of your dear friend.

I'm afraid that I might be coming upon a similar situation in the near future. 3 of my good friends are all older than me and all 3 are in very poor health. One is battling cancer, one is battling internal bleeding and needs both a kidney and liver transplant, and the third has declining kidney function. I pray for them often and always try to be cheerful and helpful.

The five best friends I ever had are all dead. Being a close friend to me is a death wish. Makes me reluctant to invest.

Sorry for your loss.

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always had the take that if you die at like 60 or up what is there to be sad about, it was always inevitable.

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I completely understand what you're saying here and agree except for the sad part. It's still sad to lose someone you were close to, even if they're older. But, I don't think it's as sharp of a pain bc you realize they had a chance to live their life.

Everyone deals with loss of life differently though. I had to quit going to funerals for 3 or 4 years bc I got sick of going and seeing all my friends laying in caskets. Did that make me an a-hole in others eyes? I'm sure it did. I'd think I was an a-hole too if I was them. But the pain of losing friends came too often and got to the point where I would get physically sick going to funerals.

I've lost 3 really good friends at way too early ages. All 3 were seriously good people. All 3 to freakish or stupid accidents. The kind who deserved to live to ripe old ages. Sadly, I know way too many of the other kinds & they seem to be invulnerable to anything & everything in life.