any tragic , sad stories of death?

Question

My heart goes out to kayne west on the senseless death of his mother at such a young age. I know all too well what he is going through. My mother died very suddenly at age 64 years old on jan 29, 2006 and just 5 days later, my 2nd child.. a son was born. She was in and out of the hospital for months..test after test confirmed nothing...she was having pains in her stomach...then a week after she was released from a hospital stay again...she was having serious pains in the stomach and constanly going #2 to the point she was doubled over...we called 911 and she went into emergency surgery only to find out her colon was infected and needed to be removed...she could not handle the surgery well cause of all the smoke in her lungs(she smoked a pack a day).she quit 2 months before this...she came out of surgery a vegetable then died 12 hours later. anybody else have tragic unsenseless death stories of a loved one?

Answer 1

I am so sorry to hear of your loss! I hope your son's birth helped to ease the pain a little, although I know it probably hurt a lot that your mother never met him.

My uncle died at the age of 41 on 8/19/04 from metastatic throat and lung cancer. He was not a smoker but his wife was a very heavy smoker. It was so senseless. He spent 18 months going from one pointless lab result to another failed treatment and never went into remission. He was in so much pain, and so weak, that he opted to go by assisted suicide. My mom and her sisters and my daughter were all by his side when he passed. It was heartbreaking and he left 4 young kids fatherless and basically motherless since the mom is a total mess. The mother remarried an abusive loser..if I ever get a hold of that guy I will break every bone in his body if he lays a finger on my cousins again.
Last year on 9/29/06 my son was born (very unexpected pregnancy!) and looked so much like my uncle (he still does!) and even acts like him and has traits that really remind me of him. It is almost like my uncle come back. Sometimes I really have to wonder about that. He helped to heal that hole in my heart a lot and keeps my mom busy as well. She cannot get over the resemblance between my son and her brother.

Answer 2

My wife died of a sudden heart attack while I was asleep next to her.

The day before she said she was dizzy, which she often did, but they could never find anything wrong. I didn't take her to the hospital that day, as I always had before, and lived for more than 2 years believing it was my fault she died.

I learned earlier this year she was prescribed 3x the maximum recommended dosage of a medication, which built up in her body, causing the heart attack. The information about the possible life-threatening side effect is in the PDR, but we were never informed.

To this day, no matter how often I'm told there was no way I could have known, and nothing I could have done, I can't forgive myself.

Answer 3

In April of 2000, a very good friend of mine.. someone I'd known since 1994... was shot and killed. It was a huge shock to all of us, there were more people at his funeral than the people who worked at the parlor had ever seen. It was overflowing into the lobby and outside. He was an awesome person and very well loved.

That same year, in early August, three friends and I were traveling in Colorado where we met up with some people that one of my friends knew. Two of the friends I was traveling with went with them for a day, while me and the third person (my boyfriend) went somewhere else. While we were separated, the person driving the car our other two friends were in wrecked his car. One of my friends died at the scene from a broken neck and head trauma, and the other friend also suffered brain and spinal injuries but managed to survive. He was in the hospital for six months, and me and my boyfriend stayed with him the whole time. He was an orphan and had no other family, so we were there to sign paperwork for surgeries and did all his medicaid paperwork and everything else that a family normally does. He ended up being a paraplegic, he never walked again. We took care of him for a year after he was released from the hospital. I never have been quite able to forgive myself... if we hadn't left them with these other people, the one would still be alive and the other would still be walking.

R.I.P., my brothers....

Answer 4

My bff since fourth grade died 11/16/03. She was 35 years old and had a 13 year old daughter.

She had been diagnosed with asthma as a child and battled it all her life. Looking back on it all now, that I'm all grown up, she never should've started smoking. But she did....we all smoked....She spent the last five years of her life - smoke-free - yet in the hospital more than out because she was then diagnosed with Churg-Strauss Syndrome, a lung disease that is often misdiagnosed as asthma. She was on Prednisone for so long, she ballooned up to like 350+ pounds, couldn't walk..she eventually ended up with a trake tube....it was so sad. She was THE life of every party, if you know what I mean....she just made life so fun and I miss her every second of every day. I take my kids to her grave every year on her birthday, which is Sept. 11th - she adored my kids....they called her Aunt Mimi...The saddest part is, I have no idea whats happened to her family. She has a brother and sister, and of course her daughter - her parents....they've moved and cut all contact with everyone.....I hope they're doing well.....

I'm sorry for the loss of your mother....may she rest in peace....

(((((hugs)))))

Answer 5

my 18 year old cousin was attending a science convention. she stepped outside to take a phone call and didnt come back. her friends went looking for her and eventually they filed a police report. her body was found the next morning 30 miles away from where she was supposed to be. nobody knows what happend. this happened just a few days ago. 9/16/07

Answer 6

has any one ever watched their parents take their last breath of life? My mom was diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer and was not given long to live,knowing there was no hope she still fought the cancer and went to wasted time of chemotherapy..she was a fighter and i kept her in her home on hospice ( i lived upstairs) and everyday she would leave this world a little more as the day progressed, she finally stopped eating and signed a DNR and also nothing by mouth order(before she took ill) the morning of November 9th at 10;35 am with her eyes wide open staring at me she stopped breathing and i held her in my arms like a mom rocking a baby to sleep..i never left her side and had her in my arms for 6 hours untill they were able to pry me away from her..i will never forget that day and i wish i had her here with me today and not have to go talk to her at the cemetary...If you still have your parents..cherish them forever....life is too short to hold grudges..

Answer 7

A guy who I loved so much ... said he was having pains in his chest and woke up not being able to breath & i told him to tell his mum and to take it easy but he didn't listen and he went to football that night and died on the pitch because he had HCM a fatal heart condtion common among athletes ... So I urge all you young men and women who are athletes to please get tested for it because there is no syptoms and I don't want your families and friends to have to go through what I go through

Answer 8

i stayed with my wife in intensive care for 6 weeks and then was told i had to give permission for them to turn her life support machines to be turned off.....6 months later my mum died...i lost two nieces..one in a car accident..one due to alcohol poisoning..and she never drank..her friends spiked her drink..she was 15yrs old..the other niece was 18 yrs old

Answer 9

not really but just a few weeks ago was my grandfathers 2nd anniversary from dying from heart problems

Answer 10

i do.. my mother too passed unexpectedly.. the details are a bit private to me though, so I'd rather not share right now.

My sympathies go to Kanye, you and anyone else who has lost someone dear to them.