Thread: Men can Cry:)

I had to come back to this thread because after the first read I didn't know what to say.
I am really sorry about your friend. Goodbyes are painful, but they are still a chance to share your life for a while longer while the opportunities are here.

Very sorry to hear of your friends situation Bill and I know nothing I could say would relieve your grief,
The only positive that comes of this is the fact that he has had the chance to say goodbye to a good friend and give you both the opportunity of a bit of closure,
This is an opportunity many do not get, so all I can say is celebrate your friends life and your friendship.
God bless you and him and his family.

The most comfort I have found in times like these is this, if there is no God and no soul then we return to what we come from, nothingness. If there is a God and we do have a soul then we return to what we come from, heaven. As we knew God before we were born, will will know him again when we have died. your friend is simply returning home! Our time on this earth is short so that we can share a different existence together. We will see one another again, so... Do not mourn the death of loved ones because their trials are over. Work to be worthy to join them when your trials have ended too. But enjoy every gift the day offers you while you are here. I am sorry for your loss and hope you can find peace in your memories.

I am extremely sorry to hear you and your friend are going through this gut wrenching experience. No words I can say will ease the your pain only time will do that. Just so sorry.

Bob

Sorry to read your post, but thank you for sharing it with us. Crying is cathartic, and there is nothing wrong with it. There isn't anything i can say so i wont, except that as others are i am thinking of you and doug.

You are lucky to have had a friend and not just an acquaintance.

My sympathies on Easter morning.

Dave

I am so sorry you lost a friend to that insidious disease. Several years ago I also lost a very dear friend to lung cancer. It makes you question your beliefs. I lost my Dad last year which was the most difficult day of my life. I'll leave you with a saying I had placed onto his memorial stone.
" To live in the hearts of those we love, is never to die."

God Speed to his family and to you and yours as well.

תנצב''ה

They say there is nothing for sure in this life but death and taxes. We are all born and begin our journey through the highway of life with detours and breakdowns and side trips. if we are lucky we are able to bring some change or effect on others and contribute to the society we are part of. For all of us the day comes when we find ourselves down that exit ramp with a dead end and no turn around.

Many in this country get bad news like that every day and we can philosophize about the injustice and unfairness but it is what it is. We try and help our friends and relations get through it. It's all we can do. Then we grieve and move forward.

I also had a close friend pass recently from cancer. One of the heroes of our community and a great person who genuinely cared for others and was a champion of the homeless. Diagnosed last January and passed in June. Quick and left us all with a big hole.

What a gift it is for us all to tell him how much we loved him and vise versa. This is a gift that not everyone gets. My mother was taken in a car accident when I was 14.

It's not fair and it does hurt but we don't hurt alone and you don't hurt alone either. I am sorry for your news and your pain! Times like these are never easy and you are right in saying it's ok for men to cry.

Thoughts are with you. Life deals us these things and they are so hard to take. Know that you are appreciated. I hope that you find the comfort and support you need.