On my way home from school yesterday my mom called and told me a friend of mine had collapsed at work and died from an apparent heart attack. Of course I said no you mean his dad...and she said no Sherri, I meant Dave! He's 40...we just had his big birthday bash a few month ago...Well I don't handle things like this well so I ended up on the side of the road crying my eyes out. This was a man that has never been over weight a day in his life, always played sports, did pretty much all you are suppose to do. But his family has this unreal history of high cholesterol...even his little 6 year old nephew. He left behind 2 kids that have lived with him since their mom left a few years ago, she was still around but those kids were his whole world and he theirs. This is truely a sad day! I'm going to spend some time there today and Friday helping do what I can do but what will I ever say to those beautiful children or even his Dad for that matter? I guess this is the first person in my adult friend group to actually die from a natural cause. Maybe this is why it has hit me so hard. Am I actually getting that old...well I hope this is the last for years and years.
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2 comments:
Wow Sherri I am so sorry to hear about Dave. I understand completely how you feel. When things like this happen around me it always reminds me of how short and precious life is and how chocked full of surprises (both good and bad) it is. You have to make the most of it.
I'll bet your instincts told you exactly how to react and what to say around his family.
I don't want to capitalize on this but you can use this as a motivation to go on - to get some exercise and eat right "do it for Dave" because he can't anymore. This isn't coming out quite right but I hope you get the idea.
I know exactly what you mean...and I have been thinking about that alot over the past few days. It would be so easy to make this bad thing even worse by drowning my sorrows with a few pints(of Ben and Jerry's that is),instead I want to make it a positive things.
I made out ok yesterday with the kids...it was perfect..we ended up cleaning the house so I was in my groove and it kept me from crying all day. Nothing like a good project to keep your mind off things!!) Thanks for your thoughtful words.
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