ThereWillBeDeaths7 584 Posted March 4 56 minutes ago, La Tombe said: Of those who have their grandparents alive or dead, do you still have some great-uncle or great-aunt alive as me ? All of my greatgrandparents had between seven and eleven children, most of them married. Which resulted in my parents having over sixty aunts and uncles combined. There are still 15 left on my father's side, aged 79-95. I'm not completely sure but there are about 18 left on my mother's side, aged ~73-90 - and my grandmother who'll hopefully celebrate her 92nd birthday in a few weeks time. Besides my grandmother, I've not met many of the ones alive outside of funerals but especially the ones on my dad's side seem like a fun lot! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 1,963 Posted March 4 36 minutes ago, La Tombe said: Of those who have their grandparents alive or dead, do you still have some great-uncle or great-aunt alive as me ? On my maternal side, I have a great-aunt who turns 98 this month. She never married and lives on the Isle of Skye. On my paternal side, I have 2 great-aunts in Donegal, aged 89 and 93. I was told they were sisters. At my gran's funeral I found out that the eldest was actually the child of my great-gran's sister, who gave birth as a teenager and died from TB shortly after. Her daughter was then raised by my great-gran. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 433 Posted March 4 59 minutes ago, La Tombe said: Of those who have their grandparents alive or dead, do you still have some great-uncle or great-aunt alive as me ? No, but one of them was a DDP hit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,653 Posted March 4 Everyone is dead except for my mother's brother's widow who is 90-something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 118 Posted March 18 I know not everyone believes in prayer but just wanted to share my son has just lost a friend last night to suicide, he was only 18. My son as well was in contact with him only hours before the tragedy and he is broken wishing he saw the signs. There is so much suffering in the world, and it breaks my heart that people suffer in such ways they feel there are no other answers for themselves. 19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,756 Posted March 18 7 minutes ago, livingbygrace said: I know not everyone believes in prayer but just wanted to share my son has just lost a friend last night to suicide, he was only 18. My son as well was in contact with him only hours before the tragedy and he is broken wishing he saw the signs. There is so much suffering in the world, and it breaks my heart that people suffer in such ways they feel there are no other answers for themselves. My condolences to your son,very heavy a suicide of such a young person,it is very sad 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 11,718 Posted March 18 1 minute ago, livingbygrace said: I know not everyone believes in prayer but just wanted to share my son has just lost a friend last night to suicide, he was only 18. My son as well was in contact with him only hours before the tragedy and he is broken wishing he saw the signs. There is so much suffering in the world, and it breaks my heart that people suffer in such ways they feel there are no other answers for themselves. That's desperately sad. I hope your son and the guy's other loved ones, heartbroken though they'll be right now, don't try to beat themselves up over it, because people do front things out so convincingly and suffer in silence all too often, no matter how loving and supportive their network is. I hope the lad's mutual friends can support each other in the wake of this devastating loss. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 2,475 Posted March 18 @livingbygrace My friend was also murdered four days ago he was 20. My condolences for your son's friend. I understand very well what it means to lose someone close 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 130 Posted March 18 25 minutes ago, Gisooo said: @livingbygrace My friend was also murdered four days ago he was 20. My condolences for your son's friend. I understand very well what it means to lose someone close You have my condolences, such an awful way to lose someone you hold dear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroKat 130 Posted March 18 54 minutes ago, livingbygrace said: I know not everyone believes in prayer but just wanted to share my son has just lost a friend last night to suicide, he was only 18. My son as well was in contact with him only hours before the tragedy and he is broken wishing he saw the signs. There is so much suffering in the world, and it breaks my heart that people suffer in such ways they feel there are no other answers for themselves. Please pass my condolences to your son. I lost a friend to suicide and spent a long time wondering if I could have prevented it somehow. I can only second what TQR said, often people will suffer in silence and become adept at hiding how they are feeling. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 398 Posted March 18 1 hour ago, Gisooo said: @livingbygrace My friend was also murdered four days ago he was 20. My condolences for your son's friend. I understand very well what it means to lose someone close Please accept my sincerest and deepest condolences @Gisooo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 398 Posted March 18 1 hour ago, livingbygrace said: I know not everyone believes in prayer but just wanted to share my son has just lost a friend last night to suicide, he was only 18. My son as well was in contact with him only hours before the tragedy and he is broken wishing he saw the signs. There is so much suffering in the world, and it breaks my heart that people suffer in such ways they feel there are no other answers for themselves. Please also pass on my deepest and sincerest condolences to your son @livingbygrace. I do genuinely believe that prayer can move mountains as I have had prayers answered. Not always the way I have wanted or even straight away but the power of prayer as helped me through some very difficult circumstances. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 118 Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Gisooo said: @livingbygrace My friend was also murdered four days ago he was 20. My condolences for your son's friend. I understand very well what it means to lose someone close I am so very sorry. this is terrible, big hugs to all 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,756 Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Gisooo said: @livingbygrace My friend was also murdered four days ago he was 20. My condolences for your son's friend. I understand very well what it means to lose someone close I'm sorry to read this, this is a terrible way to lose a friend too, and at this age, my condolences 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites