Posted by Dona on 11/6/2009, 3:43 pm, in reply to "You know you are getting old when.."

Me too, Pat. I lost two this year and one of them kept a Blog (she had cancer)and she posted every day up until the end. It was so sad to read some of her posts but what a trooper she was. She was an inspiration to all of us who read her blog. She posted pictures each week, her school memories, her chemo and radiation experiences, her goodbyes to us, her wishes for her children and her little grandchildren, etc. How she felt about dying and what she wanted us to remember. Such a brave and gracious lady. And today she is whole and at peace again.

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Posted by LK on 11/6/2009, 4:29 pm, in reply to "You know you are getting old when.."

Funny (not funny "ha, ha" funny, though), but someone said that last night, but he's only 58.. maybe 59. I said if your friends are dying at that age, it's not from old age. Clearly they had some serious medical problems that caused their early demise. So (((( Pat )))), don't think of it as getting old, because 67 is still young! Your friends must have had some health issues going on to cause their early demise as well. If you have survived what you've been through these past couple of years, then you will be around a long, long time to come, Pat! Sorry to hear of your classmates passing. I know it's not easy LK

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Posted by seesthru, TC ADvisor on 11/6/2009, 6:12 pm, in reply to "You know you are getting old when.."

Oddly enough, MANY of my classmtes passed away from drugs, accidents, suicide, and even a serial killer, before we all reached 25. I'm grateful some of us survived and I miss the ones who have passed on. I think life really happens in awful ways at times, and people who sometimes need help don't have access or don't know it's there until it's tooo late. However yes, at my age now, I know I will lose some to health problems and natural causes like heart attacks. It feels weird. I dont' feel that old!

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Posted by seesthru, TC ADvisor on 11/9/2009, 1:29 pm, in reply to "You know you are getting old when.."

Pat THere were so many of my classmates that died before graduation. A few were victim of a spree killer. THen a couple were accident victims, and my friend Janet died of cancer. All before we turned 18. Then the next few years saw more accidents and a coupleof suicides... I used to go to a reunion website but the list of the one sthat passed away was almost bigger than my graduating class list. I decided I dont' want to know. I'm at the age when my classmates are going to start dropping from heart attacks and stuff like that. I really get freaked seeing things like that. THe worst was my favorite teacher. He was 23 when he was my teacher. He died a couple of years ago and I just found out. He was sick. I dont' know if it was cancer or what. BUt he was always smiling and always youthful. I just was so shocked. He was 55. Too young. DOn't get me started on teh ones i prison! UGH! Many friends went the wrong paths in life. I thought my class was special as we all do I think. I figured they'd all be wealthy and successful and would find their ways. Some did I guess. I'm not sure. I agonize over those that don't. One day it hit me. Each class is a microcosm of the world. We are all little cells that make up the world. So some do good, some don't some live long, some don't, etc....WHen I look at it like that, I see natures cycle, and I see the whole world in the faces of the kids I knew.

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