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A friend of my family's died this week. He was Cheri's best friend, so we'd always see him at family functions and parties. I'm going to the wake tomorrow.
He had type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. It's sad when I think about it, because these things probably could have been diagnosed earlier and treated better. But he didn't have insurance, or much in the way of finances. His parents died at an early age, so he didn't have family to help take care of him, either. He also had Asperger's syndrome, which I don't doubt made it more difficult to cope with these problems and find help for them.
It's just sad when I think about how people like him could have lived much longer and done so much more with their lives, when it's just a matter of having money and support.
I think my dad is okay. Since Beth died, he and I both have been somewhat desensitized to death in the family. Or maybe you'd call it emotionally unavailable. Whatever it is, we're pretty good at coping. Micheal barely knew the guy. I haven't seen Cheri since it happened, but I hope she's okay. Thanks to the aforementioned, I'm extremely bad at consoling others.
He had type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. It's sad when I think about it, because these things probably could have been diagnosed earlier and treated better. But he didn't have insurance, or much in the way of finances. His parents died at an early age, so he didn't have family to help take care of him, either. He also had Asperger's syndrome, which I don't doubt made it more difficult to cope with these problems and find help for them.
It's just sad when I think about how people like him could have lived much longer and done so much more with their lives, when it's just a matter of having money and support.
I think my dad is okay. Since Beth died, he and I both have been somewhat desensitized to death in the family. Or maybe you'd call it emotionally unavailable. Whatever it is, we're pretty good at coping. Micheal barely knew the guy. I haven't seen Cheri since it happened, but I hope she's okay. Thanks to the aforementioned, I'm extremely bad at consoling others.