Great pics with wonderful sentiments included. Brought me to tears. One minor spelling problem. The brain tumor that you’re referring to is called a glioblastoma. You wrote out giloblastoma. It’s only one letter difference I know. But it’s important to the story that it’s documented correctly. Glioblastomas are nasty brain tumors with a near zero survival rate. It’s bc they don’t have defined lines. It spreads out like a tentacled animal in the brain. And grows faster than any chemo or radiation can eradicate. Sad indeed. Thanks for the upload BossDT! ✌
Hi, I don’t remember ever learning of someone who has had as much loss of loved ones as you and I’m sorry for your losses and any pain you felt or still endure. You certainly have had a lot of loss but also, looks like you have many many memories of your loved ones and I’m certain your so happy that you have the pictures and memories that you have. I hope you are at peace over some of your loved ones being gone from this life here. I’m in my fifties and I’ve always wondered growing up and going to catholic school trying to find out what happens when we pass away and if this is it ? I don’t follow any religion now but I read the Bible and I do believe there is one God of al of us I just don’t know about there being any life after being here and I’ve been searching a few years and open to all possibilities. I sure hope that our souls do go on and we will see those we miss again. I just can’t accept we die and then there’s nothing else. Many blessings and health and peace to your life. Thanks for sharing .🕯☮️💟🙏🏽❤️🩹🕊.
Are you still selling the tee shirts. You have one on the tee-spring site that I really want to get for my best friend who suffered a serious medical situation, and is lucky to be alive. She is one of the .5 % of people who live thru it.
2 months after my little boy died in an accident we found a film roll when cleaning out our offices. The whole film was him at a deer sanctuary feeding the deer...[and eating the food meant for the deer!!] What an unexpected treasure it was. 27 years on the memories still make me cry.
As one dying from cancer I want to say this to anyone who is struggling with loss at the moment. We never leave your side, we stay and watch over you. When you cry for us being gone we hold you and wispers "I am still here, and I feel no pain any longer" when we see that you have moved on that is when we move on and await your arrival in paridice. Do not be sad, or angry that we are gone. We have simply gone home and will see you later love. I write this because I am dying, but have meet the love of my life. And I wouldn't want him to be sad when I'm gone. Nither does the one you lost. Amen.
Wow this made me cry. My grandma passed away bc of cancer two years ago she was my best friend and I miss her so much but I keep living for her bc I know she is with god and is home, no longer in pain and I know she is looking after me. I miss you grandma🥺❤️
My brother took his life at age 46. One of the last photos we have is of him in a group shot hiding behind my cousin. He didn’t want to be remembered and it kills me. Little did he know I have so much more memories of him in my mind and heart. He will forever be with me.
He sounds alot like my brother. He's gone too. I feel just like you my brother ALWAYS wanted to NOT be seen. That kills me. If only he knew how good and precious he was
I know how you feel. I lost a family member who did the exact same thing. Very little photos we have without him hiding or putting his head down. Cherish the one on one interactions you had. Memories no one knows of..🇦🇺
My mom died a week and a half before christmas last year. The last picture that was taken of her was at Disney World a few months before. It was a roller coaster cam of her putting her arms up in the air as we went down the incline. It was special because she was handicapped, so she didn't get to go on many rollercoasters. She was having the time of her life.
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a wonderful photo to have of her at a high moment in her life! My folks are gone but you'll find they live in your heart forever.
I am sorry your Beloved died but having a joyous photo of her at WDW is a treasure! I can honestly say the most wonderful times in my life have been my three separate trips to Orlando and Walt Disney World: SO Special.
Jennifer l I am so sorry for the loss of your mother Jennifer your mom has just gone before you she is with you in spirit and one day you will be reunited when all yours tears will be washed away take care Annie Murphy Ireland 🌹
My mom died at 62 years old and we put a quote from the Wizard of Oz on her head stone.. “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others” ♥️ so much love to all of you in here. What a beautiful video
Thank you for reminding us, Joy. I feel anger along with sadness that thousands of elderly people had to face their parting alone, no one to whisper words of love or hold their hand. And the many family members had to weep miles away knowing that nothing but a cruel and unfeeling bureaucracy made it happen that way. I struggle not to hate them.
I lost both my aunt and brother during covid lockdowns - neither from the virus, my brother from a hit n run auto accident - him and our stepbrother were left out in the snow and were brain damaged, and brain dead. I flew across the country while he was in critical condition, and the hospital wouldnt let us see him because of covid. His condition deteriorated, and we lost him. It was devastating, still is. My aunt passed due to complications from the vaccine, it caused heart problems, and we never got to see her and she died at the same hospital that she had worked at for many years while saving others as a nurse. My prayers go out for all those lost not just in my family but for everyone worldwide.
My uncle died a few days after Christmas in 2017.The last words I remember him telling me is that he loved me very much,he told me to also not drink or smoke because it is very bad for my health .Not that I am spoiled or anything he told me he will give me everything he ever promised me which was not a lot.He told me to fulfill his wishes which was to see me focusing on my studies and graduate medic school to help those in need.He told me again that he loved me and a few days later I heard he died from a car accident because of drinking and driving.I fell into depression for a few months but I finally mentally slapped myself and told myself that I am going to fulfill his last wishes and that is what I am working on right now. This all shows you that you should at least make time for your loved ones. Hope this helped a little🙂
You are clearly a strong person. He is waiting with eternal patience for you and you have much to accomplish before then. Thank God you did not give in to despair. How he would have suffered to see that!
Sometimes the most heartfelt advice comes from people with many deep regrets. Perhaps he didn’t have the strength to change his own life, but it seems his advice changed yours.
Watching this video makes me feel as if I am helping to honor and keep the memory alive of these individuals who were so clearly loved. I may have said my final goodbye to my grandmother today. It may sound weird, but this video was oddly comforting. You don't die until the last person with memories of you dies. Hold your loved ones near, say I love you often and mean it.
As a good friend of mine said a week before he was killed by an IED in Syria was "as long as you are remembered you live on" so yes you are doing these heroes a great favor by remembering them and what they did for the world
Only the people that really meant the most to us are rememberd. Friends,Relatives or Work Mates,they are all rememberd in their own way,by what they meant to each of us. These fine photos are a great example of the Beauty and importance of keeping a record of our lives and our loved ones who have gone. RIP to those in the photos. 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
I often think about the eventuality that we will be forgotten and lost to time. As it was stated, we really don't die until the last person with memories of you dies, and yes it does sound weird but it's true. Think of the cemetery with so many forgotten folks. Each headstone has a human story behind it. Who were they? What were their passions or their dislikes? What kind of person were they? So many fascinating stories lost to time.
My GF (now RIP) told of working in a "home," and sitting with people as they breathed their last, so they wouldn't die alone. (She had her daughters by her side a month after a stroke).
My Mom passed away in January of 2016. And one of the last videos on her phone was at Christmas where she wished all of her family and friends a very Merry Christmas. I still look at it from time to time. I still have the last picture she took on her phone. And I take comfort in the fact that I was the last person she spoke to before she went to sleep on that January night, not knowing that it would be the last time I would ever hear her voice say "I love you Son". If I knew then what I know now, I would have wished for 5 more minutes. Remember to hug your loved ones a little bit tighter and to show them how much you love them because you never know when God is going to call you home.
Hubby and I have been madly in love for 46 years and spend every single day in deep conversations about everything under the sun. But I know that one of us is likely to survive the other and I cannot think which of us will be strong enough to take it. I took care of a little old lady many years ago who was suddenly taken ill. Her little old husband traveled in the ambulance with her and refused to leave her side. He said they'd been together for 52 years and never slept apart a single night. We offered to put a cot next to her bed for him but he said he'd rather just lay his head on her bed. She never regained consciousness and passed away that night. We woke him to let him know and then left to notify the doctor. When we returned, he was still laying there but had passed away holding her hand. We wept.
That is sad,but beautiful that he stayed with her till her leaving. 52 years is so long to be together and all his memories. Thank you for mentioning this,I've had my own loss of my father and I couldn't go to his funeral because of Covid. My father was a great man,I knew for 64years,as that gentleman did with his wife of half a century. Child losing a parent and a spouse loosening his wife is different,being together is a shared decision and shareing a life with a loved one. A parent is different and the child or children will have their own adult life and children and will eventually know what their parents went through rasing them. Death comes to us all,but let's enjoy the time we have,because it go's so so quick.😊 🌞⚘
for me it was the one, and others, showing young men who take their own lives... that one with his sister.... one can only wonder what was going through his mind to feel leaving our planet was his only option.... the human mind is so powerful, misguided maybe, so many young people making this choice. I do not believe suicide is selfish, ones thinking is soo blinkered, it is a decision one believes is the only way, and not believing others can help or one doesnt want to burden family more, with what one sees as issues that cannot be fixed. Mental Health service in UK is a joke, out of hour service is zero (an A&E bed is NOT going to help)... during office hours one gets referred only after months of waiting...so young people will continue to make their decisions.. and young men seem to be affected more...
@@trishfitzpatrick2066 Thank you for sharing that sweet story. Congratulation on being married 46 yrs, if you don't mind me asking. What is your secret to staying together for all those years. I hope yall have a blessed Christmas.
The last picture I have of my husband alive is in my head. I looked out the kitchen window and saw Bill laughing away with our neighbour. I can still hear him laughing. It must’ve been 5 mins later, my son bolted up the stairs telling me to prepare myself, prepare myself. I’m yelling for my youngest son to wake-up (He worked the early shift.) and get outside. I grabbed towels because I thought Bill cut himself on the lawnmower, but when we run through the garage, then outside I see a man performing CPR on Bill. I screamed then covered my mouth and then my oldest son and I take over the CPR until paramedics/firefighters get here. They worked on him for 1/2hr and then pronounced him dead. Later on we found out it was as if someone turned off his switch. I’ve never seen such a peaceful look upon his face in all the years we were together. That was June 2nd, 2021. How I miss my man. 😭
Wow I am so sorry for your loss from this Earthly World this Earthly Realm Pam. God Rest Bill's Soul Amen xxxxxxx Home To Heaven Amen xxxxxxx With Our Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family Amen xxxxxxx
My father and two of his cousins all died the same way as did our neighbour. Now I am in no hurry to go but it has to be the best way out of this world. My neighbour was talking to his son and his voice just tailed off and that was it. No pain. Another was a doctor talking to his patient. The doc stopped between sentences and never said another word. All very hard for those left behind but for the person no pain and no suffering. That has to mean a lot.
@@smitajky yes I recently had news of a wonderful woman Jean who past over in her sleep she went to sleep living on this Earthly World this Earthly Realm and woke up back Home In Heaven Amen xxxxxxx this is the way I want to go. I want to go to sleep here on this Earthly World this Earthly Realm then when I wake up i want to of passed over back Home to Heaven Amen xxxxxxx surrounded by my Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family by my side and all around me Amen xxxxxxx and with my Loveing Father Jesus by my side Amen xxxxxxx and also with Father Jesus's Loveing Father God by my side Amen xxxxxxx
@@smitajky That does bring us comfort. He knew he was (In his words.) “losing his mind”. He feared getting cancer as his mom and uncle did. I can only hope for a quick death but I’ve been at its door 4 times and it always traumatic. I’m diabetic.
My dad was hospitalised at home as was his wish and was in a coma for a week at the end. The house was always full of people, neighbours, nurse, doctor, family and my mum always by his side. One day they found themselves alone for the first time. Mum felt a change and she leant over him and asked him if he wanted to go. He sighed deeply and she said that he passed through her and was gone on his second breath. I didn't get to be with him as he didn't want me to see how he had become. My kid sister was killed four years before and my kid brother two years ago died of cancer. Mum is on the threshold and then it's just me.
You have gone through a great deal of loss in your life. Hold on to all the memories of the good times with your loved ones. Keep them close in your heart.
@LatteLove I am actually in a happy place despite a rather tragic life, especially the early years but if it all brought me to the place I am today then it was worth it. God bless x
35 years ago I waved goodbye as my brother drove away, I never would have believed that this would be the last time that I would ever see his wonderful face. He was 5 weeks off his 22nd birthday and I was 20 and nine months pregnant with his little nephew. No one can prepare you for a broken heart but I felt mine shatter that day and 35 years on he is still missed more than ever. A friend of the family who lost her son at 27 from cystic fibrosis was crying and when I told her that she was so lucky, she said "how can you say that"?. Because you knew from when he was born that every day was precious and you made the most of every one of those days for 27 years. I on the other hand took it for granted that my brother would grow old with me. A hard lesson but one definitely learned, nothing is a given in our lives the people that we love are our most important gift, treasure them always.
... like the clip on vid, the sister with her brother, before he made that decision.. The UK mental health care is a joke, underfunded, office hours only, long waiting lists... so many young men make similar decisions. I cannot even imagine how you feel now, and felt then and will for the rest of your life... Personally I believe young men may feel that their gremlins cannot be sorted, imaginary or real, to them they are real, the brain is so powerful and when we at a low ep, we cannot see the wood for the trees, and can make a instant decision, or a plan, truley believing that is the only answer.. for me, it is not being selfish - I dont believe that is even probably in the thinking at the time - desperation can be overpowering. Social media plays part for many and lads just dont talk. Best wishes, may I hope you can love your brother always, I only can assume he didnt mean to hurt you.
This is a hard watch 😞, Since 2007 I have lost both my in laws, my mum, my dad and then too young my husband of 47 to cancer and then last year my beautiful sister - in -law to breast cancer. It's hard to see the bright side of life after all that loss, I miss every single one of them so badly but especially my lovely hubby who I thought I would grow old with. I miss coming home from work and telling him about my day, his wonderful hugs, his humour, we laughed all the time but at least I had 23 years with him.
I am truly so sorry for your loss and the painful suffering of missing them. 😢 💔 May God help you find some sort of healing, peace, and happiness!🙏❤️🩹
I was pregnant in 2021, just reaching my due date, and I was sitting on my couch, with my 13 yr old daughter, as we sat and laughed at her baby sister kicking wildly in my belly. I never heard my daughter laugh so much and with so much Joy as I did that night. It blessed mine and her father's heart. The next morning we woke up and I immediately knew something was wrong. I went to the hospital and was told my baby girl no longer had a heartbeat. I gave birth to her and was able to hold her and love her....but handing her over for the last time was the hardest thing I've ever done. She was the most beautiful, perfect baby. The Dr's we're unable to figure out what happened or why she passed. I miss her terribly every single day...
I understand how you feel, we lost our baby before birth, I have a very strange feeling I know how she looks grown up, green eyes and lovely dark hair. I pray God takes care of the little ones, it's said they wait for their parents when they pass and know you when you join them. My condolences 🙏🏻
@@freshimpactco.8698 Thank you so much. And I'm so so sorry you know what this pain feels like. Your daughter sounds like she'd be very beautiful. I bet she was a perfect baby. I also have an image of what my daughter would look like right now. She would be exactly a year and a half old today. I feel so robbed. I'm sure you feel the same... Gob bless you ❤️
When my 30 year old nephew had a heart attack in 2016, I was so taken aback by all the medical machinery in his ICU room. I snapped a picture with the hope we could share a laugh at a later date. After he died 10 days later, I deleted the picture because I didn't want to remember him that way. I am grateful for being with him during that time though.
My sister went in to the hospital and out of it several times. On the morning of my birthday my girlfriend and i walked to the hospital. She was laying there and was glad to see me. "Hey Ger..." and a nice but painfull smile. I seated my self on her bed. She said " i think i am gonna die". She had cancer, she was 40. We chatted a little and then i took a picture of her. A sister came and she was taken for something medical. " I see you tommorow" i said. We walked through the hospital hallway, a long one, i looked behind me and saw my sister crossing the hallway. That was the last time i saw her. She died the next afternoon. She never smoked, hardly drunk alcohol and always worked in the flower business.... Gone... I have been welding for many years and i am still here. She liked the Bob Marley song Three Little Birds, so when i see 3 little birds, i think of here. When i go to a home decoration flower section,. Think of here, when i want to know something about flowers, i think of her. It is 11 years ago now but i am not totally over it. Also from my dad i have a picture. The doctors gave him half a year. They were right. He really had to golden right hands: he could fix or make everything. Gone, with 77, 3 years ago. My sister was in the U.S.A. in 1994, and had an exchange job in the flower business from the agraric school in the town Eureka, on the Pacific coast. We Dutch do not say I love you as often as Americans but i always say my son (11) I love you, when i bring him to school. My brother almost died from a vain failure and was reanimated twice in the ambulance, this year. He was to the hospital for a check, today. Regards from the Netherlands
The mother that made all those preparations for her guests is the kind of hero we need during these times, someone who does all they can to make others happy whether they'll be there to eat with them or not, it is kind of beautiful in a last supper way
Such a sad, but great video. My parents are gone, three brothers and my four best friends I grew up with. And lost soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq I served with. I’m glad they were all in my life.
I have tears in my eyes thinking of those who died way too young in those places. The thirteen who were killed by a suicide bomber are especially hard to think about. They were so close to just coming home. They will never have to know pain or the diminishment of old age. We will always remember their vitality, humor, honor, and friendship. They will always be at the pinnacle of accomplishment. Thank you for your service and I'm so sorry for your losses.
Out of 12 siblings, only my mom and one brother are left. I feel sad for her because she is the baby of the family and was close to all of her siblings.
The Police showed me photos on my daughter's phone about 8 hours before she committed suicide. There were tears streaming down her face,, Rip my darling at least the last words I said to her were I love you. Always tell your children you love them.
My father saw angels for a year before he died. It frightened him and he thought he was imagining it, but the longer the year went on the clearer he could see the angels 😇
They are a sight to behold! Spectacularly beautiful. The first time one sees them is truly frightening but soon they become a source of comfort. Please know that your father is in good hands.
Grieving is so necessary for healing. Let yourself go through the process. At 58, my dad passed away. I totally believe I will see him again and was surprised how much I grieved his passing despite that belief. I didn't feel like myself for nearly a year. I can still, four years later, tear up for missing him, but I feel like myself again. We discount death and the grieving process in our "modern" society, and I don't think it is healthy. Grief is natural and necessary. Don't be ashamed of it. 💖
Oh God. The one with the man cuddling his cat, set off the waterworks. I lost a coworker beginning of May. Sweetest dude ever, with a heart of gold. Developed terminal cancer and was dead with five months. Several of us from work, The big boss himself too, attended his funeral. That was a very full church! I was at work the day he passed away. It was quietly shared with everybody and passed around, and the big boss even wrote a sweet tribute to him on our work bulletin. I remember hiding in the big freezer for a good 10 minutes, just sobbing. Then not even two months ago, my super cool 34-year-old sister was killed in a horrific head-on collision. She was perfectly healthy, full of life, straight talking, no nonsense, and a devoted mother, wife, daughter (and sister, even though the family doesn’t pay attention to that part bc the grief of sibling death is widely viewed as lesser than a parent spouse or kid death). Yeah it’s messed me right up. My work was really sweet and had me take two weeks off on top of the measly Three Days Bereavement we’re provided (that is standard across the Province). Even delivered a beautiful flower bouquet and short simple sweet card to my home where I was holed up during that time frame. Not only that, I’ve also lost a set of grandparents within the last 15 months. While we weren’t terribly close, I still felt immense sadness when they passed. Family has endured enough tragedy.
Yes the grief of sibling death is so hard due to losing your very best friend. My beautiful smart older sister passed away within 16 days of a rare brain disease diagnosis. It took me 10 years to come back to a somewhat normalized life.
The man dying of emphysema, reading that pamphlet about quitting smoking, hit me hard. My dad passed at age 70 in 2011 from lung cancer due to 58 years of chain smoking. He was in a hospital bed in our living room.
@@Jacktrack7 I think it's more poignant than weird, everyone knows smoking kills, there's no I told you so there. My mom was chain smoking when I was little bit once she noticed I was mimicking her using crayons she decided to be a good role model and quit, if this dad only had the same moment of realization back then.
@@c.w.8200 to be fair anyone who lives to 70 is lucky and ive known alot of chain smokers who lived well into their 80s, sometimes tobacco or alcohol is all someone has if that makes sense
When my Gramp was still alive shortly ( 2 weeks) before he passed I had been bartending. When I got off at 2:30 am, I grabbed a couple of long neck beers and a bag of pork rhines and woke him when I got in and shared the "love picnic" with him. One of my best memories ever!!! No one can take away you're wonderful memories!!!!
My dad passed away in February and I have a photo on my phone of him as he lay on his death bed. I find it a little difficult to look at because of how ill he was and the fact that it is the last photo that was taken of him, but in a way, I'm glad I have it. I still can't believe he's gone. I always wondered what it was like to lose someone close to you, and now I know. It just feels surreal. You can't process the fact that you will never see or speak to them ever again. It feels like he's just gone away on a very long holiday and he'll be back soon, yet we know he won't be. Death is so final, there is no easy way of accepting it but we hold on to the memories and photos of our loved ones forever.
Very well said. I'm sorry for your loss of your dads bless you x..I too have a last picture of my Mum looking ill and feel exactly the same yet glad I have it. I also lost my best friend to sudden death 5 years ago yet strangely I can't bring myself to have a photo of her out anywhere yet. Grief is so sureal and painful..it takes so much time to heal..yet heal we slowly do xx
I too just lost my “Daddy”. I’m 52 and he was always Daddy and always will be. I’m a Nurse Practitioner and I will never understand why anyone would want a photo of a cadaver, the shell, that their soul resided in for their lifetime but that is NOT for ME to JUDGE and I am not. I am questioning why you don’t put up a happy photo vs the last. A laughing and love filled photo vs the last. I can’t see him wanting you to suffer in ANY way from looking at an image of him. Just my unsolicited two cents. I have found some photos that were of us from when I was born that my mother gave me (they have been divorced since I was 13 but they were very close the past 20 years) as well as photos I took of us. It is a time in my life where I go to more funerals than I do weddings or Barmitsvah’s or Christenings and it always breaks my heart when there is the music playing at Christian Funerals and a plethora of photos of the loved on that passed but worse is when the music is playing and there aren’t any photos of the loved one other than a school photo or a work photo but something “official” vs a fun Birthday party or holiday party. I always tell my Mom who absolutely HATES having her photo taken that I will take photos of all of us and just draw a stick figure of you in if you don’t get in there and smile. It’s “threat” that seems to make her laugh because she knows me well and knows I would do it as does everyone that knows me. It is so important to capture those moments no matter it they hate their photo taken or not. Even if their hand is in front of their face or they “THINK” that they have ruined every photo by sticking their tongue out but it is better than not having ANY and to me, not to you and it doesn’t have to be, it is better than the 1800’s death photos. It isn’t something I would think your Daddy would want you to feel when you look at it. There must be something you have that would bring you joy and tears of happiness vs pain and sorrow? It does feel like yesterday and sometimes it feels like it never happened and I have even gone to dial him and gotten half way through the phone number, only to hang up and then go to my bed and curl up and cry while my husband knows I need that time. Grief is so singular and there is not right or wrong and you do NOT owe me an explanation or ANYONE for that matter, I just hope you can find another image that brings you 10 x the joy that the one you have brings you pain. Again, please please do not feel or read this as a judgement as i have seen many many different cultural traditions that would make you fall out of your sneakers and it took all I had NOT to “judge” them as that is NOT my place in life and NEVER EVER will be. If it works for YOU then you do YOU! I just can’t understand it but it does NOT make it “wrong”. I had someone say something to me in a card that I will NEVER forget and now I add it to my condolence cards as it hit me in the heart so hard and it became my wish somehow…….they wrote, after sharing a beautiful story about my Daddy that I had never heard before which I will treasure as I did not keep many of the cards at all……. “Tovah, if there was one thing I could do for you when I get my time with G-d, it will be to ask if he could please start having Visiting Hours in Heaven.”. I cried and cried and cried at the mere thought of that being possible. I have never been to a Prison for personal or work reasons so I don’t have that in my head as a visual, just the Pearly Gates and “Name please” as if I were going to a nice restaurant to meet my Daddy. That was something that blew me away and I thought….That may just be my next tattoo. All in all, thank you for sharing what you have and my thoughts and questions are truly from the heart and not EVER from a place of judgement. If anything, I would be coming from a place of protection for you as that is kind of who I am…..protect people from others and in some cases, from themselves but as look back as some of those, as they were all in a professional setting, it was my job to do that so I guess at those times I was judging, but with what you shared, I promise that is not where my heart is. Your healing is like mine in that we will do it our way, in our time, for ourselves and no one else. Regardless, please know that my heart goes out to you and I empathize so much it hurts to even write this. I hope and pray we find our way that is the way it is supposed to be for each of us. I will say that if one more person says “It gets better with time.” I may be forced to hire a lawyer……I can not guarantee I won’t punch them. I guess this is premeditated now….. but if someone could come out with an actual USEFUL book for people that have NOT lost a parent or a spouse or a loved one and they can NOT empathize in any way, a book that helps them know what and when to say or do something would be of great help. There is nothing worse than “Please call me if you need anything.” …ummmm, yes, I can’t get out of bed so can you come and clean my house, get me groceries, give my dog a bath and make me dinner that I probably won’t eat. It just doesn’t work that way. Instead of saying or writing “call me if you need anything.” Just do it. Mow/shovel/water plants, get my groceries and don’t ask me, just do it. I have a book in my head and heart of what not to do as I am sure you do too. I just don’t have a what TO DO book. Losing my Grandparents was life altering but losing my Daddy is an entirely different level of pain and i do NOT have kids and never will so I will never say to someone, I just lost my Daddy so I know how you feel. NO, that is NOT the same thing. Or even their Mother, G-d forbid. And truly, even a Father…..no one had the same relationship as you did or I did with them so while there is an iota of empathy, it isn’t the same. It isn’t the same for my Brother and I either. Everything is so very different just as we are all different, healing is the same way. I do wish you peace and love and truly hope you can FEEL that there isn’t ANY judgement of how you live or feel, I just don’t understand but I don’t have to. ONLY YOU DO. Sending you a virtual hug for your loss. From my heart to yours.
But you will see him again because for all of us Good we are all returned back to our Forever Home back at Home In Heaven on our day of passing Amen xxxxxxx
Lost my mom to cancer last year and my best friend of 34 years earlier this year. I dream about them in my sleep quite often. They both were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and died within 3 months. To all those struggling with the loss of a loved one, I’m sending a great big hug to you!
Hugs to you as well. I still wake up thinking that my parents are alive and waiting to talk to me about my life even though it's been nearly two decades since they passed. Sometimes I'm just stunned that I get these moments but when people you love die, they never pass from your memories.
After watching I had to call my mom n dad, telling them I love them I am still blessed to have them both at 39 I know most of my peers have lost one or both parents, so sorry for the families who lost their loved ones. My condolences
This video has hit home for me. Last night I learned that my sister’s best friend’s husband was killed in a motorcycle accident this past Monday 10/25. They had been high school sweethearts and celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this past summer. In fact I attended their wedding where my sister played the violin. They have three daughters, ages 19, 15 and 13. He and his wife had known each other since 10th grade (now in their early 50s) and my heart is so broken for his family. It’s so true that your loved one can be here one moment and gone the next. Rest In Peace Bob 1970-2022. 💔💔💔
This came up on my feed. I was having an ok day, even though I'm ill, that was until I watched this. Hopefully I can stop crying long enough to type this. For some reason, it was the picture of the cat, lying in the bed at the hospice next to his owner, that got to me. It's knowing that this will be me soon enough, and what will my cats do, and how will they cope, and will my husband remember which food each one prefers. Death brings all kinds of funny things to you're mind, never thought it would be cat food !?!
I hope you beat whatever it was that had its grip on you....if not, then I hope your husband has found peace with your loss. Here is a big'ol spiritual hug from me to both of you.
Was anyone able to watch this without crying? I cried from the start to the end. I felt so sad for the people who lost their loved ones, I can relate as I have also lost most of my beloved family members and friends, and I'm not even that old yet. Life really stinks sometimes
There was a local girl in my hometown who had a rare and aggressive brain tumour and was the 'poster child', if you will, for the local telethon. She became a local celebrity for her big infectious smile and constantly happy attitude. She was a mad fan of the local football team who played in the national professional league. She got to meet the team at the stadium - which she caller her happy place - and when she passed, the team wore a jersey designed by her family, for her. I've never seen so many grown men bawling in my life. It was so sad, but a lovely gesture.
@@vicvega3614 I did a 1 hr walk every day for a week straight, it helped a little bit but throughout most of each day I just don't enjoy doing anything and feel tired.
This was a tough one. I've lost both parents to lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Dad got it from working at Johns-Manville in Canada, breathing in all that asbestos dust, years before they every knew it could cause cancer. They didn't even have masks for the guys. Mom died of 2nd hand exposure, probably from washing his clothes. Death is so random, and so unfair. Young people dying is always hard. We all need to love each other a little more. I'm in tears thinking about my parents. I still miss them, and I'm 64 now.
Just lost my son too early without warning. He lived far away so we didn't know how ill he really was. He had taken a salary cut and kept putting off medical care. Please, it's not just you. Find a way to get medical care if you know you need it.
The 1989 photo at the 2:30 mark, of David Kirby on his deathbed dying of AIDs, is a famous photo. Despite seeing it numerous times, it still gets to me.
My brother, age 63, died in a traffic accident May 2022. The only decent photo of him was his Air Force induction one. He “didn’t like getting his picture taken”.
My father is like that. I managed to force him to take a pic with mum though with a Polaroid, he doesn't want my mum posting pics online lol so refused unless I used the Polaroid
@@pazza4555 maybe people think that their photos will be posted all over Facebook and other social media? Id say the best way is to spend time with the person not forcing someone to take a photo they dont want to take, seems selfish to me. Idk i can see the other side being selfish too i guess
I don't have a photo of my father before he died, but I never thought of photographing him on his deathbed. I am already quite traumatized. I try to look at the good memories that are in my heart !!! For a lesson in life, death was at rendezvous! R.I.P. to all those we loved 🕊!
My mother died of a massive stroke in September of 1998. My stepdad took a photo of her while she was being kept alive, so we could say goodbye. He deleted it because her face was so badly bruised. I know she couldn’t hear me, but I called her every day just to chat. That was my real goodbye, I just didn’t know it.
One of the things nobody thinks about, but: It can be over from one second to another. My beloved Dad (90) had a big and hard stoke last thursday, and nobody can imagine how it feels to remember him one day before and how he was next day, from a warmhearted old man who walks in his home, watch a TV documentary and talks about everything to a breathing and unconscious "flesh" next day. Not only his but the life of all members of his family are now different, and i remember all the times i talks bad to him. I cant sleep well since his stroke and we all hope that he will get better (he never will be the same, so we will not build too much hope for recovery) but we know he never gets real well again. Everytime i made a photo from him i thought "maybe this is the last pic from him for ever". Now i have a pic that means "the last photo of him when he was well, talks and walks like he had all the time and this will never come back". It cracks my heart. So enjoy the life and every moment with the people you love, treat them good. Tomorrow your world can be destroyed by a thing you cant do anything. My mom died by cancer, my brother by multiple organ failure. So this sht not happens only in other familys.
I remember a sad patient of mine many years ago. She was only in her forties but had end stage liver failure from a misspent life of drugs and alcohol. I had cared for her in previous hospitalizations and never had any hope that she would stop the abuse and finally heal. This admittance was the last stop because she was found comatose and never awoke. One night I had a newbie nurse join our shift. She was keyed up and nervous so I assigned her to "Cheryl" (not her real name). Cheryl was on a ventilator so there was very little to do. But a short time after start of shift, our newbie called a "code red". Cheryl flatlined. We gave her every drug and treatment for 45 minutes but her heart refused to restart. The MD gave a time of death, signed the certificate, and returned to the ER. I gave the newbie "post mortem care" instructions and left her to it. Twenty minutes later she was standing by my side with eyes as wide as saucers. "She's still ALIVE!!" I assured her that she was mistaken but newbie was already clutching my arm and dragging me to the bedside. This reaction is common with new nurses especially after CPR. The patient's lungs get pumped full of oxygen so that when the body is turned, a belch of air escapes giving the impression of breathing. But newbie was adamant. Annoyed, I strode to the bedside and called out in a loud and officious manner, "CHERYL, are you alright?!" Damned if Cheryl didn't turn her head to me, blink, and respond, "I think so...". JEEEZZUZZ!! I ran to summon the MD who'd just signed a now fake death certificate. He refused to believe ME! I dragged HIM to the bedside, he called out with the same exaggerated disbelief and then we ALL got to see Cheryl react. Three stunned people stood their stammering like idiots. We had no idea how to proceed. Cheryl looked calm and denied having any distress. She even took a drink of water, something she hadn't done in all the weeks we'd been caring for her. Should we try to start an IV? Give her the meds we had her on before? Our MD decided that we should wait for direction from the next of kin. He called Cheryl's attending physician... AGAIN, since he'd just phoned to notify him of the death. Awkward to say the least. The attending then had to make the worst call of all which was notifying the relative that we'd made a mistake. I took care of Cheryl for the rest of the night and by morning the room was chock full of relatives and friends. None of them had been to visit Cheryl on this admission. They were at their wit's end with her and her terrible life choices and so refused to have anything to do with her. Now, it was a different story. God had chosen to give Cheryl an amazing second chance. Though weak and only able to whisper, she spoke to each person who stood patiently and quietly in line. All were in tears as Cheryl apologized and shared random memories of better times. It was like attending a wake where the person in the casket was able to respond. It went on for hours and I found it impossible to go home the next morning. Later that day, Cheryl passed peacefully with her parents holding her hand as all the others prayed. Cheryl heroically fought to stay long enough to give comfort to those she had inadvertently harmed by her self destructive behavior. Never give up. They may not be as awake as Cheryl was at the end but they all want to feel connected as they depart.
I completely understand that empty feeling. My dad died suddenly at the age of 40 of a massive brain aneurysm. I was 19 at the time. I thought I would die right there with him. 5 years later my mom died of an arrhythmia at age 45, again completely suddenly. Thank God for my sisters. I don’t know how I would have made it. I’m 40 now and in the years since I have lost all of my uncles, aunts, and grandparents - my last grandparent died just months ago at age 86. It never gets any easier. Love those you have. Never miss a chance to tell them you love them. And treat every conversation like it might be your last with them, because you never know if or when it might be.
When I was in kindergarten, my teacher would verbally abuse me and sometimes grab me by my arms or slap my arms and even would yell at me instead of being nice. As a person who has Autism and was treated like that, things have changed. My grandpa died in 2022 after a car accident, I was bullied on my birthday, my friends lost my communication, and I had go through lockdowns at my school. My condolences to any and everyone's family members, pets, friends, etc. Never give up on life and stay strong. You don't always have to feel happiness behind your emotions. Your feelings matter in this world that you are in. I hope everyone understands and I hope people have better days in life. I will be there for all of you. May god and other people be with us all.
I'm so sorry you were treated in that way! Kids and even some adults don't understand autism. That's no reason to be a bully, but they just don't understand. My grandson has autism and I see his anxiety and how he wants to have friends. I don't know why some people are born with disabilities. Maybe it's to teach the rest of us how to live and be nice. Maybe your mission in life is to patiently try to help people understand about autism. Your positivity has encouraged me right now! I have anxiety and some people just don't understand why I feel so anxious over things. I'm trying to remember that God loves me and is in control and for me to rest and know that. May God be with you and thank you for your post.
As I'm getting older, I'm realizing how much time I don't have as much as I did when I was younger. I'm trying to be with my family as much as possible and try to make the most of it. Life is too short, and I want to make every moment count. ❤️
My grandfather on my dad’s side died from cancer a few years back. The doctors said he had about a month to live and if he did chemo he might get 3. He said “I don’t want to live my last days feeling sick as dog!” So we made his last month the best of his life. We took him out to eat a bunch of times and let him order whatever he wanted, including beer and his favorite, liver and onions! He loves movies so we took him to see all the movies he wanted to see. And he lived with my dad and stepmother and they treated him like a King. They made him whatever he wanted to eat or drink, let him watch what he wanted and I even went over one night for a campfire beer and huge cigars. It feels nice knowing he was genuinely happy in his last days. One day we were watching his favorite show, Deadliest Catch, he said he was gonna take a nap and he never woke up!😢R.I.P Pepere!
You’ve done an amazing job with this video. From the comments, you can see that you caused all of us who watched it to reflect deeply. Truly, this is the positive side of social media. To bring us together. I’m proud of you.
Me too Ronni. I saw the first one, and kind of got sucked in. Watching these clips hurt. There isn't anything entertaining witnessing the suffering of others. It's heartwarming in a way, seeing love shared, but damn.
The pop with the cake. His pure joy and excitement. I hope every year you still make him a cake and sing him happy birthday. You won't see him but he'll be there. Loving the cake and attention.
The young firefighter in the 9-11 picture! The look of terror on his face as he continues on to help people just shook me up. I couldn't stop staring at his eyes. How brave he was to do what he felt was right even though he was so afraid! God bless his family.
Last photo I took from my dad it's from his face, looking up at the skies, with his loving, beautiful grey-blue eyes. Few weeks after, he was taken away from my life. He's gone now for months, and it hurts more and more.
When we lose someone from a lengthy disease, we may feel thankful that at least there was time to say goodbye. When we lose someone suddenly from a terrible accident, we are stunned and adrift for some time because we got no closure. But when we lose a loved one by brutality there is real danger of cursing a cruel world and casting our hearts into darkness. I pray that you can return to the light. Your father is suffering for you. Mourn his great loss but keep up the struggle.
These made me cry. I was just talking to my precious Daddy this morning about losing my Mom and Oldest Sister and how much he and I morn for them, and our loss. I still even morn for the loss of my dog 3 years ago. Let no one ever tell you how to morn, how long to morn, or when to morn. We will have our bad days, and we will have our good days. But it is our personal pain and joy that will always be with us. Peace to all who have lost someone. And Joy to those who have gained one. God Bless You All! God Bless America. God knows we need it. Especially now.
😭 My son died in a motorcycle accident almost 9 yrs ago. One of the last photos he sent me was a goofy photo of himself that was a reply to a text I had sent him asking how his day was going! Can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve looked at that photo over the last 9 yrs. 💔
From the pictures in this video, all I noticed was all the love these people enjoyed through their family and friends. They were blessed even if some of their lives were cut short, they knew in the end that they were loved and appreciated, that they would be deeply missed when they pass. They lived a great life surrounded by love in all it's forms. That is a beautiful way to go. All my life I have been alone. As far back as I can remember, I have never had anyone to love or to love me. I have only ever felt peoples hatred for me even as a child. If I were to die, no one would know and no one would mourn me. No one would say that they missed me. No one would care. The last thing I would think about is how in all my life I never knew love or happiness. All I've known is despair, loneliness, hatred and pain. I'm tired of people. I'm tired of this world but I still hope to know what love and happiness feel like before my time comes to leave. I pray that I can find half the happiness and love that the people in these pictures had in their lives.
Riri, I don't know who you are or where you live, but there is someone out there who loves you. God loves you and sent his beloved son, Jesus Christ, to earth to live a perfect life, and die for you that you might have mercy and eternal life with him forever. Jesus rose again the third day, triumphing over death, that we need never fear it and through trusting him we can have true life. All this because he loved you and wants to save you from your sin. There may be no one else out there that loves or cares for you, but Jesus Christ does. He gave his own life to prove it.
There really isn't a word for losing someone you love. This emotive video just shows that death will happen to us all, no matter how young, old, rich or poor we arw. 😢😢😢❤❤❤
The last memories we had of my little brother were some videos on my moms old Nokia. He was only 2 when he died in a car crash. Her purse got stolen with the phone in it. My mom kept calling her number on the phone and whenever it picks up, she would beg whoever is on the other line to just return the phone and she’ll even pay them. Never saw her so devastated before and never saw the phone again.
I cried start to finish .... you feel a connection with those people, because we are connected, we just got lost along the way thinking we are all alone. R.I.P to all that came before us and for all that will follow, I wish you all a save journey to wherever you have gone.
This just made me think of my dad. I honestly don't even know what he had specifically, but it was like 5-6 different kinds of cancer all at once. He waited way too long to actually get looked at (he wasn't a fan of hospitals and was stubborn as hell). He refused to stay in a hospital, of course. He was constantly in pain and stuff, so he was taking entirely too many meds, like, more than he was supposed to, so even though he was home, he was out of it for the last couple months. The last like, week or so, we got a hospital bed in our house so he could be comfortable. Then he died. I didn't even get to say anything to him before he died because I decided to sleep a little late that day. He died while I was asleep. I woke up to my mom crying and people rolling the bed out. In fact, thinking back on it, I think the last conversation I had with him was a fucking argument because he wanted some of my mom's meds, and she was running low, so I wouldn't let him have them. Fuck.
Dude, my dad did 6 years ago this coming 14 December. He had dementia-we did nothing but verbally fight the last 2 years because NOBODY would get involved- not social services, not his doctor, nobody. VICIOUS words from both of us. In the end, I apologised to him on his deathbed and he forgave me. I told him what a great dad he was. I cannot forgive myself for the things I said to him. I will carry that guilt around for the ret of my life. I understand your pain. Gotta try to push the negative out of your mind and think of the good times you had with him. It's hard as fuck but for your (and my) sanity, you gotta do it. I have the last picture of him on his deathbed, why I do'nt know, I cannot look at it but I can't delete it either. It's my dad. I wish you strength and peace.
@@Coasterdude02149 Cast your worries upon the Lord and He will give you comfort, strength and most importantly .. forgiveness .. forgiveness of your sins... trust in Christ and accept Him as your Lord, King and Saviour! Satan is always there to remind you of your sins ... with Christ your scarlet sins are washed as clean as white pure snow xxx
When I was a kid my father would speak of life . ...of his childhood and of things he knew.. I was busy with some trinket or just be lost on the television. But now I wish I could remember what he said. It's sad and no matter how hard I try his voice has faded far too much. Like a dream moment after waking up. . I miss him so much.
As an RN and First Responder, I've seen it sooooo many times.... life can end in less than a heartbeat... always tell someone how much you love them....
My Grandfather died on christmas day. He had a stroke and died infront of us while we gave eachother our gifts. He was really preparing for the day because it was the first time we celebrated together in years because of the quarantine. The day before he cut a tree carried it in the house and decorated it, he cooked most of the meals and decorated the entire house. He wanted everything to be perfect. After his death we looked at his old messages and we saw one that he wrote to his friend the day before his death. He said that he really isn't feeling well but doesn't want to go to the hospital because he wants a perfect christmas with his grandchildren. It is really sad to think that he didn't tell us that he was ill so he could be with his grandchildren.
My husband and son were restoring a 1966 Mustang at my son's house. It finally got to a stage where it was driveable so my husband drove it to our house a few miles away. They'd had to haul it originally on a trailer so this was the first time he'd ever driven it. His grin said it all. Two days later he fell while working on the house and broke his neck. He was camera shy, I'm really glad I have that picture. My grandsons have it in their rooms, one of them has it right over his bed. He was having so much fun, it's a good reminder. And my son has the Mustang back.
I still remember the face of the two women who died as a resident in obgyn.. one wished me good morng that day and then she went into cardiac arrest and never got out ...she had a 7 year old ...other one bled to death... She just told me I want to drink water ...we were so busy arranging blood for her ...she collapsed in front of us ... Her husband stood numb with the newborn wailing in his arms .... That scared me so much !!!! Second one shook me and I almost quit med school ....it took me alot of months before I could be normal... Was horrid. As a doctor nothing prepares u for it.
My heart cracked a Lil bit with each pic..Pic... losing a loved one is so hard, but these pictures are all very special. ♥ I'm sorry for everyone struggling with losing a loved one, I'm going through it too. I miss my dad and my boyfriend very much, especially today....
Lost my youngest brother due to an unfortunate construction accident just a few days before his 23rd birthday. It literally destroyed my world. That was 46 long years ago. I have no need for a final photo as he has become a part of me. I had vivid and disturbing dreams of him for decades. After more than 20 years he came to me in the most realistic dream I have ever experienced and told me he was fine and to stop grieving. I cannot share the details of the dream but it was a such a relief and my grief took on a more positive aspect. I awoke the next morning to a much brighter day. I carry him with me to this day. Our bond will only be broken the day I breathe my final breath. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend with him. It was such a gift. My heartfelt condolences to those of you who have also experienced such heartbreaking loss. Take advantage of the time you get to spend with those you love. It is not guaranteed.
They come to us in our dreams that's how the spirit world communicates with us while we are in a calm dream state,the fact that you can remember it says it all really,you were meant to remember that specific dream how lovely
This is why you can never take too many pictures. Also, save some of your voice-mails. I have several voice-mails that I saved from my grandma, and now two years after her death, I'm able to listen to them and hear her voice again. Take as many videos as you can too.
The man that I called my Dad has been gone for 7 years and 2 months. He had always struggled with addiction but the last few years of his life had gotten to the point of extreme. He died of an overdose In 2015 on Halloween night. Roughly 6-8 hours before his death he had stopped by and we talked and he gave me a hug. He was a small man In size but that hug was one of the tightest I've ever received from anyone. I've always wondered If he committed suicide or was his death truly an accidental overdose? Just the way he hugged me earlier that day made me think he knew It would be the last time. Always cherish the people In your life folks. Once they are gone theirs no more opportunities to make things right.
Wow the image of the dad reading a pamphlet his kid wrote about the dangers of smoking and him having emphysema really spoke to me. Especially now that I’ve been smoke free for 7 months! Never again! Edit* I’m now 9 months smoke free! I never was addicted to cigarettes tho, it was more of an Army/Musician social thing. Well, except the Army while hurrying up to wait for hours lol
I'm so glad you snuck that beer into the nursing home. My grandmother was crying in a nursing home because she wanted a banana. She was diabetic and I guess she wasn't allowed to have one. My mother and I left, bought a banana and brought it back. She was in her 80's and lived a couple of years longer.
Extremely thought provoking - two seconds can change lives forever. I had cancer at twenty-five & consider myself very lucky I’m still here at seventy-one. I can’t say I think about life differently every day but it certainly gives you a different prospective on life & an appreciation of people & what is important. 🙏
I only lost family members I don’t know, and my cat, three or two years ago, still crying about it when we are getting a dog since I discovered two months ago I’m allergic to cats oops
@@anglerfish43 I was like that too.I don't really know them,well, barely see them.What I know is only their names.But I lost my great grandmother two years ago,by that time I was 10
So sad yet a beautiful tribute to so many brave people that exit the world as shining lights. Hope we all meet in heaven as beautiful parts of the one light of love and life without sorrow and pain. Peace be with all until then.
This makes me think of the last picture I took of my Daddy 4 days before he died of pancreatic cancer. He was wearing a new Pendleton wool cap I brought him. That was 8 years ago & I miss him every day.
The tobacco pamphlet one reminded me of my dad, which passed away last year. He didn't die of nothing related to smoking, as he quitted it when I was starting to tell and remind him how bad it was (this according to my mom, I was 4 years old?) But the feeling and the memory of that reminded me a lot of my dad. I am 22 now.
This video is 2 years old but I hope this message reaches someone who needs it: My last call with a close friend from college was a butt dial. we lost contact for a couple of years. I called her back and we ended up talking for an hour catching up about our lives, the past couple of years, and our hopes and dreams. During that call I discovered she was living in the city I was going to move to in a month. She died abruptly 2 days before we were supposed to reunite when I moved to her city. She was 28. I’m forever grateful I called her back. Even if you hate phone calls, give your loved ones a call. you never know when it’ll be the last time you talk to them. Forever grateful for that butt dial. Rest In Peace Ciara. I love you always.
The video and testimony from people made me cry. May all of you, who are left behind, find peace and love. May your loved ones Rest In Peace. This has inspired me to spend me time with my mother, to be kind, to let go of past grievances, and to enjoy my life. Thank you ❤️
I am glad to hear you say that you'll allow your mom into your life. I know a friend whose mother abandoned her when she was eight years old. She came back into her life after my friend married and I was amazed to see it happen. That was some years ago and they've shared many wonderful experiences especially with the grandchildren. She just passed away at 92 years old and my friend mourns her deeply. I'd rather see this than the bitterness others feel in similar circumstances but I understand how they might.
My father was given a year to live in 1988. He died in 1999. During those11 years I lost count of the number of people half his age with no heath problems, who passed away. You really never know. Treat every day as your last.
One of my friends lost their boyfriend and brother on Houston freeway in an accident with a truck. The fact that those two never got to even graduate high school is really sad 😢 and I still think about it over a year later. 7 years ago also my grandfather died of liver cancer.
I've got Pulmonary Fibrosis with is terminal, no cure, no treatment. I am also blessed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis, and a weird sense of humour. I have enjoyed my life and have an amazing wife and some wonderful children and step-children. I'm not bitter as I know there are people much worse off than myself. Everyday I wake up in beautiful Wales in the midst of wonderful forest, rivers, canal and wildlife is a bonus.
Wales sounds lovely. I hope you will be as comfortable as possible in the time you still have and that you get time with your loved ones to just enjoy each other's company
We will all die someday, we can't stop that though. No one deserve to not die, we all have that one day where we pass away. Those people's death is tragic for sure.
Death is a natural part of life. perhaps we don’t deserve the pain of dying.Perhaps dying is a process that allows us time to heal relationships here before we go on to Eternal Life,pain free,and whole again in a new body, a light- body free of boundaries.
I have a last picture of my grandpa who left to go to the drs & he was never gone from my nana any longer than 2hrs. He never came home. He got lost driving home & his car got stuck in the sand.He was found after 3 days. This was a few days before their 78th wedding anniversary. He was such a beautiful grandpa & I miss him every single day.
The reality is we just never know when we’ll either lose a loved one or even our very life. As the cliche’ says, ‘ Live each day as if it were your Last’
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Great pics with wonderful sentiments included. Brought me to tears. One minor spelling problem. The brain tumor that you’re referring to is called a glioblastoma. You wrote out giloblastoma. It’s only one letter difference I know. But it’s important to the story that it’s documented correctly. Glioblastomas are nasty brain tumors with a near zero survival rate. It’s bc they don’t have defined lines. It spreads out like a tentacled animal in the brain. And grows faster than any chemo or radiation can eradicate. Sad indeed. Thanks for the upload BossDT! ✌
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Hi, I don’t remember ever learning of someone who has had as much loss of loved ones as you and I’m sorry for your losses and any pain you felt or still endure. You certainly have had a lot of loss but also, looks like you have many many memories of your loved ones and I’m certain your so happy that you have the pictures and memories that you have. I hope you are at peace over some of your loved ones being gone from this life here. I’m in my fifties and I’ve always wondered growing up and going to catholic school trying to find out what happens when we pass away and if this is it ? I don’t follow any religion now but I read the Bible and I do believe there is one God of al of us I just don’t know about there being any life after being here and I’ve been searching a few years and open to all possibilities. I sure hope that our souls do go on and we will see those we miss again. I just can’t accept we die and then there’s nothing else. Many blessings and health and peace to your life. Thanks for sharing .🕯☮️💟🙏🏽❤️🩹🕊.
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"suddenly passed away at 91"
Ah its always a surprised when they die so young! or from a terminal illness!
2 months after my little boy died in an accident we found a film roll when cleaning out our offices. The whole film was him at a deer sanctuary feeding the deer...[and eating the food meant for the deer!!] What an unexpected treasure it was. 27 years on the memories still make me cry.
💔thank you for sharing
I am so sorry for your loss x
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What a precious find. My condolences ❤
I'm so sorry 😥
As one dying from cancer I want to say this to anyone who is struggling with loss at the moment. We never leave your side, we stay and watch over you. When you cry for us being gone we hold you and wispers "I am still here, and I feel no pain any longer" when we see that you have moved on that is when we move on and await your arrival in paridice. Do not be sad, or angry that we are gone. We have simply gone home and will see you later love. I write this because I am dying, but have meet the love of my life. And I wouldn't want him to be sad when I'm gone. Nither does the one you lost. Amen.
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I wish you nothing but the best. My gf is dying of cancer Already miss her so much.
Wow this made me cry. My grandma passed away bc of cancer two years ago she was my best friend and I miss her so much but I keep living for her bc I know she is with god and is home, no longer in pain and I know she is looking after me. I miss you grandma🥺❤️
Stay strong
Life is not measured by the years we live, but how we touch the hearts of those around us. No matter how short or long it is.
😒
Exactly....
@@maxlethe3973 👍 agreed
happy me-never touched a heart🤣
So true and beautifully said
My brother took his life at age 46. One of the last photos we have is of him in a group shot hiding behind my cousin. He didn’t want to be remembered and it kills me. Little did he know I have so much more memories of him in my mind and heart. He will forever be with me.
God Rest Your Brothers Soul Amen xxxxxxx Home To Heaven Amen xxxxxxx With Our Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family Amen xxxxxxx
He sounds alot like my brother. He's gone too. I feel just like you my brother ALWAYS wanted to NOT be seen. That kills me. If only he knew how good and precious he was
Why did he took his life?
I know how you feel. I lost a family member who did the exact same thing. Very little photos we have without him hiding or putting his head down.
Cherish the one on one interactions you had. Memories no one knows of..🇦🇺
So sad
As always we have to reach out more
My mom died a week and a half before christmas last year. The last picture that was taken of her was at Disney World a few months before. It was a roller coaster cam of her putting her arms up in the air as we went down the incline. It was special because she was handicapped, so she didn't get to go on many rollercoasters. She was having the time of her life.
I'm so sorry for your loss. What a wonderful photo to have of her at a high moment in her life! My folks are gone but you'll find they live in your heart forever.
Glad she enjoyed herself!
I am sorry your Beloved died but having a joyous photo of her at WDW is a treasure! I can honestly say the most wonderful times in my life have been my three separate trips to Orlando and Walt Disney World: SO Special.
God Rest Your Earthly Mums Soul Amen xxxxxxx Home To Heaven Amen xxxxxxx With Our Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family Amen xxxxxxx
Jennifer l I am so sorry for the loss of your mother Jennifer your mom has just gone before you she is with you in spirit and one day you will be reunited when all yours tears will be washed away take care Annie Murphy Ireland 🌹
My mom died at 62 years old and we put a quote from the Wizard of Oz on her head stone.. “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others” ♥️ so much love to all of you in here. What a beautiful video
What made this even sadder was thinking about the people who died during the lockdowns who never got to see their relatives in their last days.
Thank you for reminding us, Joy. I feel anger along with sadness that thousands of elderly people had to face their parting alone, no one to whisper words of love or hold their hand. And the many family members had to weep miles away knowing that nothing but a cruel and unfeeling bureaucracy made it happen that way. I struggle not to hate them.
I never got to say goodbye to my grandmother,as covid only let my mum and uncle see her.rip
I lost both my aunt and brother during covid lockdowns - neither from the virus, my brother from a hit n run auto accident - him and our stepbrother were left out in the snow and were brain damaged, and brain dead. I flew across the country while he was in critical condition, and the hospital wouldnt let us see him because of covid. His condition deteriorated, and we lost him. It was devastating, still is. My aunt passed due to complications from the vaccine, it caused heart problems, and we never got to see her and she died at the same hospital that she had worked at for many years while saving others as a nurse. My prayers go out for all those lost not just in my family but for everyone worldwide.
@@Kankuro1138 your story gave me chills. My god.. My god.. Why all this.. And why are we as human beings still the worst being on earth...
yup that happened to my uncle, the husband of my mom's sister & he died from covid
I lost a friend of mine in a car accident a week ago. He was only 19 and always had a smile on his face.💔
Sorry for your loss
Marie, hope you doin' alright, wherever u are.
So sorry for you loss don’t be sad you will meet again ❤
Sorry for your loss Insha Allah he will go to paradise ameen
So sorry
My uncle died a few days after Christmas in 2017.The last words I remember him telling me is that he loved me very much,he told me to also not drink or smoke because it is very bad for my health .Not that I am spoiled or anything he told me he will give me everything he ever promised me which was not a lot.He told me to fulfill his wishes which was to see me focusing on my studies and graduate medic school to help those in need.He told me again that he loved me and a few days later I heard he died from a car accident because of drinking and driving.I fell into depression for a few months but I finally mentally slapped myself and told myself that I am going to fulfill his last wishes and that is what I am working on right now.
This all shows you that you should at least make time for your loved ones.
Hope this helped a little🙂
You are clearly a strong person. He is waiting with eternal patience for you and you have much to accomplish before then. Thank God you did not give in to despair. How he would have suffered to see that!
Sometimes the most heartfelt advice comes from people with many deep regrets. Perhaps he didn’t have the strength to change his own life, but it seems his advice changed yours.
Watching this video makes me feel as if I am helping to honor and keep the memory alive of these individuals who were so clearly loved. I may have said my final goodbye to my grandmother today. It may sound weird, but this video was oddly comforting. You don't die until the last person with memories of you dies. Hold your loved ones near, say I love you often and mean it.
@Medison Smith:
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children
Love from Vienna
As a good friend of mine said a week before he was killed by an IED in Syria was "as long as you are remembered you live on" so yes you are doing these heroes a great favor by remembering them and what they did for the world
Only the people that really meant the most to us are rememberd. Friends,Relatives or Work Mates,they are all rememberd in their own way,by what they meant to each of us. These fine photos are a great example of the Beauty and importance of keeping a record of our lives and our loved ones who have gone. RIP to those in the photos. 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
I often think about the eventuality that we will be forgotten and lost to time. As it was stated, we really don't die until the last person with memories of you dies, and yes it does sound weird but it's true. Think of the cemetery with so many forgotten folks. Each headstone has a human story behind it. Who were they? What were their passions or their dislikes? What kind of person were they? So many fascinating stories lost to time.
@@3rdFloorblog... yeah the cemetery really makes one think how fleeting life is and is a great leveller when people consider their own mortality.
I am a hospice nurse! I’ve ushered many many people @ the end of their journey….to wherever they want to go! Its an honor!
Thank you for your work. The hospice nurses who helped us when my dad died made a big difference.
I'm a hospice nurse too- this was beautifully done
Bless you for the work you do
@@pazza4555 it’s an honor! I’m glad your dads farewell was made easier by a hospice person! I bet you miss him….everyday!
My GF (now RIP) told of working in a "home," and sitting with people as they breathed their last, so they wouldn't die alone. (She had her daughters by her side a month after a stroke).
My Mom passed away in January of 2016. And one of the last videos on her phone was at Christmas where she wished all of her family and friends a very Merry Christmas. I still look at it from time to time. I still have the last picture she took on her phone. And I take comfort in the fact that I was the last person she spoke to before she went to sleep on that January night, not knowing that it would be the last time I would ever hear her voice say "I love you Son". If I knew then what I know now, I would have wished for 5 more minutes. Remember to hug your loved ones a little bit tighter and to show them how much you love them because you never know when God is going to call you home.
The pictures of the elderly spouses having to say goodbye to one another after years of love and marriage are agonizing.
Hubby and I have been madly in love for 46 years and spend every single day in deep conversations about everything under the sun. But I know that one of us is likely to survive the other and I cannot think which of us will be strong enough to take it.
I took care of a little old lady many years ago who was suddenly taken ill. Her little old husband traveled in the ambulance with her and refused to leave her side. He said they'd been together for 52 years and never slept apart a single night.
We offered to put a cot next to her bed for him but he said he'd rather just lay his head on her bed.
She never regained consciousness and passed away that night. We woke him to let him know and then left to notify the doctor. When we returned, he was still laying there but had passed away holding her hand. We wept.
That is sad,but beautiful that he stayed with her till her leaving. 52 years is so long to be together and all his memories. Thank you for mentioning this,I've had my own loss of my father and I couldn't go to his funeral because of Covid. My father was a great man,I knew for 64years,as that gentleman did with his wife of half a century. Child losing a parent and a spouse loosening his wife is different,being together is a shared decision and shareing a life with a loved one. A parent is different and the child or children will have their own adult life and children and will eventually know what their parents went through rasing them. Death comes to us all,but let's enjoy the time we have,because it go's so so quick.😊 🌞⚘
for me it was the one, and others, showing young men who take their own lives... that one with his sister.... one can only wonder what was going through his mind to feel leaving our planet was his only option.... the human mind is so powerful, misguided maybe, so many young people making this choice.
I do not believe suicide is selfish, ones thinking is soo blinkered, it is a decision one believes is the only way, and not believing others can help or one doesnt want to burden family more, with what one sees as issues that cannot be fixed.
Mental Health service in UK is a joke, out of hour service is zero (an A&E bed is NOT going to help)... during office hours one gets referred only after months of waiting...so young people will continue to make their decisions.. and young men seem to be affected more...
@@trishfitzpatrick2066 Thank you for sharing that sweet story. Congratulation on being married 46 yrs, if you don't mind me asking. What is your secret to staying together for all those years. I hope yall have a blessed Christmas.
@@michellehitt1976 Our secret? A great sense of humor. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
The last picture I have of my husband alive is in my head. I looked out the kitchen window and saw Bill laughing away with our neighbour. I can still hear him laughing. It must’ve been 5 mins later, my son bolted up the stairs telling me to prepare myself, prepare myself.
I’m yelling for my youngest son to wake-up (He worked the early shift.) and get outside. I grabbed towels because I thought Bill cut himself on the lawnmower, but when we run through the garage, then outside I see a man performing CPR on Bill. I screamed then covered my mouth and then my oldest son and I take over the CPR until paramedics/firefighters get here.
They worked on him for 1/2hr and then pronounced him dead. Later on we found out it was as if someone turned off his switch. I’ve never seen such a peaceful look upon his face in all the years we were together.
That was June 2nd, 2021. How I miss my man. 😭
Wow I am so sorry for your loss from this Earthly World this Earthly Realm Pam. God Rest Bill's Soul Amen xxxxxxx Home To Heaven Amen xxxxxxx With Our Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family Amen xxxxxxx
My father and two of his cousins all died the same way as did our neighbour. Now I am in no hurry to go but it has to be the best way out of this world. My neighbour was talking to his son and his voice just tailed off and that was it. No pain. Another was a doctor talking to his patient. The doc stopped between sentences and never said another word. All very hard for those left behind but for the person no pain and no suffering. That has to mean a lot.
@@smitajky yes I recently had news of a wonderful woman Jean who past over in her sleep she went to sleep living on this Earthly World this Earthly Realm and woke up back Home In Heaven Amen xxxxxxx this is the way I want to go. I want to go to sleep here on this Earthly World this Earthly Realm then when I wake up i want to of passed over back Home to Heaven Amen xxxxxxx surrounded by my Ever Growing Ever Loveing Heavenly Family by my side and all around me Amen xxxxxxx and with my Loveing Father Jesus by my side Amen xxxxxxx and also with Father Jesus's Loveing Father God by my side Amen xxxxxxx
@@smitajky That does bring us comfort. He knew he was (In his words.) “losing his mind”. He feared getting cancer as his mom and uncle did.
I can only hope for a quick death but I’ve been at its door 4 times and it always traumatic. I’m diabetic.
So sorry for your loss he was a clearly a lucky man to be loved by you he’s gone home to meet you later I know this 🥰
My dad was hospitalised at home as was his wish and was in a coma for a week at the end. The house was always full of people, neighbours, nurse, doctor, family and my mum always by his side. One day they found themselves alone for the first time. Mum felt a change and she leant over him and asked him if he wanted to go. He sighed deeply and she said that he passed through her and was gone on his second breath. I didn't get to be with him as he didn't want me to see how he had become. My kid sister was killed four years before and my kid brother two years ago died of cancer. Mum is on the threshold and then it's just me.
You have gone through a great deal of loss in your life. Hold on to all the memories of the good times with your loved ones. Keep them close in your heart.
@@diannelavoie5385 Thank you, yes I do hold onto al lthe good memories I have, sadly my mum is stuck in a loop of bad ones. God bless x
@LatteLove I am actually in a happy place despite a rather tragic life, especially the early years but if it all brought me to the place I am today then it was worth it. God bless x
It’s you and God. Place yourself in His hand and He will never let you go.
They will always be with you. I pray your future will be calmer, more peaceful, and more joyful.
35 years ago I waved goodbye as my brother drove away,
I never would have believed that this would be the last time that I would ever see
his wonderful face.
He was 5 weeks off his 22nd birthday and I was 20 and nine months pregnant with his little nephew.
No one can prepare you for a broken heart but I felt mine shatter that day
and 35 years on he is still missed more than ever.
A friend of the family who lost her son at 27 from cystic fibrosis was crying and when I told her that she was so lucky,
she said "how can you say that"?.
Because you knew from when he was born that every day was precious
and you made the most of every one of those days for 27 years.
I on the other hand took it for granted that my brother would grow old with me.
A hard lesson but one definitely learned,
nothing is a given in our lives the people that we love are our most important gift, treasure them always.
... like the clip on vid, the sister with her brother, before he made that decision..
The UK mental health care is a joke, underfunded, office hours only, long waiting lists... so many young men make similar decisions. I cannot even imagine how you feel now, and felt then and will for the rest of your life...
Personally I believe young men may feel that their gremlins cannot be sorted, imaginary or real, to them they are real, the brain is so powerful and when we at a low ep, we cannot see the wood for the trees, and can make a instant decision, or a plan, truley believing that is the only answer.. for me, it is not being selfish - I dont believe that is even probably in the thinking at the time - desperation can be overpowering. Social media plays part for many and lads just dont talk.
Best wishes, may I hope you can love your brother always, I only can assume he didnt mean to hurt you.
This is a hard watch 😞, Since 2007 I have lost both my in laws, my mum, my dad and then too young my husband of 47 to cancer and then last year my beautiful sister - in -law to breast cancer. It's hard to see the bright side of life after all that loss, I miss every single one of them so badly but especially my lovely hubby who I thought I would grow old with. I miss coming home from work and telling him about my day, his wonderful hugs, his humour, we laughed all the time but at least I had 23 years with him.
I am truly so sorry for your loss and the painful suffering of missing them. 😢 💔 May God help you find some sort of healing, peace, and happiness!🙏❤️🩹
Oh my goodness you lost so many people I'm so sorry
I was pregnant in 2021, just reaching my due date, and I was sitting on my couch, with my 13 yr old daughter, as we sat and laughed at her baby sister kicking wildly in my belly. I never heard my daughter laugh so much and with so much Joy as I did that night. It blessed mine and her father's heart. The next morning we woke up and I immediately knew something was wrong. I went to the hospital and was told my baby girl no longer had a heartbeat. I gave birth to her and was able to hold her and love her....but handing her over for the last time was the hardest thing I've ever done. She was the most beautiful, perfect baby. The Dr's we're unable to figure out what happened or why she passed.
I miss her terribly every single day...
I'm so sorry for your loss. Life's extremely unfair. 💔
I understand how you feel, we lost our baby before birth, I have a very strange feeling I know how she looks grown up, green eyes and lovely dark hair. I pray God takes care of the little ones, it's said they wait for their parents when they pass and know you when you join them. My condolences 🙏🏻
@@freshimpactco.8698 Thank you so much. And I'm so so sorry you know what this pain feels like. Your daughter sounds like she'd be very beautiful. I bet she was a perfect baby. I also have an image of what my daughter would look like right now. She would be exactly a year and a half old today. I feel so robbed. I'm sure you feel the same... Gob bless you ❤️
@@Suilimea Life is a totally different experience now, than it was before my baby passed away. Thank you for your reply🌹
She waits for you in Heaven, and watches over you each day.
When my 30 year old nephew had a heart attack in 2016, I was so taken aback by all the medical machinery in his ICU room. I snapped a picture with the hope we could share a laugh at a later date. After he died 10 days later, I deleted the picture because I didn't want to remember him that way. I am grateful for being with him during that time though.
My sister went in to the hospital and out of it several times. On the morning of my birthday my girlfriend and i walked to the hospital. She was laying there and was glad to see me. "Hey Ger..." and a nice but painfull smile. I seated my self on her bed. She said " i think i am gonna die". She had cancer, she was 40. We chatted a little and then i took a picture of her. A sister came and she was taken for something medical. " I see you tommorow" i said. We walked through the hospital hallway, a long one, i looked behind me and saw my sister crossing the hallway. That was the last time i saw her. She died the next afternoon. She never smoked, hardly drunk alcohol and always worked in the flower business.... Gone... I have been welding for many years and i am still here. She liked the Bob Marley song Three Little Birds, so when i see 3 little birds, i think of here. When i go to a home decoration flower section,. Think of here, when i want to know something about flowers, i think of her.
It is 11 years ago now but i am not totally over it. Also from my dad i have a picture. The doctors gave him half a year. They were right. He really had to golden right hands: he could fix or make everything. Gone, with 77, 3 years ago. My sister was in the U.S.A. in 1994, and had an exchange job in the flower business from the agraric school in the town Eureka, on the Pacific coast. We Dutch do not say I love you as often as Americans but i always say my son (11) I love you, when i bring him to school. My brother almost died from a vain failure and was reanimated twice in the ambulance, this year. He was to the hospital for a check, today.
Regards from the Netherlands
The mother that made all those preparations for her guests is the kind of hero we need during these times, someone who does all they can to make others happy whether they'll be there to eat with them or not, it is kind of beautiful in a last supper way
Not gonna lie, it took me some courage to watch it to the end.
not me , I stopped da video at 2:23
Same here. And the music, altho appropriate, didn't help.
Same here. Very moving.
I made it to the end but, wow, it was tough.
Such a sad, but great video. My parents are gone, three brothers and my four best friends I grew up with. And lost soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq I served with. I’m glad they were all in my life.
Thank you for your service, and sorry for all of your loss.
I have tears in my eyes thinking of those who died way too young in those places. The thirteen who were killed by a suicide bomber are especially hard to think about. They were so close to just coming home.
They will never have to know pain or the diminishment of old age. We will always remember their vitality, humor, honor, and friendship. They will always be at the pinnacle of accomplishment.
Thank you for your service and I'm so sorry for your losses.
Out of 12 siblings, only my mom and one brother are left. I feel sad for her because she is the baby of the family and was close to all of her siblings.
The Police showed me photos on my daughter's phone about 8 hours before she committed suicide. There were tears streaming down her face,, Rip my darling at least the last words I said to her were I love you. Always tell your children you love them.
I am so, so sorry about your daughter. I don’t even have the words.
Im sorry.... May you find peace..
My deepest condolences.
Awe fuck my feels. I'm sorry 😢
I’m so sorry. I remember when my parents were distraught at learning I tried to kill myself a couple years ago. They were so hurt :(
My father saw angels for a year before he died. It frightened him and he thought he was imagining it, but the longer the year went on the clearer he could see the angels 😇
They are a sight to behold! Spectacularly beautiful. The first time one sees them is truly frightening but soon they become a source of comfort. Please know that your father is in good hands.
@@JESUS.IS.LORD.AND.GOD.FOREVER Thank you 😇
What did he see exactly? How do they look like? How do you know they were angels? I am so curious
U can literally talk to then on high dose shrooms. Even talk to past loved ones
Only the truly decent and blessed are given signs that their passing is near.
Grieving is so necessary for healing. Let yourself go through the process.
At 58, my dad passed away. I totally believe I will see him again and was surprised how much I grieved his passing despite that belief. I didn't feel like myself for nearly a year. I can still, four years later, tear up for missing him, but I feel like myself again.
We discount death and the grieving process in our "modern" society, and I don't think it is healthy.
Grief is natural and necessary. Don't be ashamed of it. 💖
Oh God. The one with the man cuddling his cat, set off the waterworks.
I lost a coworker beginning of May. Sweetest dude ever, with a heart of gold. Developed terminal cancer and was dead with five months. Several of us from work, The big boss himself too, attended his funeral. That was a very full church! I was at work the day he passed away. It was quietly shared with everybody and passed around, and the big boss even wrote a sweet tribute to him on our work bulletin. I remember hiding in the big freezer for a good 10 minutes, just sobbing.
Then not even two months ago, my super cool 34-year-old sister was killed in a horrific head-on collision. She was perfectly healthy, full of life, straight talking, no nonsense, and a devoted mother, wife, daughter (and sister, even though the family doesn’t pay attention to that part bc the grief of sibling death is widely viewed as lesser than a parent spouse or kid death). Yeah it’s messed me right up.
My work was really sweet and had me take two weeks off on top of the measly Three Days Bereavement we’re provided (that is standard across the Province). Even delivered a beautiful flower bouquet and short simple sweet card to my home where I was holed up during that time frame.
Not only that, I’ve also lost a set of grandparents within the last 15 months. While we weren’t terribly close, I still felt immense sadness when they passed.
Family has endured enough tragedy.
Yes the grief of sibling death is so hard due to losing your very best friend. My beautiful smart older sister passed away within 16 days of a rare brain disease diagnosis. It took me 10 years to come back to a somewhat normalized life.
The man dying of emphysema, reading that pamphlet about quitting smoking, hit me hard. My dad passed at age 70 in 2011 from lung cancer due to 58 years of chain smoking. He was in a hospital bed in our living room.
That one I thought it was a little weird, it almost has an "I told you so" vibe to it.
@@Jacktrack7 I think it's more poignant than weird, everyone knows smoking kills, there's no I told you so there. My mom was chain smoking when I was little bit once she noticed I was mimicking her using crayons she decided to be a good role model and quit, if this dad only had the same moment of realization back then.
@@c.w.8200 to be fair anyone who lives to 70 is lucky and ive known alot of chain smokers who lived well into their 80s, sometimes tobacco or alcohol is all someone has if that makes sense
@@vicvega3614 your age comment wasn't necessary. I know chain smokers can live into their 80s. I know one myself.
@@christinagould9807 the main point of my comment is anyone who lives to 70 is blessed, alot of people dont make it
When my Gramp was still alive shortly ( 2 weeks) before he passed I had been bartending. When I got off at 2:30 am, I grabbed a couple of long neck beers and a bag of pork rhines and woke him when I got in and shared the "love picnic" with him. One of my best memories ever!!! No one can take away you're wonderful memories!!!!
My dad passed away in February and I have a photo on my phone of him as he lay on his death bed. I find it a little difficult to look at because of how ill he was and the fact that it is the last photo that was taken of him, but in a way, I'm glad I have it. I still can't believe he's gone. I always wondered what it was like to lose someone close to you, and now I know. It just feels surreal. You can't process the fact that you will never see or speak to them ever again. It feels like he's just gone away on a very long holiday and he'll be back soon, yet we know he won't be. Death is so final, there is no easy way of accepting it but we hold on to the memories and photos of our loved ones forever.
Sorry for your loss
My dad passed away after Thanksgiving in 2021, I still have a last photo of him when he bought my new phone and I was testing the camera out with him.
Very well said. I'm sorry for your loss of your dads bless you x..I too have a last picture of my Mum looking ill and feel exactly the same yet glad I have it.
I also lost my best friend to sudden death 5 years ago yet strangely I can't bring myself to have a photo of her out anywhere yet. Grief is so sureal and painful..it takes so much time to heal..yet heal we slowly do xx
I too just lost my “Daddy”. I’m 52 and he was always Daddy and always will be. I’m a Nurse Practitioner and I will never understand why anyone would want a photo of a cadaver, the shell, that their soul resided in for their lifetime but that is NOT for ME to JUDGE and I am not. I am questioning why you don’t put up a happy photo vs the last. A laughing and love filled photo vs the last. I can’t see him wanting you to suffer in ANY way from looking at an image of him. Just my unsolicited two cents. I have found some photos that were of us from when I was born that my mother gave me (they have been divorced since I was 13 but they were very close the past 20 years) as well as photos I took of us. It is a time in my life where I go to more funerals than I do weddings or Barmitsvah’s or Christenings and it always breaks my heart when there is the music playing at Christian Funerals and a plethora of photos of the loved on that passed but worse is when the music is playing and there aren’t any photos of the loved one other than a school photo or a work photo but something “official” vs a fun Birthday party or holiday party. I always tell my Mom who absolutely HATES having her photo taken that I will take photos of all of us and just draw a stick figure of you in if you don’t get in there and smile. It’s “threat” that seems to make her laugh because she knows me well and knows I would do it as does everyone that knows me. It is so important to capture those moments no matter it they hate their photo taken or not. Even if their hand is in front of their face or they “THINK” that they have ruined every photo by sticking their tongue out but it is better than not having ANY and to me, not to you and it doesn’t have to be, it is better than the 1800’s death photos. It isn’t something I would think your Daddy would want you to feel when you look at it. There must be something you have that would bring you joy and tears of happiness vs pain and sorrow?
It does feel like yesterday and sometimes it feels like it never happened and I have even gone to dial him and gotten half way through the phone number, only to hang up and then go to my bed and curl up and cry while my husband knows I need that time. Grief is so singular and there is not right or wrong and you do NOT owe me an explanation or ANYONE for that matter, I just hope you can find another image that brings you 10 x the joy that the one you have brings you pain. Again, please please do not feel or read this as a judgement as i have seen many many different cultural traditions that would make you fall out of your sneakers and it took all I had NOT to “judge” them as that is NOT my place in life and NEVER EVER will be. If it works for YOU then you do YOU! I just can’t understand it but it does NOT make it “wrong”. I had someone say something to me in a card that I will NEVER forget and now I add it to my condolence cards as it hit me in the heart so hard and it became my wish somehow…….they wrote, after sharing a beautiful story about my Daddy that I had never heard before which I will treasure as I did not keep many of the cards at all……. “Tovah, if there was one thing I could do for you when I get my time with G-d, it will be to ask if he could please start having Visiting Hours in Heaven.”. I cried and cried and cried at the mere thought of that being possible. I have never been to a Prison for personal or work reasons so I don’t have that in my head as a visual, just the Pearly Gates and “Name please” as if I were going to a nice restaurant to meet my Daddy. That was something that blew me away and I thought….That may just be my next tattoo.
All in all, thank you for sharing what you have and my thoughts and questions are truly from the heart and not EVER from a place of judgement. If anything, I would be coming from a place of protection for you as that is kind of who I am…..protect people from others and in some cases, from themselves but as look back as some of those, as they were all in a professional setting, it was my job to do that so I guess at those times I was judging, but with what you shared, I promise that is not where my heart is. Your healing is like mine in that we will do it our way, in our time, for ourselves and no one else.
Regardless, please know that my heart goes out to you and I empathize so much it hurts to even write this. I hope and pray we find our way that is the way it is supposed to be for each of us. I will say that if one more person says “It gets better with time.” I may be forced to hire a lawyer……I can not guarantee I won’t punch them. I guess this is premeditated now…..
but if someone could come out with an actual USEFUL book for people that have NOT lost a parent or a spouse or a loved one and they can NOT empathize in any way, a book that helps them know what and when to say or do something would be of great help. There is nothing worse than “Please call me if you need anything.” …ummmm, yes, I can’t get out of bed so can you come and clean my house, get me groceries, give my dog a bath and make me dinner that I probably won’t eat.
It just doesn’t work that way. Instead of saying or writing “call me if you need anything.” Just do it. Mow/shovel/water plants, get my groceries and don’t ask me, just do it. I have a book in my head and heart of what not to do as I am sure you do too. I just don’t have a what TO DO book.
Losing my Grandparents was life altering but losing my Daddy is an entirely different level of pain and i do NOT have kids and never will so I will never say to someone, I just lost my Daddy so I know how you feel. NO, that is NOT the same thing. Or even their Mother, G-d forbid. And truly, even a Father…..no one had the same relationship as you did or I did with them so while there is an iota of empathy, it isn’t the same. It isn’t the same for my Brother and I either. Everything is so very different just as we are all different, healing is the same way.
I do wish you peace and love and truly hope you can FEEL that there isn’t ANY judgement of how you live or feel, I just don’t understand but I don’t have to. ONLY YOU DO. Sending you a virtual hug for your loss. From my heart to yours.
But you will see him again because for all of us Good we are all returned back to our Forever Home back at Home In Heaven on our day of passing Amen xxxxxxx
Lost my mom to cancer last year and my best friend of 34 years earlier this year. I dream about them in my sleep quite often. They both were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and died within 3 months. To all those struggling with the loss of a loved one, I’m sending a great big hug to you!
Hugs to you as well. I still wake up thinking that my parents are alive and waiting to talk to me about my life even though it's been nearly two decades since they passed. Sometimes I'm just stunned that I get these moments but when people you love die, they never pass from your memories.
After watching I had to call my mom n dad, telling them I love them I am still blessed to have them both at 39 I know most of my peers have lost one or both parents, so sorry for the families who lost their loved ones. My condolences
This video has hit home for me. Last night I learned that my sister’s best friend’s husband was killed in a motorcycle accident this past Monday 10/25. They had been high school sweethearts and celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this past summer. In fact I attended their wedding where my sister played the violin. They have three daughters, ages 19, 15 and 13. He and his wife had known each other since 10th grade (now in their early 50s) and my heart is so broken for his family. It’s so true that your loved one can be here one moment and gone the next. Rest In Peace Bob 1970-2022. 💔💔💔
This came up on my feed.
I was having an ok day, even though I'm ill, that was until I watched this.
Hopefully I can stop crying long enough to type this.
For some reason, it was the picture of the cat, lying in the bed at the hospice next to his owner, that got to me.
It's knowing that this will be me soon enough, and what will my cats do, and how will they cope, and will my husband remember which food each one prefers.
Death brings all kinds of funny things to you're mind, never thought it would be cat food !?!
Hey 👋. Are you still around?
I hope you beat whatever it was that had its grip on you....if not, then I hope your husband has found peace with your loss.
Here is a big'ol spiritual hug from me to both of you.
@@SteelSmoker it was 2 years ago. I wonder what happened to them
If you are gone, may you rest peacefully❤️
@@em1503 lmao this is terrible
May all of those who passed rest in peace and those left behind have good memories of your loved ones.
Was anyone able to watch this without crying? I cried from the start to the end. I felt so sad for the people who lost their loved ones, I can relate as I have also lost most of my beloved family members and friends, and I'm not even that old yet. Life really stinks sometimes
Seeing photos of young people who died before their time makes me want nothing more than to go back in time and save them.
Yes, that’s very hard
If I could, I would trade my life with one of them
There was a local girl in my hometown who had a rare and aggressive brain tumour and was the 'poster child', if you will, for the local telethon. She became a local celebrity for her big infectious smile and constantly happy attitude. She was a mad fan of the local football team who played in the national professional league. She got to meet the team at the stadium - which she caller her happy place - and when she passed, the team wore a jersey designed by her family, for her. I've never seen so many grown men bawling in my life. It was so sad, but a lovely gesture.
@@xSG199x go workout or walk you'll feel better
@@vicvega3614 I did a 1 hr walk every day for a week straight, it helped a little bit but throughout most of each day I just don't enjoy doing anything and feel tired.
This was a tough one. I've lost both parents to lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Dad got it from working at Johns-Manville in Canada, breathing in all that asbestos dust, years before they every knew it could cause cancer. They didn't even have masks for the guys. Mom died of 2nd hand exposure, probably from washing his clothes. Death is so random, and so unfair. Young people dying is always hard. We all need to love each other a little more. I'm in tears thinking about my parents. I still miss them, and I'm 64 now.
Just lost my son too early without warning. He lived far away so we didn't know how ill he really was. He had taken a salary cut and kept putting off medical care. Please, it's not just you. Find a way to get medical care if you know you need it.
The 1989 photo at the 2:30 mark, of David Kirby on his deathbed dying of AIDs, is a famous photo. Despite seeing it numerous times, it still gets to me.
That award winning photo is haunting af. 😓
That one got to me also..seeing the life drain from your child's eyes must be so horrifying..his dad looked so distressed may he rip 😢
My brother, age 63, died in a traffic accident May 2022. The only decent photo of him was his Air Force induction one. He “didn’t like getting his picture taken”.
I tell people who say that to remember that the photos aren't for them
My father is like that. I managed to force him to take a pic with mum though with a Polaroid, he doesn't want my mum posting pics online lol so refused unless I used the Polaroid
@@pazza4555 maybe people think that their photos will be posted all over Facebook and other social media? Id say the best way is to spend time with the person not forcing someone to take a photo they dont want to take, seems selfish to me. Idk i can see the other side being selfish too i guess
I don't have a photo of my father before he died, but I never thought of photographing him on his deathbed. I am already quite traumatized. I try to look at the good memories that are in my heart !!!
For a lesson in life, death was at rendezvous!
R.I.P. to all those we loved 🕊!
My mother died of a massive stroke in September of 1998. My stepdad took a photo of her while she was being kept alive, so we could say goodbye. He deleted it because her face was so badly bruised. I know she couldn’t hear me, but I called her every day just to chat. That was my real goodbye, I just didn’t know it.
@@MsKeebe To each his own way of seeing and feeling things ☼
No words accurately describe the great loss that we term "death"... we find strength in the memories we shared with our loved ones❤️.
One of the things nobody thinks about, but: It can be over from one second to another.
My beloved Dad (90) had a big and hard stoke last thursday, and nobody can imagine how it feels to remember him one day before and how he was next day, from a warmhearted old man who walks in his home, watch a TV documentary and talks about everything to a breathing and unconscious "flesh" next day. Not only his but the life of all members of his family are now different, and i remember all the times i talks bad to him. I cant sleep well since his stroke and we all hope that he will get better (he never will be the same, so we will not build too much hope for recovery) but we know he never gets real well again.
Everytime i made a photo from him i thought "maybe this is the last pic from him for ever". Now i have a pic that means "the last photo of him when he was well, talks and walks like he had all the time and this will never come back".
It cracks my heart.
So enjoy the life and every moment with the people you love, treat them good.
Tomorrow your world can be destroyed by a thing you cant do anything.
My mom died by cancer, my brother by multiple organ failure.
So this sht not happens only in other familys.
Your dad was an incredibly blessed man to live to 90. We can only hope to live as long.
I remember a sad patient of mine many years ago. She was only in her forties but had end stage liver failure from a misspent life of drugs and alcohol. I had cared for her in previous hospitalizations and never had any hope that she would stop the abuse and finally heal. This admittance was the last stop because she was found comatose and never awoke.
One night I had a newbie nurse join our shift. She was keyed up and nervous so I assigned her to "Cheryl" (not her real name). Cheryl was on a ventilator so there was very little to do. But a short time after start of shift, our newbie called a "code red". Cheryl flatlined.
We gave her every drug and treatment for 45 minutes but her heart refused to restart. The MD gave a time of death, signed the certificate, and returned to the ER. I gave the newbie "post mortem care" instructions and left her to it.
Twenty minutes later she was standing by my side with eyes as wide as saucers. "She's still ALIVE!!"
I assured her that she was mistaken but newbie was already clutching my arm and dragging me to the bedside.
This reaction is common with new nurses especially after CPR. The patient's lungs get pumped full of oxygen so that when the body is turned, a belch of air escapes giving the impression of breathing. But newbie was adamant.
Annoyed, I strode to the bedside and called out in a loud and officious manner, "CHERYL, are you alright?!" Damned if Cheryl didn't turn her head to me, blink, and respond, "I think so...".
JEEEZZUZZ!!
I ran to summon the MD who'd just signed a now fake death certificate. He refused to believe ME! I dragged HIM to the bedside, he called out with the same exaggerated disbelief and then we ALL got to see Cheryl react. Three stunned people stood their stammering like idiots.
We had no idea how to proceed. Cheryl looked calm and denied having any distress. She even took a drink of water, something she hadn't done in all the weeks we'd been caring for her. Should we try to start an IV? Give her the meds we had her on before? Our MD decided that we should wait for direction from the next of kin.
He called Cheryl's attending physician... AGAIN, since he'd just phoned to notify him of the death. Awkward to say the least. The attending then had to make the worst call of all which was notifying the relative that we'd made a mistake.
I took care of Cheryl for the rest of the night and by morning the room was chock full of relatives and friends. None of them had been to visit Cheryl on this admission. They were at their wit's end with her and her terrible life choices and so refused to have anything to do with her.
Now, it was a different story. God had chosen to give Cheryl an amazing second chance. Though weak and only able to whisper, she spoke to each person who stood patiently and quietly in line. All were in tears as Cheryl apologized and shared random memories of better times. It was like attending a wake where the person in the casket was able to respond.
It went on for hours and I found it impossible to go home the next morning. Later that day, Cheryl passed peacefully with her parents holding her hand as all the others prayed. Cheryl heroically fought to stay long enough to give comfort to those she had inadvertently harmed by her self destructive behavior.
Never give up. They may not be as awake as Cheryl was at the end but they all want to feel connected as they depart.
I completely understand that empty feeling. My dad died suddenly at the age of 40 of a massive brain aneurysm. I was 19 at the time. I thought I would die right there with him. 5 years later my mom died of an arrhythmia at age 45, again completely suddenly. Thank God for my sisters. I don’t know how I would have made it. I’m 40 now and in the years since I have lost all of my uncles, aunts, and grandparents - my last grandparent died just months ago at age 86. It never gets any easier.
Love those you have. Never miss a chance to tell them you love them. And treat every conversation like it might be your last with them, because you never know if or when it might be.
When I was in kindergarten, my teacher would verbally abuse me and sometimes grab me by my arms or slap my arms and even would yell at me instead of being nice. As a person who has Autism and was treated like that, things have changed. My grandpa died in 2022 after a car accident, I was bullied on my birthday, my friends lost my communication, and I had go through lockdowns at my school.
My condolences to any and everyone's family members, pets, friends, etc. Never give up on life and stay strong. You don't always have to feel happiness behind your emotions. Your feelings matter in this world that you are in. I hope everyone understands and I hope people have better days in life. I will be there for all of you. May god and other people be with us all.
I'm so sorry you were treated in that way! Kids and even some adults don't understand autism. That's no reason to be a bully, but they just don't understand. My grandson has autism and I see his anxiety and how he wants to have friends. I don't know why some people are born with disabilities. Maybe it's to teach the rest of us how to live and be nice. Maybe your mission in life is to patiently try to help people understand about autism. Your positivity has encouraged me right now! I have anxiety and some people just don't understand why I feel so anxious over things. I'm trying to remember that God loves me and is in control and for me to rest and know that. May God be with you and thank you for your post.
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As I'm getting older, I'm realizing how much time I don't have as much as I did when I was younger. I'm trying to be with my family as much as possible and try to make the most of it. Life is too short, and I want to make every moment count. ❤️
My grandfather on my dad’s side died from cancer a few years back. The doctors said he had about a month to live and if he did chemo he might get 3. He said “I don’t want to live my last days feeling sick as dog!” So we made his last month the best of his life. We took him out to eat a bunch of times and let him order whatever he wanted, including beer and his favorite, liver and onions! He loves movies so we took him to see all the movies he wanted to see. And he lived with my dad and stepmother and they treated him like a King. They made him whatever he wanted to eat or drink, let him watch what he wanted and I even went over one night for a campfire beer and huge cigars. It feels nice knowing he was genuinely happy in his last days. One day we were watching his favorite show, Deadliest Catch, he said he was gonna take a nap and he never woke up!😢R.I.P Pepere!
You’ve done an amazing job with this video. From the comments, you can see that you caused all of us who watched it to reflect deeply. Truly, this is the positive side of social media. To bring us together. I’m proud of you.
I really don't like being heartbroken by meaningful pictures
Edit: it's not that I don't like them, it's just that it hurts.
@Ravon Deakyne are you serious?? 🤨
Yeah I agree Ronni
@Ravon Deakyne you could have edited it
Yeah it hurts i don’t wanna watch it either and yet i do and cry everytime.
Me too Ronni. I saw the first one, and kind of got sucked in. Watching these clips hurt. There isn't anything entertaining witnessing the suffering of others. It's heartwarming in a way, seeing love shared, but damn.
The pop with the cake. His pure joy and excitement. I hope every year you still make him a cake and sing him happy birthday. You won't see him but he'll be there. Loving the cake and attention.
May everyone in these photos rest in peace. 😢
The young firefighter in the 9-11 picture! The look of terror on his face as he continues on to help people just shook me up. I couldn't stop staring at his eyes. How brave he was to do what he felt was right even though he was so afraid! God bless his family.
Last photo I took from my dad it's from his face, looking up at the skies, with his loving, beautiful grey-blue eyes. Few weeks after, he was taken away from my life. He's gone now for months, and it hurts more and more.
When we lose someone from a lengthy disease, we may feel thankful that at least there was time to say goodbye.
When we lose someone suddenly from a terrible accident, we are stunned and adrift for some time because we got no closure.
But when we lose a loved one by brutality there is real danger of cursing a cruel world and casting our hearts into darkness.
I pray that you can return to the light. Your father is suffering for you. Mourn his great loss but keep up the struggle.
These made me cry. I was just talking to my precious Daddy this morning about losing my Mom and Oldest Sister and how much he and I morn for them, and our loss. I still even morn for the loss of my dog 3 years ago. Let no one ever tell you how to morn, how long to morn, or when to morn. We will have our bad days, and we will have our good days. But it is our personal pain and joy that will always be with us. Peace to all who have lost someone. And Joy to those who have gained one. God Bless You All! God Bless America. God knows we need it. Especially now.
😭 My son died in a motorcycle accident almost 9 yrs ago. One of the last photos he sent me was a goofy photo of himself that was a reply to a text I had sent him asking how his day was going! Can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve looked at that photo over the last 9 yrs. 💔
I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@juliek9248 Thank you!
The loveliness and joyfulness of the image at 2:44 made me tearful.
From the pictures in this video, all I noticed was all the love these people enjoyed through their family and friends. They were blessed even if some of their lives were cut short, they knew in the end that they were loved and appreciated, that they would be deeply missed when they pass. They lived a great life surrounded by love in all it's forms. That is a beautiful way to go.
All my life I have been alone. As far back as I can remember, I have never had anyone to love or to love me. I have only ever felt peoples hatred for me even as a child. If I were to die, no one would know and no one would mourn me. No one would say that they missed me. No one would care. The last thing I would think about is how in all my life I never knew love or happiness. All I've known is despair, loneliness, hatred and pain. I'm tired of people. I'm tired of this world but I still hope to know what love and happiness feel like before my time comes to leave. I pray that I can find half the happiness and love that the people in these pictures had in their lives.
I'm so sorry your life has been so lonely. I couldn't imagine. I hope that you will find someone in the world and that someone will find you.
I know how you feel. It hurts. I was wondering if I was the only one like this. I guess there are others like us.
Can we help you in some way?
Riri, I don't know who you are or where you live, but there is someone out there who loves you. God loves you and sent his beloved son, Jesus Christ, to earth to live a perfect life, and die for you that you might have mercy and eternal life with him forever. Jesus rose again the third day, triumphing over death, that we need never fear it and through trusting him we can have true life. All this because he loved you and wants to save you from your sin. There may be no one else out there that loves or cares for you, but Jesus Christ does. He gave his own life to prove it.
What can we do to help you?
There really isn't a word for losing someone you love. This emotive video just shows that death will happen to us all, no matter how young, old, rich or poor we arw. 😢😢😢❤❤❤
The last memories we had of my little brother were some videos on my moms old Nokia. He was only 2 when he died in a car crash. Her purse got stolen with the phone in it. My mom kept calling her number on the phone and whenever it picks up, she would beg whoever is on the other line to just return the phone and she’ll even pay them. Never saw her so devastated before and never saw the phone again.
That was so cruel!
What a cruelty! I find it hard to imagine how a person could stoop so low.
Omg that's so awful some people are just horrible so sorry
I cried start to finish .... you feel a connection with those people, because we are connected, we just got lost along the way thinking we are all alone.
R.I.P to all that came before us and for all that will follow, I wish you all a save journey to wherever you have gone.
This just made me think of my dad. I honestly don't even know what he had specifically, but it was like 5-6 different kinds of cancer all at once. He waited way too long to actually get looked at (he wasn't a fan of hospitals and was stubborn as hell). He refused to stay in a hospital, of course. He was constantly in pain and stuff, so he was taking entirely too many meds, like, more than he was supposed to, so even though he was home, he was out of it for the last couple months. The last like, week or so, we got a hospital bed in our house so he could be comfortable. Then he died. I didn't even get to say anything to him before he died because I decided to sleep a little late that day. He died while I was asleep. I woke up to my mom crying and people rolling the bed out. In fact, thinking back on it, I think the last conversation I had with him was a fucking argument because he wanted some of my mom's meds, and she was running low, so I wouldn't let him have them. Fuck.
I couldn't even image your pain. May God help you and may your father finally find peace!💔❤️🩹
Dude, my dad did 6 years ago this coming 14 December. He had dementia-we did nothing but verbally fight the last 2 years because NOBODY would get involved- not social services, not his doctor, nobody. VICIOUS words from both of us. In the end, I apologised to him on his deathbed and he forgave me. I told him what a great dad he was. I cannot forgive myself for the things I said to him. I will carry that guilt around for the ret of my life. I understand your pain. Gotta try to push the negative out of your mind and think of the good times you had with him. It's hard as fuck but for your (and my) sanity, you gotta do it. I have the last picture of him on his deathbed, why I do'nt know, I cannot look at it but I can't delete it either. It's my dad. I wish you strength and peace.
@@Coasterdude02149 Cast your worries upon the Lord and He will give you comfort, strength and most importantly .. forgiveness .. forgiveness of your sins... trust in Christ and accept Him as your Lord, King and Saviour! Satan is always there to remind you of your sins ... with Christ your scarlet sins are washed as clean as white pure snow xxx
When I was a kid my father would speak of life . ...of his childhood and of things he knew..
I was busy with some trinket or just be lost on the television.
But now I wish I could remember what he said.
It's sad and no matter how hard I try his voice has faded far too much.
Like a dream moment after waking up. .
I miss him so much.
So moving and poignant. Some of the subjects died way too young. It makes you think. Thank you. I wish I could give all of you a comforting hug.
As an RN and First Responder, I've seen it sooooo many times.... life can end in less than a heartbeat... always tell someone how much you love them....
My Grandfather died on christmas day. He had a stroke and died infront of us while we gave eachother our gifts. He was really preparing for the day because it was the first time we celebrated together in years because of the quarantine. The day before he cut a tree carried it in the house and decorated it, he cooked most of the meals and decorated the entire house. He wanted everything to be perfect. After his death we looked at his old messages and we saw one that he wrote to his friend the day before his death. He said that he really isn't feeling well but doesn't want to go to the hospital because he wants a perfect christmas with his grandchildren. It is really sad to think that he didn't tell us that he was ill so he could be with his grandchildren.
My husband and son were restoring a 1966 Mustang at my son's house. It finally got to a stage where it was driveable so my husband drove it to our house a few miles away. They'd had to haul it originally on a trailer so this was the first time he'd ever driven it. His grin said it all. Two days later he fell while working on the house and broke his neck. He was camera shy, I'm really glad I have that picture. My grandsons have it in their rooms, one of them has it right over his bed. He was having so much fun, it's a good reminder. And my son has the Mustang back.
I still remember the face of the two women who died as a resident in obgyn.. one wished me good morng that day and then she went into cardiac arrest and never got out ...she had a 7 year old ...other one bled to death... She just told me I want to drink water ...we were so busy arranging blood for her ...she collapsed in front of us ... Her husband stood numb with the newborn wailing in his arms .... That scared me so much !!!!
Second one shook me and I almost quit med school ....it took me alot of months before I could be normal... Was horrid.
As a doctor nothing prepares u for it.
My heart cracked a Lil bit with each pic..Pic... losing a loved one is so hard, but these pictures are all very special. ♥ I'm sorry for everyone struggling with losing a loved one, I'm going through it too. I miss my dad and my boyfriend very much, especially today....
Lost my youngest brother due to an unfortunate construction accident just a few days before his 23rd birthday. It literally destroyed my world. That was 46 long years ago. I have no need for a final photo as he has become a part of me. I had vivid and disturbing dreams of him for decades. After more than 20 years he came to me in the most realistic dream I have ever experienced and told me he was fine and to stop grieving. I cannot share the details of the dream but it was a such a relief and my grief took on a more positive aspect. I awoke the next morning to a much brighter day. I carry him with me to this day. Our bond will only be broken the day I breathe my final breath. I am thankful for the time I was able to spend with him. It was such a gift.
My heartfelt condolences to those of you who have also experienced such heartbreaking loss. Take advantage of the time you get to spend with those you love. It is not guaranteed.
They come to us in our dreams that's how the spirit world communicates with us while we are in a calm dream state,the fact that you can remember it says it all really,you were meant to remember that specific dream how lovely
This is why you can never take too many pictures. Also, save some of your voice-mails. I have several voice-mails that I saved from my grandma, and now two years after her death, I'm able to listen to them and hear her voice again. Take as many videos as you can too.
The man that I called my Dad has been gone for 7 years and 2 months. He had always struggled with addiction but the last few years of his life had gotten to the point of extreme. He died of an overdose In 2015 on Halloween night. Roughly 6-8 hours before his death he had stopped by and we talked and he gave me a hug. He was a small man In size but that hug was one of the tightest I've ever received from anyone. I've always wondered If he committed suicide or was his death truly an accidental overdose? Just the way he hugged me earlier that day made me think he knew It would be the last time. Always cherish the people In your life folks. Once they are gone theirs no more opportunities to make things right.
The fact so many are touched.....heartbreaking and heartwarming. Poignantly touching. The love.....the loss....
Wow the image of the dad reading a pamphlet his kid wrote about the dangers of smoking and him having emphysema really spoke to me.
Especially now that I’ve been smoke free for 7 months! Never again!
Edit* I’m now 9 months smoke free! I never was addicted to cigarettes tho, it was more of an Army/Musician social thing. Well, except the Army while hurrying up to wait for hours lol
The photos with the elderly couples holding onto each other rips at my emotional heart so much
I'm so glad you snuck that beer into the nursing home. My grandmother was crying in a nursing home because she wanted a banana. She was diabetic and I guess she wasn't allowed to have one. My mother and I left, bought a banana and brought it back. She was in her 80's and lived a couple of years longer.
Extremely thought provoking - two seconds can change lives forever. I had cancer at twenty-five & consider myself very lucky I’m still here at seventy-one. I can’t say I think about life differently every day but it certainly gives you a different prospective on life & an appreciation of people & what is important. 🙏
Lost my son 7 years ago. I treasure ever photo I have of him knowing that there will never be more. I miss him every day.
Lost mine almost 3 years ago. My heart is broken.
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Worst pain ever. Changes your whole family… hugs to you.
@@08buddysmom It does. Changes your whole life. Hugs back
Life is so fragile…..it’s heartbreaking when we can no longer speak, share and laugh with our love ones. I cried through this video.
It is at this moment I've release how lucky I am for have not losing anybody in my life, I hope you are ok if have lost anyone.
21 Dragons thank you, I’m glad you haven’t gone through that yet, I have but if you do, just know it will be hard but things will get better
My brother, My great aunt, My cat.
I only lost family members I don’t know, and my cat, three or two years ago, still crying about it when we are getting a dog since I discovered two months ago I’m allergic to cats oops
@@anglerfish43 I was like that too.I don't really know them,well, barely see them.What I know is only their names.But I lost my great grandmother two years ago,by that time I was 10
This comment made me cry 😭
So sad yet a beautiful tribute to so many brave people that exit the world as shining lights. Hope we all meet in heaven as beautiful parts of the one light of love and life without sorrow and pain. Peace be with all until then.
This makes me think of the last picture I took of my Daddy 4 days before he died of pancreatic cancer. He was wearing a new Pendleton wool cap I brought him. That was 8 years ago & I miss him every day.
Cancer is a bastard of a thing, pardon my language..
I lost my brother to cancer.
As a first responder I can say with certainty don’t take it for granted.
Probably one of the most hard-hitting videos I've ever seen on RUclips.
The tobacco pamphlet one reminded me of my dad, which passed away last year. He didn't die of nothing related to smoking, as he quitted it when I was starting to tell and remind him how bad it was (this according to my mom, I was 4 years old?) But the feeling and the memory of that reminded me a lot of my dad. I am 22 now.
This video is 2 years old but I hope this message reaches someone who needs it: My last call with a close friend from college was a butt dial. we lost contact for a couple of years. I called her back and we ended up talking for an hour catching up about our lives, the past couple of years, and our hopes and dreams. During that call I discovered she was living in the city I was going to move to in a month. She died abruptly 2 days before we were supposed to reunite when I moved to her city. She was 28. I’m forever grateful I called her back. Even if you hate phone calls, give your loved ones a call. you never know when it’ll be the last time you talk to them. Forever grateful for that butt dial. Rest In Peace Ciara. I love you always.
The video and testimony from people made me cry. May all of you, who are left behind, find peace and love. May your loved ones Rest In Peace. This has inspired me to spend me time with my mother, to be kind, to let go of past grievances, and to enjoy my life. Thank you ❤️
I am glad to hear you say that you'll allow your mom into your life. I know a friend whose mother abandoned her when she was eight years old. She came back into her life after my friend married and I was amazed to see it happen. That was some years ago and they've shared many wonderful experiences especially with the grandchildren. She just passed away at 92 years old and my friend mourns her deeply. I'd rather see this than the bitterness others feel in similar circumstances but I understand how they might.
My father was given a year to live in 1988. He died in 1999. During those11 years I lost count of the number of people half his age with no heath problems, who passed away. You really never know. Treat every day as your last.
That’s got to be one of the most difficult videos to watch I’ve ever seen.
Nothing’s a given. This is an excellent reminder.
Thank you.
One of my friends lost their boyfriend and brother on Houston freeway in an accident with a truck. The fact that those two never got to even graduate high school is really sad 😢 and I still think about it over a year later. 7 years ago also my grandfather died of liver cancer.
I've got Pulmonary Fibrosis with is terminal, no cure, no treatment. I am also blessed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis, and a weird sense of humour. I have enjoyed my life and have an amazing wife and some wonderful children and step-children. I'm not bitter as I know there are people much worse off than myself. Everyday I wake up in beautiful Wales in the midst of wonderful forest, rivers, canal and wildlife is a bonus.
Wales sounds lovely. I hope you will be as comfortable as possible in the time you still have and that you get time with your loved ones to just enjoy each other's company
@@pazza4555 Thank-you
1:40 , that one broke me, I'm guessing he died trying to save people during the attacks of 9/11, God rest his soul.
What a terrible name for an airliner
Apparently, quite a few first responders died that day.
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RIP TO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE
We will all die someday, we can't stop that though. No one deserve to not die, we all have that one day where we pass away. Those people's death is tragic for sure.
Death is a natural part of life. perhaps we don’t deserve the pain of dying.Perhaps dying is a process that allows us time to heal relationships here before we go on to Eternal Life,pain free,and whole again in a new body, a light- body free of boundaries.
@@debbiecopello1583 i think they do i think they move on to something amazing , what was that song only the good die young and only fools fall in love
I rarely cry while seeing emotional stuff but I remembered my best friend who passed away in July this year and I lost it.
I miss my late husband, we were married almost 31 years when he passed away from cancer in 2003
Forever is a long time.
I lost both my parents in 2004 , my father passed away 6 months after my mother.
Wow! So poignant yet full of love at the same time. May the good Lord bless all these departed souls.
I have a last picture of my grandpa who left to go to the drs & he was never gone from my nana any longer than 2hrs. He never came home. He got lost driving home & his car got stuck in the sand.He was found after 3 days. This was a few days before their 78th wedding anniversary. He was such a beautiful grandpa & I miss him every single day.
I'm so sorry, Desi.
The reality is we just never know when we’ll either lose a loved one or even our very life. As the cliche’ says, ‘ Live each day as if it were your Last’
3:05 I remember this. This was in my country, the Netherlands, in October 2013. Those engineers were only 19 and 21 years old.