Feeling a bit low today

[Ed]

...our friend Will died suddenly:( He had a heart attack. He was only 53, had never smoked, rarely drank - and on those rare occasions when he did it would be just a drop of single malt. He was as thin as a rake too. He set up the IT in my old office and if he was in Shrewsbury he would often drop in, just for a chat. He used to complain that he had had to cancel the day's fishing he'd planned to attend a client callout. I'm going to his funeral next Friday, over at Newtown, and I guess to the burial too.

I feel so sad about him. Too young to die, and too nice. Why bother about tomorrow - it might never come:(

[Frank]

with you on that one mate.
do it now

[gettin2dizzy]

Why bother about tomorrow - it might never come:(
Too true.

I wonder why everyone seems hell bent on working every minute of the day for that exact reason.

[Rai86]

Im sorry mate. Thoughts are with ya

[carlos]

Sorry fella :smt056

[krhall]

ED - Sorry to hear that mate, it is really shocking when someone you know just goes like that.

As you say live for today, tomorrow may never come.

Hope you are ok pal.

[Giggsy]

I'm sorry to hear that,mate it's never easy losing a close friend.
Your right live life for today and not tomorrow,i fell ill 3 years ago scared the sh!t out
of me totally changed my outlook on life,that's part of the reason i decided to get my bike licence, not being morbed but i'd rather die on my bike doing something i love,rather than a hospital bed.

My thoughts are with you pal.

[Jinxy43]

So sorry to hear that pal

Chin up

[tanis34]

sorry to hear this all you can do is live for the day

[Gene genie]

53 is no age at all is it ed.
you should live the day as if its your last but i guess your friend had a family and unselfishly put them first a lot of the time, hence the long working hours.

[Jillyburd]

So sorry to hear of your loss darl. Our thoughts are with you. Mr and Mrs Tiger. x

[Dave20046]

Hope you're okay ed, sorry to hear it.

[ThEGr33k]

Sorry to hear that, always seems to be the nice ones! :(

Take care!

[stewie]

53, too young by far, chin up mate

[Ed]

Thank you everyone. It's just such a shock. He was only 5 years older than me. He was the sort of bloke it's impossible to dislike. He never had a bad word to say about anyone, not even when Anne reversed into his car and the front bumper fell off and I teased him for driving a Dagenham Dustbin. Just makes me realise that life is for living. So go fishing and so what if people complain, they can **** off. He collapsed at home Monday, and died in hospital Tuesday evening, never regained consciousness. Crap. Anne and I will miss him.

[Dave20046]

I have a slight understanding how you're feeling ed, live for yourself don't care what others think. About 10 months ago my 20 year old cousin was hit by a car and killed instantly, she lived life to the fullest bless her but it definitely made me think about my life. Not sure if much has changed though :(

[madness]

So to hear about your loss Ed. When you lose a friend or a loved one it makes you realise just how fragile life can be. We all need friends and loved ones. We should look after them and let them know how important they are to us. Take care mate.

[El Saxo]

Ed, so sorry to hear about your friend, RIP :(

[The Guru]

Sorry to hear that. :(

[gruntygiggles]

Ed, I've had two cousins die very young in life and the first was when she and I were just 14 and from the night we got that dreaded phone call, I have never looked back.

53 is just too young and his family and friends, like you will no doubt find this terrible loss impossible to comprehend.

My thoughts are with you, your family and his family and I hope you can remember many more moments when Will made you smile like I'm sure he did with the broken bumper! Memories are all we're left with, but so long as they always make us smile, we can always keep that person with us in our own little way.

I wish you the best for next Friday and I hope you can all give Will the send off I'm sure he deserves!

[Quiff Wichard]

sorry Ed..

a lady across the road aged 42 passed away this week.. 2 kids 12 and 9..

life is harsh so enjoy what you can when you can

[Davies]

Sorry to hear about your loss Ed. I lost a very close friend this time last year. He was 42 and had a heart attack and he was one of those people who lived life to the full, and that's something I learned from him.

It's strange how certain people have such an impact on your life, so much so that everytime I ride my bike thourgh Kennington in London I spare a though and say "hey dude, miss ya!".

Remember the good times and smile, you'll see them again somewhere.

[600+]

Sad news Ed! Not sure what to say about our lives really....I'm not even 28 and suffer from the same things my mum started sufferring due to stress at 40+, that surely says something about how we live our lives!!

I'm sure he's now gone to a better place.

[dawn07]

Sorry for your loss. Sending hugs
We should all learn to live our lives one day at a time x