For your tremendous loss

What a tragedy for everyone.

Hugs to you.

This is just awful. I am so very sorry, gaot.

He was way too young.

A sudden death is shocking and hard to wrap your head around. I lost my husband suddenly and I am still lost after 3 years. For his son to lose his male role model during his early teens is devastating. It is a comfort that the family has a support system. Again, I am so sorry for your families pain.

Please accept my condolences for the loss of your husband.

My wife and I often talk about how we are just one step away from getting hit by the proverbial bus, i.e. who knows what the next day will bring. I have a 36 year old nephew, married with an absolutely incredible daughter... he could be in the running for father of the year. I can't imagine how I would react to such a death, especially when it appears to be a freak accident.

My thoughts are with you.

My nephew and his son adored each other. The sun rose and set for them. He's inconsolable right now.

I am so sorry!

you and your family.

Unexpected loss can knock us off kilter. It hits hard.

Thanks.

May you and his family find peace.

cf...

I appreciate your kind words.

I have to wonder if his refusal to get what he needed wasn't caused in part by the head injury itself.

the kind that says 'rub a little dirt on it and get back in the game.'

This is a sad story, especially for all involved who have been left behind.

Plus, like the rest of us, he was stubborn.

It's hit us all hard.

So very sorry for your family's loss. May you find comfort in your love and support of one another.

Thanks for your kind words.

Shocking and heartbreaking for everyone, but adults have had time to learn that terrible things can and do happen. A childhood shouldn’t have to end that way.

So sorry.

He has two much older half brothers, but both live in California. But it'll never be the same.

My nephew was 12 years younger than his wife, so the ages are a bit weird. Thanks.

So saddened to learn of your tragic loss.

Healing vibes on the way to you & your family. 💓💓💓

It doesn't quite seem real yet.

And that might be a good thing. Jury is still out on that here, years later.

My heart just aches for you & your family, especially his son.

Please remember to eat, sleep, and do some deep breathing to stay centered.

I'm here if you want to chat.

wife, you, the entire family …. Wow, life is so fleeting…

You will all be in my prayers

And so sudden.

which carry within themselves as symptoms the resistance to treatment.

They almost seem diabolocal. I hope his widow is not blaming herself for caling an ambulance at the time of the initial injury. She couldn't hve known.

Thank you for bringing this up!

His wife did the best she could at the timd with the information she had.

This will go a long way towards avoiding survivor's guilt.

Ty!

But he kept insisting that he would be fine. When the time is right, I'll suggest grief counseling. Thanks.

Yw

My 76-year life has been affected many times by people with one or the other of these conditions. They break my heart.

And I am reminded of anti-vaxxers - who, unless you believe their disease is mass psychosis (and it might be) don't have that excuse. But I really don't know what to think of them - except that they are dangerous to those round them.

It is heart breaking for sure. 😢

I think that we'll all tell her that she shouldn't feel like she did wrong. He told her that he'd refuse to go.

It's important for him to grasp that mom made every effort, too.

He could have been at school.

💔

We're all wrecks right now.

Sounds like one hell of a man

Thanks.

What a sudden blow for all of you. No wonder you are in a state of unbelief.

It must have been such a shock.

This is beyond sad

Right now my older brother, who is 78 years old, is in hospital with a raging infection. He was supposed to have surgery this morning, removing some masses on a kidney that are probably cancer. At least my brother has lived several decades longer than your nephew.

Such things are devastating.

I hope that they can get the infection under control. Thanks for your kindness. Devastating is the right description.

She worked for about 25 years as a compliance auditor, meaning she read medical charts to determine if doctors had made the correct diagnoses or inputs of various procedures. As a consequence, she has a very vast knowledge of medical stuff, even if she is not a doctor herself.

78 is getting up there, but not so old these days.

I am one of six children. So far, a sister died in 2017 at age 70. A brother died at the end of December last year, age 71. I know that in the normal course of events we will all pass on, but honestly, it's a bit strange to be losing my brothers and sisters.

Hugs to you.

But when it's the younger generation, it's hard to take.

Hugs to you.

Deepest sympathy to you all.

sympathy to you and the family. May the love and support of family and friends comfort you and May the memories of your nephew and the stories you will all tell keep him alive in your heart .

It is tragic to lose someone so young.

Thanks.

My heart goes out to you and yours.

It's still unreal.

Noted to remember: Head trauma should always be checked out for bleeds, shifting mass, etc.

Thanks for the wishes.

Condolences to you and your family.

Your nephew's family will be in my prayers

I am so very sorry....

I'm so sorry for you and your family's loss. It must feel surreal. Devastating but surreal.

Thanks very much.

Just seeing this. So sorry to hear this and it is so tragic. Am sending my condolences to his family.

The fact it was so sudden makes it harder to deal with. And he was so young.

... for your family.

I also hope your foot is better. We don't run into to each other much lately, but I do think of you!

Just saw that the wake is on Thursday, which is also the triplets' 21st birthday. And seven hours of it! That's probably because of the firefighter angle.

The foot is much better, thanks. I hope that you're doing better as well. I think of you as well. Maybe we'll both be back in MIRT soon.

This is so hard to process.

It was sudden and he's young - those are the hardest ones to process

sudden tragedy. I'm sending healing vibes to you and your family. (((hugs)))

What a horrible loss for your family and his.

It's still hard to believe.

So sad to hear.

Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope you know that lots of us here are sharing your grief. What with COVID and the advancing years, almost every one of us has been touched by sorrow and loss. So we can empathize as well as sympathize. You won't be mourning alone.