Apparently last Wednesday there was a freak accident and he fell. Emergency surgery was done but he was paralyzed from the neck down. He was able to shrug his shoulders and perhaps move a finger. He developed pneumonia and said he felt like he was drowning. The doctors told him that would happen a lot since he would not be able to exercise to clear his lungs. He didn't want to live like that. His wife didn't want to let him go. On Sunday he died. Four days and gone. I cannot imagine.
Makes you wonder. Here I was moving my 96-year-old mother 100 miles away from me to start a "new life" at the same time as this 60-ish-year-old man lost his. We truly have no control.
So, for today's #RMF I've chosen Bon Jovi's "Live Before You Die."
I was a little boy of 9 years old
The whole world in my hands
Trying to toss that ball across the yard
A game of catch with my old man
He would always say I'm sorry
Every time he had to leave
And I was much too young to understand
When he would say to me
The whole world in my hands
Trying to toss that ball across the yard
A game of catch with my old man
He would always say I'm sorry
Every time he had to leave
And I was much too young to understand
When he would say to me
When you're young, you always think
The sun is gonna shine
There will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbye
Sit down son come take my hand
Look me in the eye
Take these words, promise me
You'll live before you die
The sun is gonna shine
There will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbye
Sit down son come take my hand
Look me in the eye
Take these words, promise me
You'll live before you die
I was barely seventeen, summer of seventy-nine
Already I was feeling like I was running out of time
I had this girl, we fell in love
Or should I say that she had me
That fateful night changed our lives
And made a memory
Already I was feeling like I was running out of time
I had this girl, we fell in love
Or should I say that she had me
That fateful night changed our lives
And made a memory
When you're young, you always think
The sun is gonna to shine
There will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbye
She laid me down, she took my hand
Looked me in the eye
And just before she kissed me she said
You gotta live before you die
Live before you die
The sun is gonna to shine
There will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbye
She laid me down, she took my hand
Looked me in the eye
And just before she kissed me she said
You gotta live before you die
Live before you die
Source: LyricFind
Hug your family and friends. Tell them you love them. Live life without regrets. Smile a lot. Be kind. You never know.
That is horrible, so sad and I feel so bad for his wife , kids and family left behind. You are right, we just never know. Good choice of song you used and I like the scrapbook page
ReplyDeleteThanks Birgit. I have made scrapbooks pages for each of the 23 years of the tournament. We are into four books now! I cannot imagine what his wife is going through. So sad.
DeleteWhat sad news for you and yes it does bring things into focus.
ReplyDeleteYes, Wendy. It is the suddenness of it all. If he had had an illness it might not seem so bad. Thanks for stopping by.
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