My Oldest Son, Joey, Had a Shock of His Life thursday

« H E Catfish :: email
posted Sunday, 1 June 2008
My son called me early thursday night and told me that his room mate dropped dead around eight oclock. My son was outside cooking some ribs and he went into the house and Marty, his room mate was on the floor, he told him to get is sorry ass up and get ready to eat. A few minutes later my son had the food on the table and Marty was still on the florr. My son called him again and he did not answer. Joey went over to him and rolled him over and he was blue and getting cold. He died of a heart attack, he was 56 years old and he meet my son many years ago while both of them were in jail for drunk driving. Marty was buried today. My son is still upset at the deathj of a good friend. Now he knows how it feels to lose a good buddy. One year I lost 13 very good friends. I just called my son and he said the funeral was packed for Marty, he was a very funny man and like my son, he was a big drinker and could not keep a woman. I hope everything will be okay for my son. My brother, Thomas, is about the same. He is still home waiting for a bed at hospice. The bad thing about Thomas, he knows he only has a few weeks and he is going crazy thinking about death. I wish I could do something for my brother.

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comments (3)


1. kdzu left...
Sunday, 1 June 2008 7:56 pm :: http://redhillkudzu.blogspot.com

Cat, you are most likely doing the best thing you can for him. Just let him know he's loved and respected. Death comes to all......and in the end it's still a mystery.


2. Assrot left...
Monday, 2 June 2008 5:56 pm :: http://assrot.blogspot.com

Cat, about all you can do for the dying is help them remember the life they have lived and enjoyed and reassure them that dying is just a new beginning. Talk to your brother as much as you can about any damn thing that pleases the two of you. He'll appreciate it and it will take his mind off the inevitable.

God speed to you all,

Joe


3. Jack left...
Tuesday, 3 June 2008 12:21 pm

So sorry to hear that. You are doing all you can for your son, just being supportive. I lost a friend at 32 that came as a shock, he was the athletic type and a picture of health, he went to sleep and never woke up. It was sleep apnea and he never knew he had it. Two of my favorite people passed on a few years ago, both family, one from Cancer the other emphysema, both were in fear of dying like your brother Thomas:

This might help:

  • D E A T H ~

    • WHAT A WONDERFUL

    • WAY TO EXPLAIN IT

    • A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was

    • preparing to leave the examination room and said,

    • "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on

    • the other side."

    • Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

    • "You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know

    • what is on the other side?"

    • The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on

    • the other side came a sound of scratching and

    • whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang

    • into the room and leaped on him with an eager show

    • of gladness.

    • Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you

    • notice my dog? He's never been in this room before.

    • He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing

    • except that his master was here, and when the door

    • opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of

    • what is on the other side of death, but I do know

    • one thing... I know my Master is there and that is

    • enough."