Is it just me?

[Jancapper]

I read the articles just about every day. Every time I read the passing of a fellow warrior, I literally shed a few tears. Does anyone else do this?

[Yadifan]

Every. Single. Time. Some hit harder than others but there is pain felt for each one. And for the ones they leave behind. You are not alone.

[KocoPr]

I can imagine for our caregivers it hits home harder but as a fellow warrior it hits and is a reminder that the guillotine is just waiting for us so I tend to try not to think about it to long.

[16starsky]

Yes, every time I read of another loss on HU I choke up, Its just heartbreaking.

[Mike1971]

It’s heartbreaking and incredibly sad.

[skiingfiend]

Every time I see a new post i get a little sad. I always take some time to review the profile and post/comment history to try to develop a small appreciation for who this person was and what their journey looked like.

[erjlg3]

😪

[Cactus297]

I don’t cry but it makes me very sad 😞.

[addicted2cycling in reply to Cactus297]

Having been through the inevitable end of life of others since my birth it's sadness for the individual who died hopefully having lived a full life because they are finally at peace but tears for those whose life has not even begun and for those left behind.

[KocoPr in reply to addicted2cycling]

Im with you on that! It so sad to here about a young life lost for any reason.

I often think about how very lucky i am to be here as well as all of my siblings (some passed) when i think of all the young soldiers who died in WWII and my father was very lucky to survive being in a very slow sea plane (Night Raiders) doing night time raids, reconnaissance and sea rescues in the Pacific theater.

All of those 407,000 soldiers snuffed out before they even had a chance at marriage and fatherhood. Multiply that times maybe 5 possible children (big families back then) and we are talking over 2 million lives that never existed. NOW THAT IS SAD!

addendum! Oh man sorry about that rambling!

[Juju1979]

It does hit hard. I pray for the families of those that passed and what their lives will be like without their husband and father. I pray for all those currently struggling with the disease, and I give thanks I am still here. Sometimes I have to skip reading the posts for a few days if I am particularly touched by the passing of a brother. I am grateful for this group and the support it brings.

[Cactus297 in reply to Juju1979]

I have days when I can’t be on the Forum too.

[Amadeus71]

As others have said, you are not alone. I feel for the fallen warriors and their loved ones. Each loss brings sorrow, but also gratefulness that I have this day in front of me to make the most of.

[RMontana]

… for me, it’s the combat equivalent of survivors guilt. ‘There but by Grace go I. ‘ It pushes me forward. It makes me grab each day even stronger. It makes me value the time I spent more completely. None of us in this group can afford to waste a single minute of a single day.

[chefjlu]

Every time. Even for those I have no personal connection, we have a connection in this disease. I'm doing well on my journey and I feel for all who are suffering as well. We all go at some point, but I see the ones who leave us too early. I think of their family and friends.

[Hailwood]

Each one hits hard as we start to see a pathway that shows us our own end. It’s particularly hard when there is a direct comparison of age, Gleason score, Mets and med responses, and there is a guilt that you have when you feel so lucky that your individual response has taken a better and different direction. Each passing is a heartbreak and I can only hope that the words we all write as postscripts help the wonderful supportive family members who remain.

[positive-thinking]

I'm not a warrior but a warrior's wife and it hits me every single time ! It effects me for days and sets my anxiety into a tail spin

[Hidden]

Life is a battle we never win...

All we have are successive moments of now!

Tomorrow exists in expectation, only!

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[j-o-h-n]

I always think.............what was his first name? Have to know that if I'm gonna give him a free pass to my comedy store in the sky.....We are brothers so the passing of one hurts us to tears..... May you all have -

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[Don_1213]

It's not just you. Since I'm somewhat older than many of the men who pass I think most of them have left us too soon.