RIP Derek Drapper

[Yumz199725]

Ahh poor guy he survived so much so sad to hear he passed away from a heart attack last month 😞😓💔😔.

[BeKind28-]

Hello

I have been reading about it and it is so very very sad but in a way he has fought so hard since the c word got him I think his organs could just not take it and maybe a blessing he is no longer suffering

He had such a loving family and I hope they find the strength to get through this they were there all the time for him it is such a very sad loss

Hope you have a good day x

[Turnipgirl in reply to BeKind28-]

Someone I was friends with lost his mother to terminal breast cancer and I said how sorry I was for his loss and he had said to me it was a relief she had died as she was no longer suffering.

[BeKind28- in reply to Turnipgirl]

Hello

Sadly sometimes that can be the case x

[Turnipgirl in reply to BeKind28-]

How have you been getting on?

Happy new year to you!

We are fine here and it's swimming later on at 1pm which I am looking forward to and have brought a packed lunch to enjoy!

[BeKind28- in reply to Turnipgirl]

Hello :-)I am down with this cold whatever virus it is that is going around so not doing well but thank you for asking

Happy New Year to you to and enjoy your swimming x

[Turnipgirl in reply to BeKind28-]

Back in December our whole family had this cold that's been going round with the annoying dry tickly cough and thankfully we have got rid of the annoying cough and are fully well again!

I really enjoyed my picnic and swim earlier on and they had the parent and baby club in at 1.30pm and some of the babies that come to the class have only just been born and they sing songs in the water and its like playgroup but in the water and there was one of the Mother's there who was using her 6 year old girl as a porter asking her to get things for the new baby who was getting its nappy changed!

I said how when I was 6 I got a new baby as well and how I had thought because lots of stuff had been bought for the new arrival I had thought it was going to come and we all laughed!

[BeKind28- in reply to Turnipgirl]

Hello

I am not even sure I can call this a cold to be honest I have never had anything like this before you get to the stage where you feel you are never going to get rid of it

Glad your family did I will hang on to that positive

Sounds like you had a lovely afternoon x

[Qualipop in reply to Turnipgirl]

For all of us, no matter how hard we fight, there is a limit to what the body can take. When my dad was dying in extreme pain from prostate cancer that spread to his bones,he couldn't even bear a sheet over him and I longed for him to be out of pain so, although it destroyed me, it was a huge relief when he did die. He was still fighting and I had to tell him it was ok to give up. Much as I adored him I'm glad he didn't suffer any longer.

[Hidden]

When I heard the news I sat in my car and cried. It has been the worst period of our lives this horrible c virus. Sad we still carnt discuss this virus. Which we as humans are still Battling to understand. I just feel for his family, loosing a husband and a father to something that should never of happened. May he rest in peace.

[Turnipgirl in reply to Hidden]

When the virus disrupted our lives back in 2020 I had used swear words to describe it!

[Valentina98]

I know I'm extra emotional at the moment but I cried my eyes out when I heard.

So sad.

[Dyllibobs]

It's absolutely heartbreaking. X

[Turnipgirl]

Yes I heard about that and was sorry to hear that's happened especially how young he was!

Yet another example of how life isn't fair!

Also another example that I am proved right when I say how nothings guaranteed to anyone.

[Yogi1950s]

Whilst it is sad news for his family let's not forget that he was no Saint! We know his story because he was in the limelight (often for dubious reasons) and his wife even more so.

I no more mourn his death than any of the other thousands who have died as either a direct or indirect result of that which cannot be mentioned on this forum.

[momander in reply to Yogi1950s]

So sad you feel the need to be so insensitive and unkind.

[momander]

I believe ot was a cardiac arrest he suffered . The poor man. Kate was so strong in her elief that he would recover from everything. The stress of ot all must have been awful. God bless him and the whole family.

[Turnipgirl in reply to momander]

Thing is theres only so much the doctors can do for you.

[Qualipop]

Tragic for his family after the enormous fight that he, his family and the doctors put up but not surprising given the damage he sustained. They must be so grateful for the extra years they got but at the same time, relieved that his suffering is over. RIP

[Windmill6]

Yes very sad to hear of D s death ,amazing family he had. Just live for every day,no of us know how long we have left in this world,be kind to each other.