Lost my friend to Nazism. His personhood is going to be completely erased so he's dead to me. It's as if he committed suicide. I've been heavily grieving for years.

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Not suicide, but I had a roommate die in his sleep around 6 years ago. I still think of him constantly because he was my only friend in a strange city and suddenly he was just gone. Thought it was some undiagnosed diabetes for years until his childhood best friend reached out and explained it was an aneurysm. He was even taken to the hospital the week prior for an unexplained collapse and they didn't find anything.

    Even the real explanation didn't do justice to how.... pointless? his death was. He didn't do anything to bring it on, he wasn't the victim of an accident. He just went out because his body and brain made a whoopsie.

    Maybe its similar to suicide, a victim of one's own body and brain. He was a most excellent dude. Shortly after his death, a letter came for him from Bernie thanking him for a donation. I'll always miss smoking spliffs with him on the porch in the frigid southern tier of NY.

    • HexaSnoot [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      What a total freak occurrence. I'm sorry such a lame death happened to your rad dude. I think your comparison makes sense. Albeit without his consent, his body wrecked itself.

      I hope you find more friends to kick it with. Maybe he'd want you to enjoy new loving moments with new friends.