Can't believe it...

PommieMacGill · 25-01-2005, 04:01 PM

Hey people,

I'm in total shock right now. I just found out that my next-door neighbour died on Sunday night. He was only 17, a month older than me and we used to be best of friends all through infant and primary school. He died from a heart attack whilst playing Six-a-side football in the local leisure centre. I really can't believe it. We had each gone our seperate ways through High School and College but we always spoke whenever we saw each other despite the old friendship we had not being there.

I hadn't seen him, nor spoke to him for months but I am still in shock at the moment in time. I guess it really goes to show that if your times up and the bloke upstairs calls for you then thats it. Strange that I was just saying to a colleague this afternoon that your only here once, and you should make the most of it and do the things you want to do.

So, I've decided. I'm not going to miss up on any opportunity and I'm going to take them all. If I see something I like, I'm going to buy it. We only live once, after all.

The strange thing is that I don't feel any loss really, it just feels kind of numb that someone the same age as me, and someone who I really used to be best of friends with is gone.

Anyway, I felt I had to just say something to all of you at CW.

Take care people,

Lee

andyc · 25-01-2005, 04:05 PM

woah. i dont know what to say, mate... sorry about your friend...

Hoggy31 · 25-01-2005, 04:07 PM

Sorry to hear that mate, anyway your taking the right attitude there.

PommieMacGill · 25-01-2005, 04:07 PM

Thanks mate.

I really hope I don't bump into his Mum, Dad or Sister. I know I won't know what to say to them.

Smudge · 25-01-2005, 04:32 PM

Heart attacks can strike at strange times. My best mate's cousin just dropped dead while out on a run when he was about 24. He was slightly overweight, but still very hard to explain.

Cloete · 25-01-2005, 04:54 PM

Sorry to hear that mate.

Yesterday I found out that one of my old mates from primary school fell off a motorbike and is paralysed from the waist down!

Neil Pickup · 25-01-2005, 05:06 PM

The older brother (22) of one of my primary school friends died before Christmas from a blood disorder - it's scary when something just happens so close to you like that.

I'd guess that this is the same Sudden Death Syndrome that struck Marc-Vivien Foé and Gabby Yorath's brother? It's a bit worrying how this seems to be getting ever more common.

SupaFreak2005 · 25-01-2005, 07:50 PM

Yeah a guy from my past school died like 3 years aback... he was on the football team also I think and they had P.E. that evening.. I'm not too sure... and he stayed back in school a little late and he collapsed... had a heart attack I think... was never too sure.. just when you think you're too young to have a heart attack something this happens. Makes you realise life is short.

Sudeep · 25-01-2005, 07:59 PM

Sorry to hear that, mate.

But yes, heart attacks strike at some very unbelievable age. My mum's brother passed away at 26 of one. Family was shocked.

Mr Casson · 25-01-2005, 09:19 PM

Just over a month ago I heard that this aboriginal guy who went to my old school died of a heart attack. When he left the school he was a pretty plump little boy to say the least, and apparently his family has a pattern of drug and alcohol abuse. One guy told me he'd lost a lot of weight, and in the end maybe even that was a factor in his death (because he did it so quickly). Still, when I found out, it was one of those "

... Whoa..." moments.

_Ed_ · 25-01-2005, 09:21 PM

Yeah I had one of those moments last year when I heard that a guy who was in my form class at high school from 1999 to 2003 had drowned. Was shocked by that.

Heart attacks to people so young are horrible, sorry to hear about this.

Langeveldt · 26-01-2005, 02:14 PM

Woah, sad to see this happen man.. I hope you stick true to your word

strong desire · 26-01-2005, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyc

woah. i dont know what to say, mate... sorry about your friend...

hi dude!

strong desire · 26-01-2005, 02:28 PM

hello Chaos500 is here!

Samuel_Vimes · 26-01-2005, 02:28 PM

Ouch.

As you say, very hard to find words...

25-01-2005, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
PommieMacGill State Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Leicestershire, England Posts: 908	Can't believe it... Hey people, I'm in total shock right now. I just found out that my next-door neighbour died on Sunday night. He was only 17, a month older than me and we used to be best of friends all through infant and primary school. He died from a heart attack whilst playing Six-a-side football in the local leisure centre. I really can't believe it. We had each gone our seperate ways through High School and College but we always spoke whenever we saw each other despite the old friendship we had not being there. I hadn't seen him, nor spoke to him for months but I am still in shock at the moment in time. I guess it really goes to show that if your times up and the bloke upstairs calls for you then thats it. Strange that I was just saying to a colleague this afternoon that your only here once, and you should make the most of it and do the things you want to do. So, I've decided. I'm not going to miss up on any opportunity and I'm going to take them all. If I see something I like, I'm going to buy it. We only live once, after all. The strange thing is that I don't feel any loss really, it just feels kind of numb that someone the same age as me, and someone who I really used to be best of friends with is gone. Anyway, I felt I had to just say something to all of you at CW. Take care people, Lee __________________ PommieMacGill. “Everyday life is only an illusion behind which lies the reality of dreams." - Werner Herzog Friedrich Nietzsche \| Werner Herzog \| Joy Division \| Ludovico Einaudi \| History \| Peep Show

25-01-2005, 04:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hoggy31 International Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: alanis morrissette Posts: 6,177	Sorry to hear that mate, anyway your taking the right attitude there. __________________ penis Dream XI: M Hyder, J Linker, M Clock, S Wetsin, A Simms, A Golcrhist, B Hugg, S Worde, B Leap, J Giuseppe, G MacGrith

25-01-2005, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Smudge Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wellywood Posts: 16,552	Heart attacks can strike at strange times. My best mate's cousin just dropped dead while out on a run when he was about 24. He was slightly overweight, but still very hard to explain. __________________ What do you mean?

25-01-2005, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cloete International Captain Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Suncorp Stadium Posts: 7,004	Sorry to hear that mate. Yesterday I found out that one of my old mates from primary school fell off a motorbike and is paralysed from the waist down! __________________ CWXI Regular - Member of CW Black Blacks ftw

25-01-2005, 05:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	The older brother (22) of one of my primary school friends died before Christmas from a blood disorder - it's scary when something just happens so close to you like that. I'd guess that this is the same Sudden Death Syndrome that struck Marc-Vivien Foé and Gabby Yorath's brother? It's a bit worrying how this seems to be getting ever more common. __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog

25-01-2005, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
andyc Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 23,218	woah. i dont know what to say, mate... sorry about your friend...

25-01-2005, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
PommieMacGill State Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Leicestershire, England Posts: 908	Thanks mate. I really hope I don't bump into his Mum, Dad or Sister. I know I won't know what to say to them.

25-01-2005, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
SupaFreak2005 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jon's house Posts: 4,152	Yeah a guy from my past school died like 3 years aback... he was on the football team also I think and they had P.E. that evening.. I'm not too sure... and he stayed back in school a little late and he collapsed... had a heart attack I think... was never too sure.. just when you think you're too young to have a heart attack something this happens. Makes you realise life is short.

25-01-2005, 07:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sudeep International Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA Posts: 7,282	Sorry to hear that, mate. But yes, heart attacks strike at some very unbelievable age. My mum's brother passed away at 26 of one. Family was shocked. __________________ "The optimum human population of earth is zero." - Dave Foreman

25-01-2005, 09:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mr Casson Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 9,653	Just over a month ago I heard that this aboriginal guy who went to my old school died of a heart attack. When he left the school he was a pretty plump little boy to say the least, and apparently his family has a pattern of drug and alcohol abuse. One guy told me he'd lost a lot of weight, and in the end maybe even that was a factor in his death (because he did it so quickly). Still, when I found out, it was one of those "... Whoa..." moments. __________________ 'Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, 'farewell! Every happiness and prosperity! If, in the progress of revolving years, I could persuade myself that my blighted destiny had been a warning to you, I should feel that I had not occupied another man's place in existence altogether in vain. - Wilkins Micawber

25-01-2005, 09:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	Yeah I had one of those moments last year when I heard that a guy who was in my form class at high school from 1999 to 2003 had drowned. Was shocked by that. Heart attacks to people so young are horrible, sorry to hear about this.

26-01-2005, 02:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
strong desire Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 60	hello Chaos500 is here!

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