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Rodney
Profile Joined December 2013
Germany9 Posts
August 16 2015 20:25 GMT
#41
It's always nice to read these stories, even though it's sad.

One of the amazing things about online gaming is that it can transcend age, gender, ability, nationality, culture and language.

All of these characteristics don't matter when you're cheesing. You're just a "faggot" (or your regional equivalent).

RIP Jack.


(I wonder what he would've replied with if someone told him to "get cancer and die"...)
Twitter: @der_rod / "If you don't know what you're doing you're already halfway there." - Crendor
Damieh
Profile Joined August 2015
1 Post
August 16 2015 20:28 GMT
#42
Rest in Peace, Faggot!
Haee
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
522 Posts
August 16 2015 20:38 GMT
#43
I'll admit I teared up a bit reading this, thank you for sharing his story Skrelt.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42383 Posts
August 16 2015 20:46 GMT
#44
RIP.

Props to you OP.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
noflaxe
Profile Joined January 2011
Ukraine25 Posts
August 16 2015 21:14 GMT
#45
This story should be an insiparation for everyone, at least it is for me.

Great read, RIP
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
August 16 2015 21:17 GMT
#46
R.I.P Jack
Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on
SomeLad
Profile Joined August 2015
1 Post
Last Edited: 2015-08-16 21:38:36
August 16 2015 21:36 GMT
#47
Made this account just so that I could reply. Now I don`t know what to say.... welp... I loved the story.. and it made me cry

Also, rest in pace Jack^^ You and your friend seem like lovely people
Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
August 16 2015 21:39 GMT
#48
Heel bijzonder om dit te mogen lezen. Bedankt. Sterkte.
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Testuser
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
6469 Posts
August 16 2015 21:44 GMT
#49
That was very touching. Thank you.

My mom got a tumor and cancer in the brain about a year ago, and it's very hard. We just got news a month ago that it's incurable, and right now there's not a lot of time left. Reading this helped. Thank you.
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St3MoR
Profile Joined November 2002
Spain3256 Posts
August 16 2015 21:44 GMT
#50
Beautiful read. Rest in peace.
Prophet in TL of the Makoto0124 ways
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-16 22:44:13
August 16 2015 22:39 GMT
#51
On August 16 2015 22:34 Skrelt wrote:
Some time ago a dear friend of mine passed away. Long story short, he had cancer. I told him to write a diary or book but the stubborn prick he was he always told me he never did. A few days after he passed away his sister contacted me and she found some notes on his laptop. In these notes he mentions things that helped him in these rough times. At first his family didn’t want the story to get posted online (the reason why I think it should will get clear once you read his story). But I left it at that at first. But a few days ago my mother was diagnosed with the same type of cancer. Spending so much time with her, and her telling so much things I never know about moments she experienced it became clear to me people should tell their life story’s so I went back to his family and confronted them with it. They made me promise that I didn’t use his real name or any information that would lead back to him because they want to mourn their loss in peace. And that i can respect. But I am able to share his story now. Slightly edited cause some things are not relevant here (aka pain, illness etc.). And he mentions his own name sometimes in here, I have replaced it with Jack. Which is a name he really hated so the last thing I do form him is to get that fucker back for not telling me the truth about his writing. So here is Jack’s story:


First of all, I'm sorry for your loss. I stopped reading at the point when the quoted section ends. I don't think it's appropriate to publicize his story without his clear consent. Him denying that he wrote anything while leaving his writings to be discovered are mixed signals. A half dozen things come to mind that could explain his actions and some possibilities justify publication and some don't. Personally I err on the side of respecting privacy, even in the face of the best judgment of family and friends, which I see on social media is an extremely unpopular reaction to this situation. Best wishes to you and your mother.

edit: I just want to say, to try to prevent souring the mood as much as possible, that the only reason that I made a comment here which amounted to nothing more than me expressing my opinion on personal privacy, is because I was tagged in a tweet about this story which has gotten more retweets and favorites than anything I've ever had in my feed (mainly because of the other people tagged). I felt like it'd be rude to not give some personal attention to it, or to pretend that I wasn't aware of it, so here I am. I'm happy for the positive ripples the story may have on the world and again I'm dearly sorry for your loss and the news about your mother.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
TheSayo182
Profile Joined September 2012
Italy243 Posts
August 16 2015 22:40 GMT
#52
You made me cry, thank you jack
"Remember: Probes & Pylons and when behind Dark Shrine!"
Skrelt
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands306 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-16 23:25:44
August 16 2015 23:14 GMT
#53
Thanks nony and i can understand, yet he wanted people to know how he felt in the end, wich is what he wrote down aswell, he just didnt want people to know he did write cause it is not cool for a guy to write in a diary (atleast in hollland its considered to be gay by alot of people). But his parents didnt want it to get it posted online in the first place, but after talking to me about the current situation, they changed his mind and they hope it will help people get along, and when i let them read the amount of support people give, they can understand why i wanted his story out. Also the reason i kept as much information private is i could
The Wolfpack - Metalband from the Netherlands
itmeJP
Profile Joined February 2010
United States1101 Posts
August 16 2015 23:14 GMT
#54
RIP Jack.
Twitter.com/itmeJP -- Twitch.tv/itmeJP -- YouTube.com/itmeJP
Kibbelz
Profile Joined March 2012
United States31 Posts
August 16 2015 23:22 GMT
#55
A sight to see, the sea when it is raining. I cried. Never in this entire time did I shed a tear but there. And I know that fucker saw me cry, he never commented on it. Just said it was a good day for rain.


I lost it at that line...

Thanks for sharing this Skrelt. It's so full of raw truth that can be really hard to find nowadays. And thanks for being a great person - recognizing that he was in pain - and showing empathy. I hope you continue to change people's lives for the better.
"Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words" -Archibald MacLeish
BreAKerTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan1658 Posts
August 16 2015 23:33 GMT
#56
I'm in tears. I don't think I've been more moved by the act of kindness of a near-stranger in my life.

Hij is maat meijn groodmoeter nuu. (He is with my grandmother now).
Retired caster / streamer "BingeHD". Digital Nomad.
Doraemon
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Australia14949 Posts
August 16 2015 23:52 GMT
#57
thank you so much for the story

should not have read it at work. argh
Do yourself a favour and just STFU
amazingxkcd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
August 16 2015 23:57 GMT
#58
It is a good day for rain.
The world is burning and you rather be on this terrible website discussing video games and your shallow feelings
fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
August 17 2015 00:35 GMT
#59
I understand that it's strange, but I feel that people calling Jack names is a way to pay respect to him, in the same way that I would call my best buddy.

I really want him to call that too... Anyways, RIP
Aph0tic
Profile Joined August 2015
Iran6 Posts
August 17 2015 01:41 GMT
#60
Sideways to the next light...
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