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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"...)
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I'll admit I teared up a bit reading this, thank you for sharing his story Skrelt.
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This story should be an insiparation for everyone, at least it is for me.
Great read, RIP
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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
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Heel bijzonder om dit te mogen lezen. Bedankt. Sterkte.
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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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Beautiful read. Rest in peace.
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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.
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You made me cry, thank you jack
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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
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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.
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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).
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thank you so much for the story
should not have read it at work. argh
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It is a good day for rain.
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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
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Sideways to the next light...
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