Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith
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Well, I would be lying if I said I wasn't worn out with bad news the last few days.
Eatrly Saturday one of my long time friends and co-workers died at age 55 . She was sick of and on for a couple years and took a downward turn. Her services are This Saturday. Yesterday I was talking on the phone with one of my oldest friends and co-worker telling him about her death. We chit chatted and said "see you later buddy". He called me back in about 30 minutes. I assumed he had a question about the arrangements or something. He told me that he had gone in to awaken his wife, who had been sleeping late due to not feeling well lately ( she has been ill for years)....and she was dead. I calmed him down, told him to call his sister who lived around the corner, call the police, and sit down in the living room. I turned off the equipment and headed home ( he lives a block from my house). The police were there, and after the detectives were done, the ME decided he didn't need to take the case ( natural causes) and released the body for me to have a friend with a cremation services come pick up the body. All afternoon I had to take care of the arrangements, and sit there with my buddy. Then I had to go run a Scottish Society meeting. This morning I am taking him over to fill out the final details for the death certificate and cremation. Saturday I have to see what I can do for him, attend My other friends services, and run a formal dinner at the Country club for 35 people. As I started out saying, I would be lying if I didn't say I will be glad when this week is over.
He has been battling cancer for a couple years and found out three weeks ago that he was finally cancer free. The bills have sucked away every dime they had and left them in debt they will never pay. Two weeks ago ( to celebrate the good news), they went up to play the nickel slots, and she put in $0.70 and won $1300.00. They ate a steak, had a night out, and came home. They were finally breathing a sigh of relief that the cancer was gone...and this happens.
Point be taken that you never know what the future has in store.
If you have unkind words that you wish you could take back - do it now.
If you have someone you want to tell you love them - do it now.
Every night I kiss my wife and tell her I love her.
Every time we go out, talk on the phone, or sometimes just sitting there watching TV, we tell each other "I love you.".
If one of us would suddenly pass away, it would be devastating...but we would remember that the last words we said were, "I love you."
Eatrly Saturday one of my long time friends and co-workers died at age 55 . She was sick of and on for a couple years and took a downward turn. Her services are This Saturday. Yesterday I was talking on the phone with one of my oldest friends and co-worker telling him about her death. We chit chatted and said "see you later buddy". He called me back in about 30 minutes. I assumed he had a question about the arrangements or something. He told me that he had gone in to awaken his wife, who had been sleeping late due to not feeling well lately ( she has been ill for years)....and she was dead. I calmed him down, told him to call his sister who lived around the corner, call the police, and sit down in the living room. I turned off the equipment and headed home ( he lives a block from my house). The police were there, and after the detectives were done, the ME decided he didn't need to take the case ( natural causes) and released the body for me to have a friend with a cremation services come pick up the body. All afternoon I had to take care of the arrangements, and sit there with my buddy. Then I had to go run a Scottish Society meeting. This morning I am taking him over to fill out the final details for the death certificate and cremation. Saturday I have to see what I can do for him, attend My other friends services, and run a formal dinner at the Country club for 35 people. As I started out saying, I would be lying if I didn't say I will be glad when this week is over.
He has been battling cancer for a couple years and found out three weeks ago that he was finally cancer free. The bills have sucked away every dime they had and left them in debt they will never pay. Two weeks ago ( to celebrate the good news), they went up to play the nickel slots, and she put in $0.70 and won $1300.00. They ate a steak, had a night out, and came home. They were finally breathing a sigh of relief that the cancer was gone...and this happens.
Point be taken that you never know what the future has in store.
If you have unkind words that you wish you could take back - do it now.
If you have someone you want to tell you love them - do it now.
Every night I kiss my wife and tell her I love her.
Every time we go out, talk on the phone, or sometimes just sitting there watching TV, we tell each other "I love you.".
If one of us would suddenly pass away, it would be devastating...but we would remember that the last words we said were, "I love you."
