Life is bizarre...

[wiseheart]

... and so is death.

One of my elder cousins died yesterday - she was run over by a truck while cycling. She died at once, on the spot. Not her fault, apparently - but how does that help her brother who's really devastated?

I didn't know her well. We've only met a few times and certainly not at all in the last twenty years or so. But she was a kind person, or so those relatives who knew her better say... and she's the first of my own generation to pass over.

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[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

That's horrendous. One of my best work friends was killed in the same way some years ago. It was a horrible shock to everyone who knew her.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Sudden death always is. Although perhaps the lesser evil than watch a loved one getting weaker by each new day. My Grandma lasted six months after taking a dall and breaking her thighbone. Those were the longest and most depressing six months of our lives.