My dear class mate has been in a car accident and died after 4 days of deep coma. He was only 18 and I don't know how to deal with all this. Can't stop thinking about his parents and all the pain they must feel. Rest in peace, Marius. Love and Light your way. I will always remember you.
Such a terrible thing to deal with! So sorry for your suffering but try to hang in there. Your friend would not want you to fall apart. Maybe by helping his parents, you will gain strength.
So sorry. Nothing can prepare you for a shock like that. Life's precious and wonderful whether it's long or short, and I hope your friend enjoyed every moment of his. Remember him, and tell his parents how much he meant to you.
Oh Adi that is so terrible. The poor boy. His parents must be absolutely heartbroken.
You should give his mom a gift. Write her a long letter telling her about the Marius you knew, perhaps a great day the two of you spent together. She will treasure it forever.
Thank you all so much for the encouraging words. I wish there was something I could do to ease his parents' pain. & I hope up there Marius knows his mates love him more than anything.
Adi, this is very sad. Condolences to you. You will find the best way to honour the memory of your friend. Don't forget his parents - they will miss him all the more if they also lose contact with his friends.
Wow, did this bring back very sad memories. I too lost my best male friend when we were both 22 yrs old and he was involved in a motorcycle accident. It was SO sudden and hit me very hard. The worst thing was he died in Los Angeles and I was in Vienna (Wien), Austria for a business convention (conference). No one told me over the phone when I would call back to California that he had died till my girl friend at that time broke down and started crying over the phone - she had just come back from the funeral and I could hear something wasn't right in her voice - she was trying to hide it but couldn't hold back her emotions any longer (till I got home 4 days later).
After I got off the phone I did what any devastated young guy would do. Had a good cry that went on and on, thought back to all the good times and fun my friend and I had, called a few family members, then decided I was going to drink away the whole situation till I got home since I was surrounded by people that didn't know him, couldn't relate to my pain, and just wanted to have fun (sure, on the surface they told me how sorry they were and all that but beneath that was a "let's party some more" attitude). Never one to disappoint, I spent the next 3 days SO drunk and high from booze and pills that I was lucky I didn't die in my sleep like some do when they just drink massive amounts everyday. I would zig zag through this 5 star hotel lobby everyday with people saying hi to me and i was so f**ked up I couldn't remember who they were. When I finally got home things were still a mess since I heard the funeral was a circus - his highly religious parents (he wasn't) turned the whole thing into one big propaganda event.
In the end there is no way to escape the pain. All you can do is be happy he won't be in a coma for years - that's the worst. My Travel Agent had her best friend go into the hospital for a 45 minute minor surgery procedure and come out in a deep coma since her heart had stopped and not enough blood got to the brain for too long a time - permanent serious brain damage. It's been MANY years and her friend just lays there in a long term care home like place. IMHO it's better to just pass on to whatever is on the other side - be happy your friend is not stuck in a coma. Try to find a positive side to a very horrible situation. Sit with mutual friends and remember the good times, talk about them and cry - that's all you can do. Time is a healer and will help but it never really goes away - the memory just fades slowly. Life is a bitch. I'm sorry for your loss and pain, I know how you feel.BE STRONG, Helter
PS Hope this helps, sooner or later death effects us all - The pain will pass with time....