I just found out that two of my former co-workers have either died or is dying. Well, let explain. One died recently of acute liver failure. The other is dying of stage 4 cancer that has unfortunately spread to the point where he is not expected to be around for much longer. Chemo has only slowed down the inevitable.
They are or were both still so young to me. Neither have reached age 60 yet.
Both were or are shining beacons to the rest of us, always so tireless and capable, and were so much fun to work with. If you were to ever call for help or 911, they were the kind of people you wish and pray would show up to come help you.
I don't really have a point to this entry. If anything, I guess I do feel bad that my past few entries have been nothing but downers, but I just found out about all this like 5 minutes ago. In moments like this, life certainly feels short though, and fate seems to have a habit of claiming the best of us, a little too early.
January 4th, 2026 at 12:33 am 1767486822
I hope you consider taking that cruise!
January 4th, 2026 at 02:04 am 1767492270
What's kind of unfortunate is, with both of these co-workers, I've had that good ole "What would you do if you won the Powerball lottery" conversation with them, they both said they would retire early. Not because they can't do the job or they don't enjoy it somehow, but they would want to spend more time with friends and family, live and laugh a bit more, and maybe even check off a thing or two off their bucket list....
I hope they are able to get some of that bucket list checked off. Especially in moments like this, I definitely don't regret retiring early. It's not perfect, and I have to be careful financially, but yeah... no regrets.
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