Went to the funeral today for my 31 year old friend that died of a random asthma attack last week.
Folks, I’ve been to my share of funerals in my time, but every single one of them died in easily understandable conditions. Most of them old age. There was one that was even younger than this but the last time I saw him living he came over to my apartment, crushed up some Xanax, snorted it, then smeared liquid testosterone all over his upper body before he went out drinking. He was a good guy, and really intelligent, but it was understandable that he died at an early age. I could accept that.
This one? This is rough. It didn’t really hit me until today when I saw him laying there in a coffin. I hadn’t seen him in a while, but we chatted online every now and again. What’s really sad is he was finally happy. His last Facebook update, probably less than 12 hours before he died was: “Josh Myner thinks he made the right decision moving to Utah!”
His career was finally moving in the direction he wanted it to. He was engaged. Everything about him was positive. He’d even given up smoking for probably a year when it happened.
I don’t know what else to say. I just feel horrible about the whole thing. I met his father for the first time today. The man is nearing 80 years old if he hasn’t hit that mark already and he had to bury his youngest cild today. That ain’t right.
My condolences, Justin. It’s not easy going to a funeral for a young adult (BT,DT).
My son (13) lost a classmate in the same way…..he was very upset. Don’t seem right, we can put a man on the moon but we can’t stop asthma attacks that kill …….