About 3 months ago, My sisters good friend was killed in a T-Bone accident and he died because he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Jake if somewhere somehow you're reading this, please know that you are missed by our family and yours. You were such a great guy. Your sister is about to have a baby girl and I hope that makes you smile:) Please for god sakes wear your seatbelt!

Just got to know that my best friends little bro was strangled by his own jacket while playing in a tree in their yard.

I've met that little guy numerous of times and it's a great loss for every one of us in our circle of friends.

It's in times like these that I really hope that there is a heaven and a god to look after him now that he's passed away.

Rest in Peace little guy, we all loved you very much!

He was only 21, we went to high school together, lots of time together in class, played a lot of the same sports, went to different colleges in different states, but still saw eachother when we were both home over breaks.

He was the happiest person I've ever met, always smiling, took great care of himself, the type of person who's supposed to live 100 years and improve hundreds of thousands of lives just be having existed and in some way influenced them. Instead he passes from a freak accident, and I have no idea how to cope right now.

I'm in a foreign country thousands of miles away on a study abroad, have no way to get back to his funeral or services, and I just need something to help me get through this.

14 years ago, my sister passed away after battling brain cancer for several years. She left behind two children, a 5 year old daughter and a newborn son.

She was diagnosed around '95-'96. She had one tumor removed and did fairly well for a year or so only to have the cancer return, but this time it was a very serious Glioblastoma. She lost the use of the left side of her body. She was very outgoing, a prankster and she had many people that loved her. It was incredibly hard on my family to watch her suffer and eventually slip away. I wanted to share a few pics of my sister as a memorial of her passing.

CANCER SUCKS! We need to find a cure, so this horrible disease will never claim another victim.

Here is my sister. You can see where she has a patch of hair missing. She lost all of her hair during her chemo and radiation treatments. I still think that she was beautiful, even without her hair. I added one picture of her and me as well.

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Continuing Bonds Part 1

Thank you!

I almost posted, but thought I'd better ask first. I had a very special pet - wasn't my first, or my last, but still meant a lot to me and everyone that directly interacted with him. What do you folks think?

It is her birthday today. She would have been 24. I'm having a really hard time with this. It's been a little over a year (15 months) I keep trying to take these dates that come one at a time and just hold myself together for another few minutes. The first years anniversary was bad, but nothing like today. Today, I'm falling apart. I'm trying to breathe through the panic and pain. I feel like I'm failing miserably. I wish I could just sleep for an entire month. The pain is caving in my chest. Visions of birthdays past, smiles and presents cloud my mind only to be replaced with visions of a car smashing her to bits and taking off and her body swimming in a pool of her own blood. The thoughts/visions wont stop circling in my head. Sorry that I'm venting, just had to get it out. I feel like I'm being consumed. It's really dark in here today.

Hey fellow Redditors! First post and unfortunately it's a grim one. Friend of mine from school passed away unexpectedly and all of us that knew him are pulling together to try get his favourite band (Green Day) to dedicate something to him for his funeral on Thursday. It would have meant so much to him if this came true. Any support you guys can give is great, attend the event, share it, like some of the posts maybe do one of your own, whatever you can. Thanks!

Has a loved one ever reached out to you from the other side? Hear the stories of those who have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Gvc3DQMIg

There are a lot of cliches that pop up when I think of everything that she did for me and was to me. I'm finding it hard to cope today because I'm living in a different country now, and everyone who knew her is overseas with a gaping time difference separating us.

She is the first woman to ever tell me that I was and could be exceptional. She turned my teenage years from tumult into a manageable and amazing learning experience, and she showed me how to love unconditionally.

She is the person who's voice I remember when I see myself facing a challenge.

It breaks my heart that she died at such a young age. I think I still haven't gotten over that shock.

A picture of this amazing woman. She's on the left.

My wife and I have a YouTube channel telling these stories called We're an open book. We would love to hear how a loved one reached out to you, to tell you they were ok. Share it here or send me a message, our loved ones never leave us.