Death and Cancer

[Fat Tone]

Is it just me (well, those around me) or is there an awfull lot of it around right now?

Since before Christmas, death (mostly from some form of cancer) has been a common theme in those around me. I have stopped asking 'did you have a good break' cos the answer is generally 'we lost x' where x ranges from tropical fish to cats to dogs to brothers to husbands to ex-wifes and to grandparents. I've never known a time like it.

[Brian Ellis]

If it's any consolation, thinking back over the last 3 years, the deaths in my immediate circle of friends and acquaintances have been due to
tsunami (2)
aircrash (2)
cardiac infarction (after long history of heart disease) (1)
cancer (1)
traffic accident (1)

This does not count brain-dead MURCers

[Mehen]

It's grim and blunt, but people tend to "hang on" just past, or until Christmas (similarily with bdays). It (death) is always apparent around this time.

[Fat Tone]

The list just grew by two, and was supplemented by a humorous armed-police dawn raid (mistaken identity fortunately).