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    • H Offline
      hercules
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      ngl2010:
      But the one thing that I was (and still am) angry is that her husband remarried 4 months after her demise. Can’t even wait until a year later! :mad:

      I have two close friends (one male and one female) re-married within 12 months after their respective spouse passed on around 40 yo (both also cancer). Both families each has kids aged from 6 years - 12 years.

      My both friends inherited millions of insurance dollars and other assets, remarried, shifted to bigger houses, and lived happily ever after so far (both have new borns within a year after re-married).

      I am looking at the re-marriages from a more positive light (esp when compared to those who go into depression for a long long time after they lose their spouses / children (I have another friend who never seems to get over losing her husband in a traffic accident when her kids were young and her kids don't seem to be able to grow more 'naturally' as they have to continuously pay attention to their mum's swinging moods, constantly worry about whether their mum will suicide etc. One of her sons grow to be a super 宅男 with very good academic results but minimal social time coz he wants to 'jaga' his mum according to his other siblings.)

      Life's lemons - depending on what one wants to make with those lemons.

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      • MrsKiasuM Offline
        MrsKiasu
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        Dont think I will want the living spouse to live in depression but to remarry within 4 mths or even within 1 year, isn't that too hurry :sad:

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        • starlight1968sgS Offline
          starlight1968sg
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          ngl2010:
          I have a relative who passed away from brain cancer at age 31. When the cancer progressed, she became disabled and blind. This is on top of the extreme pain in her head. I think it is better for her to pass away than to endure all the pains. But the one thing that I was (and still am) angry is that her husband remarried 4 months after her demise. Can’t even wait until a year later! :mad:

          What is the purpose of life?

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          • MrsKiasuM Offline
            MrsKiasu
            last edited by

            The more we got to feel thankful, having the opportunity to see the sunrise…

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            • N Offline
              ngl2010
              last edited by

              I encourage DH to remarry if I pass away earlier than him. I have even told DS to support his father to remarry if I die first. But I have a condition. DH can only remarry after I pass away at least 1 year. I feel if he remarries within 1 year, it means he doesn’t love me enough and/or I am insignificant to him and/or he does not respect me enough to even wait for 1 year (I am not even asking him to wait for too long. Isn’t 1 year reasonable?) and/or he can’t wait to get rid of me. An unembalmed adult normally takes eight to twelve years to decompose to a skeleton. I am only asking for 1 year. Is it too much to wait for 1 year?


              Anyway, each person has its own opinion and value. To each his own.

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              • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                ChiefKiasu
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                hercules:
                I have a close friend also gonna die of cancer. He is close to 60 yo, single, and used to be a successful person in the arts and fashion scene...


                Now his 80+ old aged parents are supporting and caring for him....

                Doc said he has about 6 months to live (and now 3 months had passed)...

                Not much fear in him actually except his regret of not having bought the pte shield...

                Well, that's life with many curve balls...
                A very sad story. I can imagine how devastated his parents would be. When life is on a counter it changes a person's perspective. I had an auntie who had terminal stomach cancer who decided to stay home to meet her end. I was shocked by how thin she was but was comforted by her seeming acceptance of her fate.

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                • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                  ChiefKiasu
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                  starlight1968sg:
                  What is the purpose of life?

                  You never study enough lor. 😂

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                  • MrsKiasuM Offline
                    MrsKiasu
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                    ngl2010:
                    I encourage DH to remarry if I pass away earlier than him. I have even told DS to support his father to remarry if I die first. But I have a condition. DH can only remarry after I pass away at least 1 year. I feel if he remarries within 1 year, it means he doesn't love me enough and/or I am insignificant to him and/or he does not respect me enough to even wait for 1 year (I am not even asking him to wait for too long. Isn't 1 year reasonable?) and/or he can't wait to get rid of me. An unembalmed adult normally takes eight to twelve years to decompose to a skeleton. I am only asking for 1 year. Is it too much to wait for 1 year?


                    Anyway, each person has its own opinion and value. To each his own.
                    😢 never really gave it a thought..if to think it now..I hope dh can just have a woman outside when the kids still young..I dont want my kids to need to 'accept' another situation :sad:

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                    • sharonkhooS Offline
                      sharonkhoo
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                      ngl2010:
                      I encourage DH to remarry if I pass away earlier than him. I have even told DS to support his father to remarry if I die first. But I have a condition. DH can only remarry after I pass away at least 1 year. I feel if he remarries within 1 year, it means he doesn't love me enough and/or I am insignificant to him and/or he does not respect me enough to even wait for 1 year (I am not even asking him to wait for too long. Isn't 1 year reasonable?) and/or he can't wait to get rid of me. An unembalmed adult normally takes eight to twelve years to decompose to a skeleton. I am only asking for 1 year. Is it too much to wait for 1 year?


                      Anyway, each person has its own opinion and value. To each his own.
                      I don't really expect any particular time period. I also encourage my husband to remarry if he finds someone else he wants to marry if I go first. Another way to look at a quick remarriage is that he must have appreciated married life so much that he wants that again, so I must have done something right.

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                      • M Offline
                        mommyNg
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                        ChiefKiasu:

                        A very sad story. I can imagine how devastated his parents would be. When life is on a counter it changes a person's perspective. I had an auntie who had terminal stomach cancer who decided to stay home to meet her end. I was shocked by how thin she was but was comforted by her seeming acceptance of her fate.
                        My FIL passed away due to lung cancer at 69 (he was a healthy non-smoker who liked to walk in the nearby garden almost everyday). The first cycle of treatment he was still upbeat, went through all sessions, maintained positive mood and made sure he had a healthy diet. When he relapsed about 1 year later, he was put on a stronger course, and this time he went weak and lost his taste of food. After a few months, he decided to stop all therapy, stayed at home and not see a doctor at all. He wanted quality of life in whatever remaining time he had. But he deteriorated quickly (went very thin), and within 2-3 months, he’s gone.... :sad:

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