Life is Uncertain - Eat dessert first

I met a gentleman on a forum site four years ago. He lived in Austuralia and was well into his 80's and had prostate cancer. Two or three times a week we would correspond first on the site then we swapped email addresses.

He was funny and full of life and we swapped jokes and stories of our lives. On Saturday I learned that he had died of a massive heart attack. He was due to play golf Saturday morning and when he hadn't arrived his best friend went to his house and found him.

He was a dear man with a real zest for life and I am really glad to have known him. This morning his friend Jim sent me this joke, Lew would have loved it so I am going to share it.

Rose and Barb
Two 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb had been friends all of their
lives.

When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day.

One day Barb said, 'Rose, we both loved playing women's softball all
our lives, and we played all through High School. Please do me one
favor: when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if
there's women's softball there.'

Rose looked up at Barb from her deathbed and said, 'Barb, you've
been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do
this favor for you.'

Shortly after that, Rose passed on.

A few nights later, Barb was awakened from a sound sleep by a
blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her, 'Barb,
Barb.'

'Who is it?' asked Barb, sitting up suddenly. 'Who is it?'

'Barb -- it's me, Rose.'

'You're not Rose. Rose just died.'

'I'm telling you, it's me, Rose,' insisted the voice.

'Rose! Where are you?'

'In Heaven,' replied Rose. 'I have some really good news and a
little bad news.'

'Tell me the good news first,' said Barb.

'The good news,' Rose said, 'is that there's softball in Heaven.
Better yet all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too.
Better than that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always
springtime, and it never rains or snows. And best of all, we can
play softball all we want, and we never get tired.'

'That's fantastic,' said Barb. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams! So
what's the bad news?'

'You're pitching Tuesday.'

Life is uncertain - eat dessert first.

Re: Life is Uncertain - Eat dessert first

Sorry to hear about your friend CC

I'm sure the joke would have cheered him up if he'd read it

Re: Life is Uncertain - Eat dessert first

Never stop joking,never stop flirting(within reason).


many old gits die with prostate cancer but it`s usually something else that catches us up..

And until that day,keep smiling,keep joking and sometimes get serious when you see injustice in the world

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He sounds like he enjoyed his life - that is all we can do - take each day and live it to the full. This is not a rehearsal. People live on in the memory of others - and you will remember him!

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Indeed I will. He never stopped joking and flirting he was a very special character. I wish more could be done for prostate cancer, everything seems to be about breast cancer but I think prostate cancer is just as devastating.

Thing is Lew lived with the cancer and was constantly try new things we used to talk about all kinds of things that he was buying on line and he did indeed keep it under control.

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Sorry to hear about your friend Cookiecate-sounded like he lived life to the full and had a very positive attitude........

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I'm sorry too, CC, but glad you enjoyed online time with him, what a positive person he sounded. I'm sure he'd have enjoyed that joke. We only get to go around once .....