*Sonic*

Yes I know it happens every day around the world

but this last week

My sisters next door neighbour finally lost her battle against cancer, and sadly died just before New Year

My mums neighbour died (was an old friend of the family) after a fall on xmas holiday to family

The eldest's friend from schools dad had the life support turned off new years eve (thread on horrendous crash near me)

Little Ellie getting savaged by her uncles dog (I didnt know her or her family, but my mum knows of the uncle etc, only a couple of miles from us)

plus the various celebs, and former presidents etc

must be something in the january air

David Lock

Funny you should ask that today..........

My dad died on Jan 3rd

Julz1983

On 25th Jan it will be 4 years since my Dad died, must be something to do with this time of year

Poor Guy

my grandmother died the weekend before xmas and found out other day another relation has cancers.

Scooby Soon!

Grandad died just before christmas after a long spell in ICU, funeral people said that Dec/Jan is always mega busy

ronjeramy

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cold weather perhaps?

D.K.1

It happens every time *Sonic*s bro goes on holiday or books a holiday

Emm

there's always news stories of tragic deaths or celebs/famous people dying. going by personal experience I'd say these stories have just caught your eye more because of the unfortunate recent deaths of people you know.

J4CKO

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Apaprt from cancer and stuff, people eat ****e, drink too much and their hearts give up, my grandad had a heart attack on Boxing day (many years ago) and I think that may have been coincidence but also down to too much food, beer and sitting down, its a change to the routine that is keeping you going.

sti-04!!

My Gran died on the 6th of january

Shark Man

Mates gran died crimbo eve.

Said he managed to beat the christmas/new years rush at the funeral directors, as they pile up at this time of year.

jaytc2003

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my mum died in december 5 yrs ago and all of her family died in december, she said they were cursed. On christmas day I was waiting for my dad to come round and I got a call from my sister, he had collasped twice and blacked out and got rushed to hospital. I spent chrimbo day in hospital with him and he is still there now as noone knows what is causing his problem (massive blood pressure drop when he stands up, so low they cannot get a reading! - in fact I am going to do a post to see if there are any medical type people on here)

Sonic'

And now last week my step cousin aged 38 was found dead in her home, hepititus C from a blood transfusion, followed by kidney dialysis

and today I just found out one of my sisters' friends has just died

Not a good year really up to now

Jamie

Unlucky i think the word is

wayne9t9

I`ve heard that too. My old man went January 2004. Apparently very popular time of year for heart failure after all the self indulgance.

KiwiGTI

I doubt there is anything statistically significant about the time of year, maybe more vulnerable people dying but then you'd get that in a hot summer too.

gpssti4

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Guy who I work with died today; at work, collapsed and died in hospital. Nice guy too.

King RA

Definitely the time of year. I had a death in the family last week.

Dream Weaver

I would think its all year round tbh.

Its 1 in 1 out here - gran died last Friday, our first born is due in 18 days

Drunken Bungle Whore

I used to work for a recruitment agency that supplied temps to a funeral parlour. When I went to visit the client one of the standard questions is "Are there any seasonal trends in your business?" He told me that their very busiest period is immediately after the Christmas and New Year period as many people somehow push themselves to "hang on" - once it's over, in many cases there's not another specific big occasion for them to hang on for.

J4CKO

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I would have thought Christmas would be motivation enough to go early ?