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Remembering Jennifer Johnson (1974-2015)

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Hardcore_Husky Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 309 Swaye's Wigwam
edited October 2015 in Hardcore Husky Board

imageRemembering Jennifer Johnson (1974-2015)

Derek Johnson shares memories of his sister Jennifer.

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  • PurpleReign
    PurpleReign Member Posts: 5,479
    Sorry for your loss Derek. Cancer is harsh, my family has been hit with it a few times recently.
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    Derek,

    Sorry for your loss ... Finding cures for cancer should be the priority of medical research as we should never lose someone so young
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  • Del_Griffith
    Del_Griffith Member Posts: 128
    edited October 2015
    My absolute sincere condolences for your loss, Derek. Let us know if there's anyway we can help honor her memory.
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  • HuskyInAZ
    HuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,732
    My heart goes out to you. Nothing any of us can say will make it hurt any less. Hang in there.

    Like @allpurpleallgold I, too, have a sister who I love to death. She was essentially my mom growing up, as my actual mom died when I was young. I can't imagine losing her.
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  • dongman
    dongman Member Posts: 2,384
    This site usually doesn't make a guy get dusty. Really sorry for your loss Derek. I will try to burn a piece of my sectional in memorium. Hope you all find peace.
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  • Mosster47
    Mosster47 Member Posts: 6,246
    Your sister knew Jonah Hill? Bad ass!
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  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member Posts: 15,273
    Geezus....am sitting here waiting for them to finish my breakfast burritos and it got really dusty in here.

    Great write-up.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    I read it. Keep your head up and remember the good times.
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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369
    Derek thoughts are with you and your family.
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  • EsophagealFeces
    EsophagealFeces Member Posts: 13,125
    This is the first time I've teared up on this site from something other than laughing my ass off at something ridiculous and/or obscene. Abundance, most likely. I'm sorry for your loss, DJ. It's probably not that comforting to have a bunch of shitheads like us on your side, but we(?) are. Btw, you really showed your technical gifts on that one.
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  • PurpleBaze
    PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,319 Founders Club
    So sorry for your loss, DJ.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    Of the Coney Island Johnsons?



    RIP Jennifer. Way too young.
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    I lost my sister to breast cancer a few years ago. She was in her mid 40's. I know what you are going through. Truly sorry for your loss.
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  • LaZoris
    LaZoris Member Posts: 1,734 Standard Supporter
    Great write-up Derek. Thank you for sharing.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    Swaye said:

    I lost my sister to breast cancer a few years ago. She was in her mid 40's. I know what you are going through. Truly sorry for your loss.

    You know why you were flagged.
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  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    RIP. Fucking horrible.
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  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,387
    The contrast of watching the Woodinville kids celebrating and you then receiving that text really got me.

    Please accept my condolences.
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  • godawgst
    godawgst Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,554 Swaye's Wigwam
    Our thoughts and prayers go out to you, and your family. God Bless
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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,046
    Very sorry to read of this Derek. My sincere condolences to you and your family. I liked very much the honesty of your piece here. None of us, however hard we try to portray otherwise, have a perfect set up, particularly where family is concerned. The part about retreating to your separate adult lives really rings true with me (as I suspect it does with others here).

    Sounds like you were a good brother, and she a good sister. I'm glad you were able to be there in her final weeks and play a part in sending her off to the other side.

    Best wishes,
    Creep
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  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,200
    RIP, sorry for you loss

    cancer has taken multiple loved ones from me. Fuck that disease.
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  • MrsPetersen
    MrsPetersen Member Posts: 724
    RIP and Fuck Cancer... my condolences to you and your family Derek, very emotional story (as I pretend to not cry...).
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  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    Fucking horrible man. Fucking horrible.
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  • DugtheDoog
    DugtheDoog Member Posts: 3,180
    Tequilla said:

    Derek,

    Sorry for your loss ... Finding cures for cancer should be the priority of medical research as we should never lose someone so young

    Unfortunately, all these breast cancer awareness weeks, livestrongs, and other bullshit hype hasn't meant shit. I firmly believe that if the drug companies wanted a cure for cancer they would have one by now. There may have been a few improvements, but cancer rates are through the roof compared to even 20 years ago. And they're still treating cancer the same way they treated it 40 years ago....basically feeding you rat poison and making you pay for extremely expensive treatment.

    Anyone who does any kind of independent study is swiftly silenced and shut down for 'practicing medicine without a license.' There has been plenty of leads that have seemed to get somewhere only to be shut down by the FDA.

    Cancer is a terrible, terrible thing. But so are the big pharma companies, the FDA and the gubermint. And the fact is, whether you believe they have a hand in it or not, these organizations make more money if cancer exists than if it doesn't. And if you want to try some experimental drug that the corrupt FDA hasn't yet approved, you will be arrested and jailed. My grandpa was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and was in a really bad way from due to the Agent Orange exposure. He had to go to Mexico to get some experimental medicine even though American doctors basically told him to wait and die.

    I'm sorry for your loss, Derek. And I'm sorry that we still have to deal with this horrible disease that should have been eradicated years ago.
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