Current Events > Terminally ill boy, five, writes own obituary: 'See ya later, suckas!'

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Hexenherz
07/14/18 10:52:54 AM
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/13/garrett-matthias-boy-writes-own-obituary-cancer

A unique memorial service set for Garrett Matthias, a five-year-old from central Iowa, is matched only by the one-of-a-kind obituary the preschooler had a hand in authoring.

Garrett died 6 July of a rare cancer that attacked his temporal bone and cranial nerve. His obituary, which is now garnering national attention, includes details of some of the painful treatments he endured.

But its his funny take on life and death thats getting noticed.

His obit notes his likes: playing with his sister, his blue bunny, thrash metal music. And his dislikes: pants, dirty stupid cancer, and the monkey nose that smells like cherry farts.

The obit was compiled by his parents, Emilie and Ryan Matthias, who began asking Garrett questions about adult topics such as funeral and burial preferences when they learned from doctors last month that his cancer was terminal.

His responses, his mother said Friday, made up the obituary.

Asked about death, Garrett responded he was going to be a gorilla and throw poo at Daddy! Asked whether he wanted to be buried or cremated, he replied: I want to be burned (like when Thors mommy died) and made into a tree so I can live in it when Im a gorilla.

And he was specific about the kind of affair he expected his funeral to be.

Funerals are sad, he said. I want five bouncy houses (because Im five), Batman and snow cones.

The obit closes with his last message, See ya later, suckas! The Great Garrett Underpants.

Garretts memorial service on Saturday will take into account many of those last requests, including the five bouncy houses. Besides snow cones, carnival games and fireworks, an archer will shoot a flaming arrow on to a small boat carrying Garretts ashes in a neighbors pond.

The obituary says a private burial of Garretts ashes will be held at a later time, once his parents figure out how the hell to get his ashes made into a tree.
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boxington
07/14/18 10:58:18 AM
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Garrett was such a badass, he gets a viking funeral.

RIP.
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NeonOctopus
07/14/18 10:59:08 AM
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kingdrake2
07/14/18 10:59:18 AM
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boxington posted...
Garrett was such a badass, he gets a viking funeral.

RIP.


it's still sad. but unfortunately we have to experience suffering in this world.
5 years old is too young to pass away.
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DrizztLink
07/14/18 10:59:37 AM
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This fucking kid packed an entire life worth of awesome in 5 years.

RIP
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_MorningStar
07/14/18 11:00:58 AM
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Zikten
07/14/18 11:01:42 AM
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A 5 year old was allowed to watch the MCU? I have a 9 year old nephew who still isn't allowed to watch it
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MorningRose
07/14/18 11:03:23 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
This fucking kid packed an entire life worth of awesome in 5 years.

RIP

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Smashingpmkns
07/14/18 11:03:59 AM
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Kid sounded bad ass. I don't believe in reincarnation but if it exists this dude is definitely coming back as a gorilla.
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kingdrake2
07/14/18 11:04:07 AM
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Zikten posted...
A 5 year old was allowed to watch the MCU? I have a 9 year old nephew who still isn't allowed to watch it


if they can understand the difference between real and fiction and can handle it i would let them watch show only if it had violence content. never for sexual content.
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tremain07
07/14/18 11:04:53 AM
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Hexenherz posted...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/13/garrett-matthias-boy-writes-own-obituary-cancer

A unique memorial service set for Garrett Matthias, a five-year-old from central Iowa, is matched only by the one-of-a-kind obituary the preschooler had a hand in authoring.

Garrett died 6 July of a rare cancer that attacked his temporal bone and cranial nerve. His obituary, which is now garnering national attention, includes details of some of the painful treatments he endured.

But its his funny take on life and death thats getting noticed.

His obit notes his likes: playing with his sister, his blue bunny, thrash metal music. And his dislikes: pants, dirty stupid cancer, and the monkey nose that smells like cherry farts.

The obit was compiled by his parents, Emilie and Ryan Matthias, who began asking Garrett questions about adult topics such as funeral and burial preferences when they learned from doctors last month that his cancer was terminal.

His responses, his mother said Friday, made up the obituary.

Asked about death, Garrett responded he was going to be a gorilla and throw poo at Daddy! Asked whether he wanted to be buried or cremated, he replied: I want to be burned (like when Thors mommy died) and made into a tree so I can live in it when Im a gorilla.

And he was specific about the kind of affair he expected his funeral to be.

Funerals are sad, he said. I want five bouncy houses (because Im five), Batman and snow cones.

The obit closes with his last message, See ya later, suckas! The Great Garrett Underpants.

Garretts memorial service on Saturday will take into account many of those last requests, including the five bouncy houses. Besides snow cones, carnival games and fireworks, an archer will shoot a flaming arrow on to a small boat carrying Garretts ashes in a neighbors pond.

The obituary says a private burial of Garretts ashes will be held at a later time, once his parents figure out how the hell to get his ashes made into a tree.

God damn, he was only five and he sounds like the chaddest kid on the playground
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CyricZ
07/14/18 11:05:43 AM
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This is a young man who didn't waste a single day of his short life.
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spikethedevil
07/14/18 11:10:02 AM
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This kid is a badass and deserves to come back as a badass gorilla.

kingdrake2 posted...
Zikten posted...
A 5 year old was allowed to watch the MCU? I have a 9 year old nephew who still isn't allowed to watch it


if they can understand the difference between real and fiction and can handle it i would let them watch show only if it had violence content. never for sexual content.


So why is violence ok but a perfectly natural act and the natural human body bad? @kingdrake2
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Lorthremar
07/14/18 11:13:51 AM
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absolute chad, RIP
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NeonOctopus
07/14/18 11:18:20 AM
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tremain07 posted...
God damn, he was only five and he sounds like the chaddest kid on the playground

lol
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PrettyBoyFloyd
07/14/18 11:21:46 AM
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At least he moved on to the other side early.

Didn't have to deal with the shit and how crap life is.
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Heineken14
07/14/18 11:22:18 AM
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That kid is gonna come back as the most alphaest of silverbacks. Harambe 2.0!
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KhanJohnny
07/14/18 11:23:42 AM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
At least he moved on to the other side early.

Didn't have to deal with the shit and how crap life is.

What other side?
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
07/14/18 11:25:10 AM
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spikethedevil
07/14/18 11:26:44 AM
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KhanJohnny posted...
PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
At least he moved on to the other side early.

Didn't have to deal with the shit and how crap life is.

What other side?


Take the edge somewhere else please.
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
07/14/18 11:29:17 AM
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Whatever this kid returns as it will be badass, hell he was making the most put of the short time he was here as a child.
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hyperpsycho
07/14/18 11:49:39 AM
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RIP what a cool kid.
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DrizztLink
07/14/18 11:50:35 AM
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KhanJohnny posted...
PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
At least he moved on to the other side early.

Didn't have to deal with the shit and how crap life is.

What other side?

Imaginations from?
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kingdrake2
07/14/18 11:54:38 AM
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i hate when i have to constantly say i'm dumb as a box of bricks :(. people don't understand.
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Vicious_Dios
07/14/18 11:57:00 AM
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The world wasn't ready for him.
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Shelhamer92
07/14/18 11:57:20 AM
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DrizztLink posted...
KhanJohnny posted...
PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
At least he moved on to the other side early.

Didn't have to deal with the shit and how crap life is.

What other side?

Imaginations from?

Welp, time to binge some Blind Guardian

At least he didn't have to suffer long. He burned bright and fast.
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Lorenzo_2003
07/14/18 12:03:48 PM
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Zikten posted...
A 5 year old was allowed to watch the MCU? I have a 9 year old nephew who still isn't allowed to watch it


If I had a child that was dying from a terminal illness, Id let him or her watch whatever the fuck they want to watch, porn included. To Hell with anyone who has a problem with it.
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TommyG663513
07/14/18 12:10:56 PM
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Something very beautiful about using your own death as a means to make other people smile
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Zikten
07/14/18 12:13:51 PM
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...
Zikten posted...
A 5 year old was allowed to watch the MCU? I have a 9 year old nephew who still isn't allowed to watch it


If I had a child that was dying from a terminal illness, Id let him or her watch whatever the fuck they want to watch, porn included. To Hell with anyone who has a problem with it.

I guess your right
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tremain07
07/14/18 12:47:20 PM
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TommyG663513 posted...
Something very beautiful about using your own death as a means to make other people smile

The fact that he did that at age 5 with no prodding from his folks is astounding, the world really wasn't ready for him
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
07/14/18 1:15:54 PM
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He was too good for this sinful earth.
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eston
07/14/18 1:26:35 PM
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If I see a gorilla listening to thrash metal I'll know he made it
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Turbam
07/16/18 4:40:23 AM
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RIP Gorilla Garrett
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electricbugs2
07/16/18 4:58:00 AM
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Dislikes: Pants

This is like if that "I like shorts" kids from Pokemon actually existed. What a baller.

RIP.
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bulletproofvita
07/16/18 5:07:24 AM
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RIP

Damn life is cruel
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GiggetySplicer
07/18/18 3:59:20 AM
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What a savage
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DavidWong
07/21/18 8:21:15 PM
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eston posted...
If I see a gorilla listening to thrash metal I'll know he made it

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joestarrr
07/21/18 8:25:56 PM
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:( RIP lil dude.
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PtlessAgmnts
07/23/18 6:30:50 PM
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lol that was pathetic @Bio1590
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Tyranthraxus
07/23/18 6:37:49 PM
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When we see Avengers 4: Thanos vs King Kong we'll know what happened.
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GiggetySplicer
07/23/18 11:05:56 PM
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What a savage boy. RIP
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