Goodbye Messages From People Who Escaped Death
a goner: someone who is likely to die or has no chance of surviving
Imagine the end is near, and you have to say goodbye to those you love. What would you say?
Kevin Diepenbrock and his friend were riding motorcycles when they crashed. They fell into a ravine. With broken bones, a punctured lung, and no way to get up, Kevin thought he was a goner. He recorded a goodbye video for his loved ones on his cellphone. “Hey, everybody. I f**ked up. That’s all I can really say. Just wanted to say I love you guys. Sorry for being stupid.”
After 30 long hours, a couple on a motorcycle heard his cries for help. Kevin survived and his goodbye video was not needed.
Yuri Gagarin, the world’s first astronaut, also prepared for death by saying goodbye. Before going to space, he wrote a letter to his family. He expressed his joy “to pave the first road into space!” But he also wrote about his fears
“I fully trust the technology. It should not fail. But it sometimes happens that a man falls and breaks his neck with no reason at all. Something may happen here too. I do not believe it will happen. But if it does, I ask all of you and especially you, Valiusha—do not be overcome with grief. Such is life. Please take care of our girls and love them just like I do.”
Like Kevin, Yuri safely returned home to his family.
Check the links below to read Yuri’s poignant goodbye letter and watch the video of Kevin’s last words.
Sample sentences
1. The doctor said if I didn’t quit smoking, I would be a goner in five years.
2. The hiker who fell off the cliff was in such bad shape that the rescue team thought he was a goner.
3. The soldier was shot multiple times, and everyone who saw him thought he was a goner.
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