I'll have the death, thanks

So, just when life was swimming along swimmingly, the suck appeared.  In the form of a cancelled wedding and a cancer scare.  Because, as you may have guessed, when life sends the suck my way, it does not screw around.

Fortunately, these are isolated incidents within my circle, so that they are not both happening to the same person or to me.  Still, both have shaken me, and so I am not a happy camper.  I feel awful for the people I know so well who are going through such world-shaking things, and I am scared and worried for the outcomes.

Some sunshine-y thoughts, please?