Lincoln Truong died peacefully in May 2014 in the comfort of his own home with his mother beside him, watching him take his last breath. Lincoln was born in 1982 in Vietnam. His family boarded a plane to California with his parents and older sister. He was seven years old. He attended school at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School. He was a socially awkward child and was very lonely and secluded. He had a hard time making friends because of the large language barrier. Also, he was a very slow learner—he had a learning disability. Upon completing grade school, he enrolled in Herbert Hoover Middle School. The situation had not changed. His shy and awkward demeanor kept students away from him, although his English had developed. High school
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In his late 20s, he suddenly became very sick. His parents took him to the nearest hospital, and the doctors diagnosed him with cancer of the thymus. He was hospitalized for moths and underwent cancer treatment. He became weak and ill and lost all his hair. After roughly a year of treatment, he was well enough to go home.
He remained in his home until he was revisited by cancer at age 32. This time, his mind, body, and spirit had no more willpower to fight the cancer. Even the doctors gave up. His body began slowly deteriorating. He returned home. Lying on his bed, he died at age 33 without making a single friend in his entire life.
My mom says he was taken away too early and didn’t have a chance to live yet. She would have loved to get to know him better, but unfortunately, life was too busy and he passed away. At his funeral, my mother cried her eyes out, from the sorrowful songs to the heart-wrenching speeches. For the next few days she found herself lacking concentration and being forgetful. She grieved for her loss, just like Gilgamesh grieved for Enkidu. But my mother was a very strong woman and accepted his death, for death is inevitable. Gilgamesh is bitter that only the gods can live forever, and says so when Enkidu urges him away from the fight with Humbaba. Enkidu’s death causes Gilgamesh to be so distraught that he seeks out Utnapishtim to learn the secret of immortality. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh the
In his late 20s, he suddenly became very sick. His parents took him to the nearest hospital, and the doctors diagnosed him with cancer of the thymus. He was hospitalized for moths and underwent cancer treatment. He became weak and ill and lost all his hair. After roughly a year of treatment, he was well enough to go home.
He remained in his home until he was revisited by cancer at age 32. This time, his mind, body, and spirit had no more willpower to fight the cancer. Even the doctors gave up. His body began slowly deteriorating. He returned home. Lying on his bed, he died at age 33 without making a single friend in his entire life.
My mom says he was taken away too early and didn’t have a chance to live yet. She would have loved to get to know him better, but unfortunately, life was too busy and he passed away. At his funeral, my mother cried her eyes out, from the sorrowful songs to the heart-wrenching speeches. For the next few days she found herself lacking concentration and being forgetful. She grieved for her loss, just like Gilgamesh grieved for Enkidu. But my mother was a very strong woman and accepted his death, for death is inevitable. Gilgamesh is bitter that only the gods can live forever, and says so when Enkidu urges him away from the fight with Humbaba. Enkidu’s death causes Gilgamesh to be so distraught that he seeks out Utnapishtim to learn the secret of immortality. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh the