Apr 25, 2006 10:30
Dejan died yesterday morning. He was 29.
EDIT: Dejan had apalstic anaemia to begin with. It is apparently a type of cancer (I'm not good with diseases), developed into a form of leukemia. He went into remission for a few months. Then it was bone cancer - he had to go to Melbourne for a transplant that didn't have a huge success rate. His body rejected the procedure and shut down. He was pretty much in a coma for the last two weeks because he was on so many pain killers. He had been suffering for the past two and a half years.
Dejan was one of my skating coaches - the person that everyone turned to for a shoulder to cry on. He was so knowledgable for his years. He skated in the US with Disney on Ice, he was loved by most, respected by all. There was NOTHING that I wouldn't have done for him.
The message that I received at 4.15pm yesterday to tell me that he had passed away was devastating. He was the one who helped me through my Aunty's death, and now he's gone.