i love rich bolandi
so rich gave a speech at the hospital about his cancer and his battle and whatnot... he thought it was going to be a few people in a room.. it turned out to be over 3000 people in a major auditorium... he was nervous to say the least... the speech is really really good.. i wanted to be there in the audience but i had to work.. so he let me have a copy... and he sat there while i read it... i must say... i had a hard time not crying while i read it... it was very hearfelt and inspirational... and he mentioned me a few times... its weird... while it was happeneng... (the battle i mean)... i never thought about how he percieved me in the whole thing.. i just knew what my duty as a best friend was... period... but reading what he had to say about me in that speech mean more to me than he'll ever know... he couldnt drag on about any single friend.. but the second i read what he said about me i hit me hard.. it was short.. but to the point...
"Lastly, Jesse Mazur. Jesse took the issue on like he had cancer himself. Above everyone he understood what I was going through, and was always there whenever I needed him. I'm blessed to have him in my life as a friend."
well... IM the blessed one... if i had to do it all over again.. i would in an instant... im honored that he feels blessed to have me as a friend... i couldnt see my life without him in it... as gay as that sounds.. haha... i think for all of us the experience was very different... but for me... it was horrifying... and modivating in a way.... all i could every think about was... 'what the hell am i going to do if this kid dies... i cant imagine my life without him'... there were countless nights of no sleep... hysteria... crying... i knew i had to do whatever it took to make sure i didnt loose him... there were no other options... we had a few short but very serious heartfelt conversations about my involvement in his life when it was all happening... but to read a speech written for people that will never meet me... and still get mentioned in a way that suggests that if i were not there.. perhapes he would not have made it... is one of the most touching things anyone has ever said about me... ive said it a few times already in this post. but i really cant imagine what my life would have been like had we lost him.... and im so thankful that ill never have to know what it would have been like.....
i love you rich....
"Lastly, Jesse Mazur. Jesse took the issue on like he had cancer himself. Above everyone he understood what I was going through, and was always there whenever I needed him. I'm blessed to have him in my life as a friend."
well... IM the blessed one... if i had to do it all over again.. i would in an instant... im honored that he feels blessed to have me as a friend... i couldnt see my life without him in it... as gay as that sounds.. haha... i think for all of us the experience was very different... but for me... it was horrifying... and modivating in a way.... all i could every think about was... 'what the hell am i going to do if this kid dies... i cant imagine my life without him'... there were countless nights of no sleep... hysteria... crying... i knew i had to do whatever it took to make sure i didnt loose him... there were no other options... we had a few short but very serious heartfelt conversations about my involvement in his life when it was all happening... but to read a speech written for people that will never meet me... and still get mentioned in a way that suggests that if i were not there.. perhapes he would not have made it... is one of the most touching things anyone has ever said about me... ive said it a few times already in this post. but i really cant imagine what my life would have been like had we lost him.... and im so thankful that ill never have to know what it would have been like.....
i love you rich....