The last few days've been hard. A Dear Friend passed away on Saturday afternoon. I'd stopped by to say g'bye a couple hours before. The end was nigh, but apparently even closer then we'd thought. I sat in the living room, next to Michael in his hospital bed, and told him much I'd appreciated how he & his wife, Gina, had made me feel so welcome ( Read more... )

*deep sigh*

Sooner or later (but not far along enough in the future as far as I'm concerned) a Dear Friend will die of cancer (or something related). It's gonna suck. IT = jaylake's death and the whole process leading up to it ( Read more... )

Good Info on Liver Cancer