Sadness

I had a friend who passed away last month, on the 18th. He was living in a nursing home and couldn't do anything for himself any more, so it was not a big surprise that he had passed on but it was still such a shock when I got the message. I had known him since I was a young teenager, and he was one of the few adults I had in my life who was always there for me, no matter what. I got to visit him in his nursing home back in late April for a few hours. It was good to see him but sad to see the shape he was in. He had a TBI with a stroke on top of it, and while I could tell he was still in there, he couldn't talk hardly at all and had to be tended to 24-7 by the nursing staff and by his wife. She did an amazing job of advocating for him and seeing to it that he was comfortable and well cared for. There will be a memorial service next month. I'm going to say a few words. That's all I have to say for now.