R.I.P.
We’re not strangers with Death, not in this house. Over the years we’ve lost family, acquaintances, and friends. And still, every loss hurts as though it’s the first one. Every loss leaves a mark on our hearts. It can’t be denied however that some losses hurt a bit more than others. Some leave marks that will never fade. That’s where we are this week. This past Saturday our friend finally succumbed to the cancer that had mercilessly eaten its way through his body. I mentioned him in my post about World Cancer Day in February. Just 18-months after receiving his initial cancer diagnosis, he lost. Despite fighting like hell, he lost. Thirty-six years old, and now gone forever. He has left behind a wife, whose heart has been breaking a little more every day for months, as she’s watched the essence of the man she fell in love with fade away. He’s left behind a daughter who will be celebrating her 2 nd birthday in less than two weeks. A daughter