Well.. It happened.. He's gone... And I am sad..

[Texasgal]

My best friend has died of liver failure. I just got the call 15 minutes ago.

There is nothing I can do, he's gone. I've known him since I was 12 and his family moved in across the street from us. We made friends instantly. We went to high school together, he came out to me as a gay man right before we left for college.

we went through relationships together, went to Italy 2 years ago. He was an artist, an intellectual, an activist for gay rights, but mostly a great person and my best friend. :cry:

I am an RN and have been helping guide him through the passage of life... this past few months.

I will miss him so.... sorry... but I just had to post this. I am so SAD. :cry:

If there is anything I can say is...please...PLEASE be an organ donor, you have NO IDEA how much it is needed.

I will now retreat to my bottle of wine. :cry:

[GOPisEvil]

1. I'm really sorry about the loss of your friend.

:hug:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. .

:hug:

Im sorry for your loss

[texas1928]

3. I am sorry for your loss.

:hug:

[Texasgal]

4. David..

If you are not an organ donor, please sign up for it now...

Thank you for your thoughts, it means alot.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Condolences on the loss of your dear friend, Texasgal

And bless you for helping him with his passage. That cannot have been easy for you, but what a kind, loving thing for you to do.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

And I agree -- people should be organ donors. I lost my best friend several years ago, also from liver failure. I still miss her terribly.

[Texasgal]

9. Organ donation is such a serious thing right now.

In healthcare anyway, thank you for your thoughts.

[brook]

6. I'm so sorry.

May the memories of all you two shared comfort you later. Right now, I hope the wine dulls the sting.
:hug:

[johnnie]

7. I'm so sorry Texasgal

I wish there was something to say.
Take care. :hug:

[blondeatlast]

8. I'm so very sorry.

And please DU, I echo her sentiments, be an organ donor.

:hug:

[havocmom]

10. Ah, hell, So sorry about your loss

You hang in there and lean on us when your knees get wobbly. We are all here for you.
:hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

11. So sorry.

A hug for you :hug: and a candle for him:

[no name no slogan]

12. Very sad to hear of your loss

:hug: at least now his suffering is over and he is in a better place.

[Texasgal]

13. Yes... as I drink my wine slowly...

Yes.. he is no longer suffering. :cry:

[peacefreak]

14. He was so lucky to have you as a friend.

I will pour a glass of wine & toast you both--to his memory & your kindness.
Blessings.

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. I am so sorry Texasgal...

Thank you for seeing him through those last lonely months, when so many people find "other things" to do rather than confont their mortality. You are really something special. I hope the days ahead are easy on you.

:hug:

Laura

[flvegan]

16. Sorry, sweetie. Sounds like your friend lived.

More than can be said for many of us. He's lucky that he had you these last few months for help. I'm sure that he knows he was loved, both by you and by others. Though you're left to suffer, he'll not suffer. As my grandfather's gravestone says, "and there shall be no more pain."

Carry on, and for the record, I've always been an organ donor, and I'd urge others to register to be the same.

Hugs. BIG hugs.

[Texasgal]

19. You are always so good to me..

Thank you.

[flvegan]

43. Oh, please.

Sounds like you're a very, very, very good friend. My "good" to you pales in comparison.

Great big Sasquatch style hugs coming your way.

[Crazy Dave]

17. Sorry to hear Texasgal

:hug:

Please be careful with the wine. You never know if a mutual friend the two of you had or the family might need your company later tonight and I'm sure you don't want to be impaired. None of my business but just saying to please take it easy.

[Texasgal]

18. Thank you Dave..

My first thought was to get completely trashed, but after some thought, I will not ruin my best friends memory like that.

The last time I saw him was 2 days ago, I fed him by mouth, we talked. I KNEW it was coming.... he asked me to be strong. I am trying.... I am trying...

[seemunkee]

20. I'm very sorry

[UrbScotty]

21. My condolences to you and his family, Texasgal.

:hug:

[cally]

22. I'm so sorry

He sounds like a truly wonderful friend and person. He'll be missed. :hug:

PS: I've signed up to be an organ donor. It's so important.

[flamingyouth]

23. I'm very sorry for your loss.

[Texasgal]

25. What gets me the most

is that people will NEVER know what a GREAT person he was.... FUCK!!!

[flamingyouth]

26. I know - that sucks when people die so young.

(I've been an organ donor since age 18, btw - I wish everyone was). :hug:

[momophile]

24. Sending good vibes your way...

take care of yourself.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

27. I'm so sorry.

:hug:

[OhioBlue]

28. I'm so sorry Texasgal

:grouphug: :loveya: :hug: :grouphug:

I have it on my driver's license to be an organ donor and my family knows that I would want to be an organ donor. I hope that would be enough.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

29. So very sorry

:hug:

[MrScorpio]

30. My condolences to you and your family

May he rest in peace

[amitten]

31. So sorry...hope you find some comfort soon.

And I am an organ donor! (Well, when the time comes.)

[hholli11]

32. I'm so sorry for your loss. nt

[MnFats]

33. my sympathy to you. It must seem crushing right now...

...but before long the pain will ease some and you'll still have the experience of a close friendship.

[MnFats]

34. my brother was an organ donor. Helped three people.

I'll tell more about it later this evening if you like...
meanwhile, YES! Do be an organ donor! and make it clear before a crisis, when there's enough emotional contention going on much less trying to figure out what your wishes are.
A card or d.l. won;t make it in some states. they've got to hear it from a relative....

[Texasgal]

35. That's great!!!

I cannot STRESS enough the importance of organ donors!!!

[bigwillq]

36. How sad.

I am so sorry for your loss. :hug:

[miss_american_pie]

37. I am so sorry for your loss

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear Texasgal........

My deepest condolonces to you today on the loss of your dear friend.....

Perhaps this little poem that I found on the inside of a Hallmark card might help you.....

"Life is eternal;

and love is immortal;

And death is only a horizon;

And a horizon is nothing

Save the limit of our sight."


I too am an organ donor......:hug:

[Turn CO Blue]

39. I am very sorry for your loss.

I have the organ and tissue donor heart on my ID. I always make sure that that get that right whenever I renew my Driver's license

[Left Is Write]

40. I'm sorry.

:hug:

[salin]

41. So sorry for your loss...

He sounds like a wonderful person and friend. :cry:

[LynzM]

42. I'm so sorry, TexasGal...

I wish there were something I could do to help ease your pain, and his family's. Much love and many hugs to you all. :hug:

[LisaLynne]

44. I'm sorry for you loss. nt

[Misunderestimator]

45. I am so sorry TG...

:hug: It's so hard to lose someone so young and so close. So sorry. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[devilgrrl]

46. I'm very sorry for your loss.

:hug:

[graywarrior]

47. So sorry to hear that, Texasgal.

I am a donor, and glad of it.

[KitchenWitch]

48. I am so sorry

and I wish I could be an organ donor. (Permanent no donor list due to lymphoma). Much love and light to you and to all who loved him.

[In_The_Wind]

49. I'm sorry you lost a good friend, Texasgal.

:hug:

[NYdemocrat089]

50. I'm very sorry for your loss Texasgal.

:hug: :grouphug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

51. My thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies to you and your

friend's family. I'm so, so, sorry to hear this. Your friend sounds like a wonderful person. May he rest in peace and may the legacy of the love, friendship and activism that he adhered to in life live on in the lives of those who knew and loved him. Once again my sincere and heartfelt thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies to all of you on the loss of your friend :hug: