Peace.

My condoleances Brad

Brad, I’m sorry for your loss and the incredible loss of your friend and mentor. I have experienced the loss of those held close to me, but never a life-partner. One can only imagine the pain. Helping your friend when he is able to accept it will mean a great deal to him, and you’ll be able to return some of the blessings that he has bestowed upon you throughout your relationship. My condolences to you all, Brad.

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We should all love our friends when they are alive and mourn their passing but recognize that one does not equal the other.

Sorry for your loss.

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Sorry for your loss, Brad. Times like this you just have to be. While the waves of emotion come.

Words to live by, thanks for the reminder

very sorry to hear this sad news. A good reminder to all of us about living life and spending more time with those we care most about

I immediately thought of one of your previous post: Spend as much time as possible with PEOPLE you love in a PLACE you want to be on a THING you are passionate about. So true. And we should all strive to make an impact on life just like your close friend that passed…she is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

I’m sorry for your loss Brad. My friend lost his wife around this time last year and he shared this with us and I thought it was beautiful.

To live in this world you must be able to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.
–Mary Oliver

Very sorry for your loss, and your friend’s hole in his heart. I interact with WW2 veterans all the time in my role as trustee on the http://www.nationalww2museum.org. It’s really amazing to listen to them talk about life and death. even extended illness has a finite line between life and death. hope and loss. Another friend of mine lost his wife after learning sixteen days earlier she had a brain tumor. They wrote a book about it, The Color of Rain. When the hurt fades, perhaps your friend can get something out of it. Be well.

Very sorry to hear this. You’ve learned the right lesson, though – life is short, live it.