heart & mind

Well our friend was diagnosed too late. Currently he is in ICU breathing with a respirator. His kidney, liver and lungs have failed him. He is a beating heart and active mind. Its as if his 2 strongest features are not willing to give up. They remain present/persistent. And they always will with me.

Right now every time the phone rings, i jump, thinking its "that call."

I still find this all surreal. How can someone so young be taken from us so fast? How can someone who can light up a room with his personality and wit be taken from us? Even people who only met him once, remembered him. That's the kind of person he is/was.

(NOTE: Sorry, if I'm not using proper nouns/names here. I'm just not ready to be so publically revealing.)