[tevake]

Sorry to hear about your friend, and the shock that you are going thru. Its good that you went to be with him.

I just lost a long time friend and surfing buddy. He reacted similar as your friend to the news. He had a minor surgery during which it was determined that he had Lou Gehrig's
disease and it started advancing fast. When I called to see how the recovery was going. He told me that he had a minor stroke during the surgery, which explained his slurred speech. Well a few months later he pass away after rapidly deteriorating. It was only after he died that I learned the real story. I guess he didn't want his friends to see him in decline. I was bummed not to have been able to go over to the Big Island and hang out with him, while it was possible. Its hard to know what someone is feeling at such a time?

Hang in there Brother
Richard