R.I.P., Joe

I was at a funeral today. It was a very emotionally draining experience, and I am certainly not looking forward to the next one, no matter who it is.

A close friend i’d known since grade 5 in primary school passed away last Friday.
His sister rang me on Saturday to tell me the bad news, which was a bit of a downer on my first Mardi-Gras experience. Lucky I had sunglasses on, so people couldn’t see me getting teary.

Joe had Cystic Fibrosis. If you don’t know what that is, Wikipedia has lots of info about it Here. Basically it’s a disease that fucks up the lungs and pancreas, without which, he body doesn’t exactly work.

The average lifespan of someone with CF is 30 yr old – Joe made it to 27.

I’ll miss him.

07.Mar.07 Gloom 

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3 Responses to “R.I.P., Joe”

  1. Clayton | March 8th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    My prayers goes out to Joe and his family. Hugs

  2. Paul | March 8th, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    My condolences to his family. Never easy losing someone that young.

  3. Ban | March 11th, 2007 at 5:39 pm

    27 is too young to die. My condolences to his family.

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