this one's for you, d.c.

i just found out today that my friend d has cancer. it started out in his liver and has spread to his lungs and pancreas. he went into the doctor's last week because he thought he had the flu. turns out this is the kind of 'flu' that gives you 6 weeks to live. that's right, he has until christmas, according to the doctor.

the funny thing is, d didn't tell me about it. another close friend of ours did. "he doesn't want anyone to know", my friend says. but i just want d to know that i care for him, and that his friendship means a lot to me. d and i used to work together; and i've always hoped we'd be able to work together again. i do not know if that will be possible any more.

still, there's hope. there's that crazy kind of hope i have that he will pull through...somehow. there will be prayers to st. jude, the saint of lost causes, maybe someone upstairs will listen, and give d a few more years. i feel really bad for the other friend. d and he have been friends for ever, and he's taking it hard.

in the end though, i hope d doesn't suffer too much. any kind of cancer is painful, cancer of the liver especially. god bless d.