Got a text from my old partners daughter today telling me her dad had been given about a month to live on Friday. Went in for some tests due to severe weakness and diagnosed with stage 4 hepatic and kidney cancer, on top of it he's had heart issues a bypass surgery in 1990 at 31 and the doc said his heart was functioning at 15-20%.

I gave him call around 2pm EDT chatted for over an hour. Phone rang about twenty minutes ago his daughter called went to check on him before going to bed and he passed away.

Awful news glad I got to have a last conversation with him.

God bless her for texting you, and glad you were able to make the call.

Sorry for the loss of your friend.

When it's time, please tell us of your friend.

My condolences.

I am so sorry. The loss of a friend is never easy. I'm sure he was happy to have had a last conversation with you, and you he. It was good of his daughter to keep you in the loop.

I've had 2 deaths in my family recently--a first cousin in December and a cousin by marriage last week; no one in the family bothered to tell me about either one, and I'd have been able to attend the funerals had I known. I'm glad that you at least had notice of his impending death.

flashguy

My condolences to you. My best friend in HS, roommate, I was best man at his wedding, passed away on the nite I found out he was sick. I never got the chance. Always bothered me. A lot.

Wow. Pretty quick and pretty young, also.

My condolences.

Condolences. I’m glad for both of you that you were able to have that last conversation.

Very sorry to read this. Sometimes losing a good friend can be more painful than losing a family member.

My condolences sir, I also agree it was good of his daughter to give you notice of his condition, allowing you to have that last conversation with him.

Sorry to learn of the loss of your friend.

It was good of his daughter to let you know. It is excellent that you made the call when you did and had the opportunity to have a good, long talk with him!

I hope this doesn't sound crass, but it is even better that he passed the way he did... quickly from what sounds like a probable heart attack. Much preferable to suffering his way through cancer.

God Bless him!

Don

may he rest in peace, my condolences to his family and you.

Went to sleep and didn't wake up, given the cancer couldn't have asked for a better way out, cancer pain was horrible and I knew he was minimizing.

Unbelievably lucky you were able to have a last conversation with him just prior to his passing. How fortunate for both of you.

My condolences and prayers sent.

Sorry for your loss, really glad you got to catch up with him first.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

I hate hearing about your friend but I'm really happy for you that you called him. Had you put that off you'd be kicking yourself in the ass for a long time. You can look back and remember that both of you had an enjoyable chat.