How do you explain to a 13 year old about death. Its another one of those situation when a instruction book would come in handy. Sean's friend passed away from complications from CF. Sean has known Mikey since preschool. They have been best buddies for 9 years. An amazing young man that lived his life like any other normal kid even when battling weight loss and feeding tubes. He participated in sports and raised cows, winning championships in 4-h fairs. His mother didn't coddle him and let him live his life. Mike was a 40 year old in a 13 year olds body. Sean said Mike never got angry or dislike anybody. He knew that life would be short and didn't want to waste time on such negative feelings. He was a fighter. He lived twice as long as the normal life expectancy for a child with CF. Sean has alot of great friends and reminds me of my little sister LuLu. She was always the rock in the center of the friend pile and was there to support those around her. I drove Sean down to a friends house where several friends had gathered to hug and cry and laugh together.
How do you explain something that you yourself feel is just so unfair. I had to take the phone from him at one point at the beginning of this nightmare and talk to his friend on the other end. She was concerned about Sean and told me to tell him she loved him and they would get through this together. This being a 13 year old teenage girl not being self centered like most can be.

Well tomorrow will be another day to get through with hopefully more answers and more clarity. It just makes me think did I say I love you to the ones I love today. Too bad it takes something like this to make you realize some thing as simple as that that we take for granted. I love you all.
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