You all are very welcome. When I read this it kind of hit home because I lost contact with my best childhood friend during Katrina and during that time I had changed cell phone companies and got a new number along with it and his phone got disconnected. I searched for him for months after that and I was never able to locate him and I even had friends that were cops run his name to get an address but he never really had parents so he stayed from place to place with friends and I was always too late to find out where. After awhile I had all but given up but my sister ended up hearing something about him and she managed to find the obituary. He committed suicide the day before thanksgiving. It really hit home and it just really sucks because I never got to say goodbye. So around that time of the year I really don't look forward to even though many people do.
While I was in the UK from July-August another good friend was killed on a motorcycle and I didn't know until I got back and it's another person I let some time go by without spending time with because he owned a mechanic shop and I was really busy with work. I can honestly tell you the thing that hurts the most aside from losing a friend is knowing that you never spent time with them recently and not being able to say goodbye. So everybody should keep contact with the people they care about because you just never know when it's time for you or them to go.
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