Just a quick one here. I learned, a few days ago, that a friend of mine passed away. It may sound kind of funny, but he was my pharmacist. He was a really big man. In so many ways. But physically, he was about 6'3", with such a big bone structure that his hands made my hands look like a child's hands. He filled the pharmacy in a way that made everyone a friend. He welcomed people by name. When I would go get my prescriptions filled, he always came out to hold my hand. Once, he saw what I had been prescribed and took the time to look up all the information in the evening, at home, because he knew what else I was taking and this was an oddball prescription to be thrown in the mix. He was truly one of a kind, in this day and age, especially.
Tomorrow, I am going to his funeral. They are calling it a Celebration of his Life, but really, it is for us to say goodbye. I am not really looking forward to it, but I am toying with the idea of getting up to speak for all of us who were under his care before he lost his battle with cancer. Wish me well, and know the world lost a gentle, kind, comforting soul.
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