I have a friend who lost her mom to cancer, and then a week later lost her dad to a heart attack. she and her 6 brother and sisters (yes a total of 7 kids!) were now just trying to get by in a house with only one bathroom.. this apparently became a big story, and they were actually on the first sharon osbourne show, and they had their house redone by extreme makeover.

I have another friend who's sister has had cancer several times, in her knees, in her lungs, everywhere. and she really doesn't have much time left. it's really sad, because she has all these dreams and hopes and fantasys that will never come true for her. and there was recently an article about her in people magazine.

I personally haven't lost anyone too close to me other then my grandfather when I was 8. but you both have my condolences all the same, hunter and andrew. keep going, it'll get better eventually.