News like this is so hard to absorb, isn't it? But the older I get, (now nearly 70 years) the more I truly understand that each of us has a journey--and it will be our own and uniquely our own. No experience can in totality, completely prepare me to understand another's journey. Just as Wayne's journey will not be understood by his kids, cousins, wife, or siblings--it is uniquely HIS.
We attended a Memorial Service Saturday for a friend of 43 years (a long time in these years of 'mobility') and it was such a celebration of LIFE, that most of us left teary, but smiling and rejoycing that we had had the privilege of knowing this person. I told my daughter I hoped they said such great things about me when it was my time. ha Her response, "I promise we will if it's just not TOO soon!"
So, my prayers are that for Wayne, his family and friends, knowing his time is limited, will take the time and opportunity to say important things to him that they want him to know about their relationships.......his impact on their lives, how much they treasure the relationship, how much they love him!
In the end, that's the important thing (to me at least) that the person leaves this earth knowing how much we valued them and how much God loves their contribution to others' lives!
Lynn