**Oops, this got deleted. Eric tried to recreate it as best as he could. If you would like to repost your comments, I would love it.**
I talked to Loren last night, who was April's best-best friend. They had been friends since she was twelve. We talked about her and how weird everything is now, and it was comforting because we both feel a lot of the same ways and can understand each other.
Loren is 5 years older than April, and they had been inseparable until the beginning of this past summer, when Loren got a herniated disc in the middle of April's chemotherapy and all, and pretty much became disabled herself. She's going to have back surgery in January, and most of the time right now is reduced to a wheelchair.
So, she wasn't able to be around April like she wanted to during all this, because it just wasn't possible for her. But she was there on Monday before April died. That was the day April was in and out of consciousness and didn't know people were there a lot of times. April kept saying "I want to go now...", and Loren would tell her "You can go now...It's going to be beautiful...You're not going to believe it...There are going to be so many angels waiting for you..."
All five of us were extremely close. April and Loren were friends first, and then 4 years ago they befriended Eric after he went through a bad break-up (they all grew up in the same church and youth group), and the three of them spent the whole summer together every chance they could. They'd stay up until 5 o clock or later in the morning doing crazy stuff around town or playing dungeons and dragons or whatever. The two of them were there in a life-changing way for Eric and they have remained best friends since, even long distance. And when I came into Eric's life they became my best friends because I loved them for what they were to Eric. And when Brandon came into the picture with April after rooming with Eric, he jived right in and all 5 of us were extremely close.
And Eric and I hated being so far from them in Texas. We were so excited to move to Huntsville and be able to get to hang out with them for the rest of our lives. We were planning on moving up there before we found out she was sick. We wanted to raise kids together and everything. I only knew April for 3 years, and I didn't know her as well as Eric even. But I was getting there and was so excited about getting there. She meant so much to me. Eric and I both feel like we haven't just lost a friend. We lost 50 years with a friend...you know?
Anyway. I know you don't mind hearing about April, and I like to talk about her. I can't wait to be up there with Loren and Brandon. I wish we could be there right now.
God bless you all. I love you so much, Brandon and Loren, if you happen to see this.
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