Thoughts and prayers on their own won’t do much, but please make sure that our friend knows that we are heartbroken that he is facing such a dire situation. I would like to think that offline he doesn’t feel alone, but as I assume he values his friends here, I hope he doesn’t feel alone.
Let him know we’re thinking about him. Nobody should be giving up hope just yet. Things will play out, hopefully in a good way, but I suppose all we can do is wait.
In the past year, i’ve had to put both my dog and my grandmother in their resting places, much to my own personal dismay. Both were sudden deaths, and within about 3 months of each other. Death, or the prospect of it, is never easy to contemplate. I can only imagine what it’s like at his age.