Dear Aden,

Before you died, you asked me to write you an obituary, I thought you were crazy, I never thought you would leav like this. And who knows, mabye if things had been different... mabye you wouldn't have. But you took my hand in yours and you made me promise to write it, and because i could never say no to you, i promised. And that's a promise that I have kept. So, my dear, as you asked, here it is:

"Someone very wise once told me that in order to see the meaning of life you had to be walking down the long dusty road with a red bandada tied onto the end of a stick, pushing you on when you stumbled. And mabye you do. But thats not at all how i found my meaning. They say people fall in love in a heartbeat, that once you fall in love with the right person you'll never look anywhere else, they also say true love like that is hard and rare to find, well if thats the case then i guess we must be pretty rare huh? Anyway...... I didn't find my meaning in some dusty old textbook or in the dark hallways of a school. Quite the oposite actually. You. You were, and still are, my meaning of life. You symbolize everything to me, it's peopple like you who should be remembered, who should be recognized, and you are, by your friends and your loved ones, and by me. Not all great people have to stand tall,and yes, you were just a Wisconsin boy with no legs, in a hospital, doomed to die......but you were my Wisconsin boy with no legs, in a hospital, doomed to die. And to me? That means the world. I don't think I can talk about our marriage without not being able to speak at all, so I won't, but it was the happiest day of my life, I don't think i've ever felt so.... in love i guess... You were strong and you were brave, you gave me hope when I had none left, you were the light at the end of the tunnel for me, you were the one who kept me sane. And now? Well I suppose I'll go on because I have to, because it's what you would have wanted, but my heart will always be with you, and thats where it belongs. I may not be a doctor, hell I'm certainly no genius, but I don't have to be, because I know love when I see it, and I know beauty when I see it, and I know you. I know i dont have to tell you that I love you, because you already know that, but I'm saying it anyways.... Aden Grey... I love you.....And thats all you need to know. And someday soon I hope I will come and join you, I don't fear death, there is nothing to fear, as someone once said "Death is Life's next journey". And by God, what a journey it's been. You've given me the one thing i treasure above all, you've given me love, and within our pain filled days, that kept me going. And for that? I am forever gratefull."

There you go Aden, just like you wanted. In a week I'll have to read this out loud, I don't know if i can..... but you told me to be strong, and i have only one thing to say to that..... "as you wish"

~Nico