[elk hunter]

i am sorry to hear about your friend. my family's thoughts and prayers go out to you and your friend. we too lost a close friend last year, but to a car accident. after four days in a coma with brain activity fading her parents removed her from life support. she celebrated her twenty-first birthday just two months earlier. not trying to make our situation sound worse, i just want you to know it does get better. i am pulling for your friend and for you. let him know how much he is loved. i cant tell you how important that is. i truly hope that he pulls through. you never know maybe someday he will be a member of this board, i think we can all hope for that. remember the good times and tell about the often, thats how people live forever.