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[thered]

I'm starting to lose feeling in my legs. Walking without falling down is difficult. The pain has gotten to the point that I cannot go a day without taking at least three doses of Endocet. I'm trying to remain hopeful that I may someday recover, but it is getting hard. Every treatment I've ever tried has failed, which doesn't exactly inspire

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[amphitrite27]

I doubt that you've made as little contribution to society as you suggest.

remember, society is full of people, and if you can make individual people laugh, you make the little bit of society you have control over, better. I don't think life is about the big things, discoveries, monuments, etc. Its about taking your good qualities and brining them into the lives of the people around you, without getting bogged down by the daily grind of life. And I'm sure you've done that. I know that you used to make some of the older members smile, that probably meant more to them, then you know.

so people will remember you. I've thought of you over the years, because you wre someone who could coax a smile, even during the most boring of times. so i'm quite sure that you will be remembered for much longer than you think.

and the suckiness and unfairness of life is just terrible sometimes.

[musedmoose]

d'you remember when I posted the list that contained this?: "When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying." I know that you're going to leave a lot of people crying, Dave. but maybe it's some kind of balance for all the people you've made laugh. I've occasionally described you as the kind of guy who could make you laugh at your own mother's funeral, and that's not something you can say about everyone. I don't know if you've made an impact on the world, but you've mattered to the people who matter to you. you'll be remembered, Dave, and I know that "remember that time..." will be the start of a lot of good stories.

as for the afterlife, I don't think anyone can really be sure. but send a postcard if you get a chance, we'd love to hear from you. ::grin::

[fyreharper]

Do you remember that time back when I was pretty little, I think you might have been babysitting us, and I dumped perfume all over you? you got pretty upset about that...
or when you'd play music on the computer and Liz and I would hide because "the killer bees were coming"...
or how Hannah used to think she'd marry you when she grew up...
joke books, Garfield comic books, "reading" Japanese upside-down - and more recently, long involved debates over peanut butter, creamy vs. chunky. A friend of mine mentioned being addicted to peanut butter and I thought of you :)

You think you'll be forgotten? not a chance. You're the nearest I've ever had to a big brother. Family isn't something you forget. Love you, David *hugs*

And sure you've made an impact on the world. Think of all the people whose lives would have been different if you didn't exist. And that's one kind of afterlife, at least.

[ladymora]

Dave, I've met you all of like 2 or 3 times, but you are someone who stands out in my memory. When I think "hey, who all do I know in northern california?" you're one of the first people on my list (along with 4 others I think of right away...anyone else is much more of a stretch). You struck me as someone who is intelligent, funny, and genuinely Good. You have affected the people around you permanently; of that, I have no doubt at all. And from what I've seen, you focus on living and loving, and that's what life is all about. Savor the experience. But I think there's a whole lot more out there than this 3-dimensional space we chill in reveals. Did you ever read Flatland?

Anyhow, as musedmoose said, do drop us a note from the other side if you get the chance. I always try to be listening in, (not that I expect I'd be at the top of your list of people to say hi to). But if it's anything like I expect it to be, you'd be too busy checking out the infinite new possibilities available. So no worries either way

[perishtwice]

hell, i dumped perfume, conditioner and all manner of stuff on poor dave and this was just a few years ago. =) i still feel bad about getting wax all over his pillowcase though. on a non-jo-makes-a-mess note, do you remember hiking out in the monarch grove? that was awesome to see with you. i have a zillion more memories like that, a lot of them recorded in my book journal i was keeping up in SB...even some written by you, about stupid things i did, but the rest of them are just as good