I just found out that one of my classmates from graduate school has ALS. This is a person that I've thought of occasionally over the last few years, and I recently sent him a friend request on Facebook, not knowing that he was sick. Needless to say, I'm a little upset by the news. He is a person who has been energetic, creative, and surprising the entire time I've known him, and while I can't claim to be good friends with him, I've always thought very highly of him.
I would say that it's a lesson to me to try to be happier and to enjoy life and cherish each experience that I have, but I don't want to reduce him to an object lesson. He's a real person, and I fervently hope that everything will turn out ok.
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