tigercat, I'm so sorry. My best friend died of cancer at the age of 21, 16 years ago. I was also sick like you were and I stayed away from her because of it. We never got to really say goodbye. It sucks. I also had my DGM and an aunt die soon after that (and all in all 10 deaths of family members and friends of the family that year). But my best friend's death was a severe blow to my soul I wasn't eating sleeping either and got a wicked case of mono, I'm sure from not taking care of myself and from the purely exhausting task of grieving. Please hang in there. It really will be ok. Feel free to PM me if you want.