You said that you did not expect replies to your post, Steff...but, I must...if even just a few words. As I sat here reading and weeping, it occurred to me that what you described...how you felt about Dan is exactly in "sync" with what I said the other day in response to the "friendship" post and what was said by someone else, here. You really didn't even know Dan, per se...but in him, indeed, was a very real friend in every sense of that word...someone who touched your life probably in one of the most profound ways that anyone could possibly touch another's life...with warmth, compassion and just plain kindness...indeed, you have lost a very dear friend Steff. May your tears be a means of starting the healing process.

Peace to you, my friend...
Therese