Thank you so much for your thoughtful words. Â I just got back from the visit, and it was a very good one. Â My friend can’t form words anymore, but I sure was able to make him laugh, just like always. Â He has very little movement left, but he is very much still in there, and still the same exact person I have always known, with the same contagious laugh. Â I enjoyed being able to feed him, watch tennis and movies together, show him funny youtube videos, and even play a little NY Mets multiple-choice trivia. Â We helped his wife with some cleaning, and just spent time with him so she could get out and do a few things she needed to do. Â She is doing an amazing job taking care of him. Â I will be going back up there a lot this summer. Â Â Thank you so much to everyone who replied to my post. Â Â Â PS> If anyone is worried about getting a feeding tube, he got one 9 days ago and it isn’t bothering him at all.