I am so sad.
Me, too, dear, dear BB (the greatest of love and peace to you, dear one!). Truly. Dear Eric had been "fighting" his ills for quite some time, as some of us well know, and as dear Farkel (peace, luv!) stated, similar outcomes have occurred over the years. And still... dang. It's never easy but sometimes it "cuts" a bit worse than other times. This is one of those times for me for reasons I cannot state out of respect for dear Eric.
Every time I hear the song "Vincent," though, I think of such ones... and I cry... because I DO understand. This world truly wasn't meant for such people.
Again, peace to you... dear Eric... and those who loved him.
YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,
SA