I've written a lot about my friend Will, who died on October 6, 2010. "Friend" is such a nondescript word, overused, vague. It means everything, and nothing, and I am not sure it's the right one here.
Will was the person who most impacted my life, and I loved him in a way I didn't realize was possible before meeting him - unconditionally. I made him some promises before he died.
I'm trying to keep one of them now.