Oh, this one hurts. I've been away from KA for a few days now, and to come back to find this is just heartbreaking. George is one of the finest men to ever grace these forums, and his loss leaves an enormous void that will never totally be filled. To all our newer members who did not get to meet George, I am very sorry that you never will now. All veteran AS kickers know how big this loss is, and I am sure that every one of you feel the same hole in your heart that I do. I have wondered why George had not really been around anymore, and I was afraid that it was probably not due to any good reasons, but to come in and have those fears confirmed is just devastating.

Dorrit, I am so sorry for your loss. You know better than any of us what a great man George was. Many times he mentioned you in his posts, and every time, his love and affection for you was abundantly clear. All of us here would count ourselves lucky to share a love like the two of you had. Thank you for letting us know of George's passing, and my heart goes out to you during this time of loss.

I don't have any other words right now that could do justice to this great man . . . thank you George, for being one of KA's rocks for so long, and for showing those of us with severe AS that it was possible to age gracefully no matter what this disease did to us.

As I said, this one hurts.

Brad

He who has a 'why' to live can bear with almost any 'how'.
--Friedrich Nietzsche

Sounds like everything takes time, discipline, and patience, and those are seven things I don't have.
--Jon Dore