....I found this quote Jay (Ry's little brother)has sitting on his desk next to the computer......He is 14 and mourning his brother and I think this quote says it all...... “All of us are born here together, and we live our lives trying to understand each other. Using bits of reason we accumulate along the way. Striving to find someone to relate to. And when we finally do...it’s already over” -Shinichi Izumi Ryan did that with every person that he crossed paths with. He told me that he knows that he can be his true self with me because we knew each other so well that he didn't have to put a front on and understood him...and I did. The weekends we share, the phone calls we had each week, the advice he would give me, his perspective on life he shared with me is priceless. And to be the stay at home mom for these past two weeks made my time complete with him. I was one of those people that could relate to him and he could relate to me. We were there and enjoyed each other so much...and I realized we had that about 5 years ago....and now it is over. His voice, advice, his weekly phone calls and our weekends at his house will always be precious to me....I love you forever, Ry. -Hugs, Mom