Sorry to hear my friend…
Good friends are too rare these days and very tough to come across….
I have a great friend that was just diagnosed stage 4 so the time we have with him is short and precious!!
I'm now approaching 69 years old ( May 11th 2022) I find that I'm loosing good friends every year! Some years more than others! I take solace in the fact that.... They are not counting "Me" and I'm very Thankful for that....However it is inevitable, someday, someone might mention me as a lost friend! It is a fact of life....I just hope each and every one of us has made and impact some way and some how!
I recently lost a long term good, hell, very good friend and it hurts. Then I get to dwelling on all my other old buddies that can't last much longer and it has made for a tough Winter. I hope this doesn't drag you down too far.