How can we ever begin to tell you about Bonebrow? If you didn't know him yourself, then our words are like trying to describe the most beautiful rainbow to a person who can not see color. They can only imagine what it must be like. We'll do everything we can to make you see the Don we all knew and loved, but our words will never do him justice.Don had already been sick for about 2 years before we met him. Our first encounter with him was when he became a new member at a site called xboxforums. He made a very long and detailed post there. He told us what he'd been through, and how he was handling it. Always brave, always upbeat, never letting it get him down. It was the story of a very brave young man who was about halfway through what was to be a very long, hard struggle for him. One quote from that post touched my heart once again as I reread the thread yesterday. In Don's own words... "I have had lots to deal with in life...but i want to be remembered for how i lived not how i died!" I made a copy of the majority of that post, so you would be able to read Don's story, in his own words. Click here to see the the post.  And how he lived is exactly how he'll be remembered. He had advice, good advice, for any given situation. And, if you were having a problem he'd tell you he'd be your friend and he'd be understanding and helpful, but if what you wanted was pity, you'd have to look somewhere else. He never felt sorry for himself, and he wouldn't have any part of you feeling sorry for yourself.He had an amazing understanding of the value of life. I guess that comes from being sick for so long. What I saw in Don was a wisdom far beyond his 19 years. He also had very strong faith, and a lot of love for his family. Some of his happiest and proudest posts on the site were where he talked about his family. My heart goes out to them, because I know the pain I'm feeling now must be multiplied a million times in their hearts. But I know the faith he always showed us had to be a result of a strong faith within his family. I know that faith will get them through this hard time the same way it got Don through those 4 years. I also know that he'd want his family and friends to remember the good times and try not to be too sad for too long.
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