In honor of the extraordinary acts of kindness we have witnessed throughout John’s illness – the family would like to acknowledge the importance of all that was done for John Small Acts of Kindness The card you wrote The prayer you prayed the flowers you sent the call you made the funny story you told the visit to the house the outing you took him on covering at work the extra shift you worked the work you missed listening talking debating laughing crying praying consoling reading commiserating cooking delivering feeding dogsitting managing his pain tenderly tending to him vigilently watching over him holding his hand rubbing his back wiping his brow IT MATTERED It was enough No more was needed We all had our small piece of the puzzle No regrets What you did was all that was needed TOGETHER – he was safe, he was loved, he was celebrated He mattered Thank you