Sorry to hear what your friend Ned and his family are going through DFinn as well as you. If he happens to pass while you are away Ned will understand and know that you are there in spirit as support. I was also raised Catholic but am not religious either. I do believe in God but in a totally different way then he is portrayed. Either way my thoughts are with you DFinn. In the words of Billy Joel “Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes”. We all live it.