As we tread the course through this journey called life, we sometimes take things for granted. We seemingly forget that our life has an expiration date, and there will be check points along the way. Has life given you a reality check, lately? Maybe it has, and you didn't notice because it didn't hit close enough to home. Read this very touching story to find out how the reality of death can slap you in the face so fast and so hard.... it can change your life forever! When right in the midst of a joke or a smile, your life takes a turn for the worst, and you know that things will never look quite the same again. INSTANT METAMORPHOSIS!!! When memories are all that's left of a friendship that has lasted for as long as you can remember. You begin to wonder if you're mentally stable enough to survive such a traumatic blow. Oftentimes when one goes through a sudden trauma, you will find that what you need to get through the situation has been in you all along. Death is not always expected, but it will certainly come. Preparation is the best defense to such a villain.