Josh and Sheldon have been best friends since middle school. They have gone through tests, grades, girls, basketball, volleyball, friends, homemade videos, heartbreak, separation, snowboarding, family issues, college, and everything else that encompasses 10 years of friendship. They're actually more like brothers. Sheldon is one of the few people that Josh opens up to, readily drives to the valley to hang out with even though he's spent the prior 16 hours studying, and is honest and forthright to with all the opinions and ideas rolling around in his head (and if you know Josh, that's saying quite a lot). When it comes down to it, Josh trusts Sheldon and I believe the visa versa is also true.
Yes, if you're going to get cancer this one is probably a better one to get than others. There's a high chance of beating it. But even in knowing all this, stuff like this really shakes you to your roots. It has really shaken Josh. There hasn't been someone this close to him who has gone through something like this, and he doesn't really know what to do. Sheldon loves Jesus so even though he has already gone through chemo and experienced many of the terrible side effects that comes with that, he is holding firm in his foundation in Christ. And out of the ashes there has already been so much beauty - in Josh, in Sheldon, and in the lives of the people that Sheldon has touched.
If you'd like to follow along with Sheldon - and with Josh - on this journey...
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sheldonsheehy/journal
Sheldon and Josh during college.
