Sadly, my dear friend Sone, a Laos lad, passed away last evening, August 16, at Pattaya City Hospital. I met Sone when he worked as a waiter at Diamond Bar in Sunee Plaza about 5 years ago. He was full of life and ambitious with many dreams for the future but in recent months was feeling ill with multiple ailments.
It was only about 10 days ago that he was diagnosed with HIV and was hospitalized. Sone fought so hard to live; such a short life for such a good person! His many Laos friends came to visit him in his last days and will arrange for his cremation at a local Wat.
Good bye Sone, you will be missed by so many.
For information about HIV you can contact the Swing Foundation on South Pattaya Road, Pattaya who provide free testing and inexpensive medicines.