Thinking of Luca

Luca - you found out that you had cancer in August 2020. You fought hard and went through so much with chemo, radiology. You never complained once and were so unbelievably brave. You were in remission in March 2021 and went back to school, managing to get your BAC despite the fact that the cancer returned already in May. You took your oral exams via video from your hospital bed during chemotherapy.... You enrolled in university wanting to be an ethical computer hacker. We got you an apartment in Nancy which you were to share with your best friend Noaim. You stayed there a total of 4 nights in September but were never able to return... Luca, you were never well enough to go to class at the university and stayed at home during the different chemotherapy treatments which your body did not support. On a positive note, you fell in love in January of 2021 with Anais whom you met online. She lives on the other side of France but you managed to meet up in person and spent more than 8 weeks together during the year. On Christmas Eve, you asked her to be your fiancée. You were happy. Two days later, your health declined rapidly and you left us on 24 January 2022.

You left such a hole in the lives of those that you left behind. It seems that yellow was your favourite colour and I have planted many yellow rose bushes in the front in your honour. Also thinking of you, I have never since worn matching socks, I wear your OnePiece jacket everywhere and am reading your entire collection of mangas. I promise that I will not give them away! So many things make us think of you and I will do this 5 km walk - sorry babe but I cannot do the run! - and will think of you the entire time. I will forever feel you in my heart Luca. 🌵🐇💛💛💛

— Krista