“Felt like for those few hours we got to hang out you weren’t in pain or sick anymore,” he continued. “You kept saying, ‘am I dreaming like is this really happening’ and I just kept saying yes, yes it is!! As I’m writing this, I just got a DM from Alex’s Instagram with news that Alex has passed. I scrolled up and read through our messages and I’m crying heartbroken. All I wanted was for this video and message to get to Alex before he passed, and I missed him.”