drakensberg:

Hi everyone. It’s Nick here. I have been checking John’s blog and my blog frequently since he posted a very worrying text post on here a few days on. He has received many lovely messages and it’s clear that there are a lot of people he has had such a positive impact on and helped over the course of running this blog. Some of you care so deeply and I wish John
could have always cared about himself and seen himself the same way some
of you see him. You deserve and need to know what has happened. I am
just so sorry it’s not good news.

John was found deceased today.
He was the best friend anyone could ever ask for and I hope all of you
have your own John in your own life. I can’t even tell you how much he
means to me and how badly I wish he could have felt about himself the
way his family and close friends saw him. He is and was brilliant. Let’s
keep him alive in all the ways we know how. He has a very special place
in my heart and I am so glad so many of you were touched by him in the
same way.

Remember the positives. John would want you to do that.

Vale, John.

Rest in Peace.

Words cannot express just how deeply this news has affected me.
My sincerest condolences to his Family and Friends, especially you – Nick.