quiescence

I found out today that one of my friends at work could very well die in the next few weeks.
He found out monday that he has an aortal anuerism, one large enough that they can't use the easy-on-the-body surgical techniques and they're going to have to split his chest to operate. He needs to get the operation done ASAP, but the surgery is risky and there are a number of secondary concerns post-op.
This whole thing is completely out of the blue and I just have no idea how to react...it's so surreal.
Well, I won't be bitching about work the next few days...