DR. GARRETT HAS BEEN A RARE FRIEND, INDEED.(Local)(Column) From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: April 20, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Gene Amole

Begole.

I keep wondering why I am so lucky, so fortunate to have friends like Ray Garrett. More accurately, Dr. Ray Garrett, M.D., nephrologist, and the man who has helped guide me through some difficult decisions I have had to make about death and dying.

I'm certain he didn't realize it at the time, but his friendship during a tough period in my life helped me in my struggle with some choices I was facing about my future. He hel...