Waiting Game: Victims' Family & Friends Prepare For The Worst

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ORLANDO (CBSMiami) -- The pain was unbearable for family and friends gathered at a hotel less than a mile from the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

They're waiting for an update, a familiar name, a condition. When the news finally came, their worst fears had been realized.

"There's no more John Doe's, everybody's identified. Everybody else. We're still trying to find my cousin."

Mina Justice did hear from her son, 30-year-old Eddie Justice. He was texting his mother from inside the club as the gunman was firing and stalking through the club.

"He text me at 2:06 and said 'Mommy, I love you. In the club, they're shooting.' That was 2:06. 'Trapped in the bathroom downtown. Please call the police. I'm going to die. Call them mama.'"

She asked him if he was hurt and he told her he was. Then she got one last text.

"He's coming. I'm going to die," it read. Mina hasn't heard any more about Eddie.

As we hear stories of those who are still unaccounted for, there are also the survivors.

Angel Colon's family shared this smiling picture of him from a hospital bed.

But before information of the victims even came out, the people of Orlando stepped up to show their support.

Hundreds lined up at local blood donation centers when the call went out for help. Donations of food and water for donors and first responders also poured in.

While friends and family continue to wait on a new list of names, it's not lost on some of them, that there is still good in the world.

"It's definitely good to see people connecting because that shows that we are not needed and we come together when things like this happen," said Eric Wedsmark, still waiting on news about his friends.