lisajl
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I just want to send you all a friendly reminder, even though some don't need it.
I made a friend years ago through our work. We hit it off, we spent some time together, our sons(close in age) got along fairly well. Had not seen her in a few years.
We had talked in January, she wanted a reference for a job. We talked like we had just seen each other. We discussed getting together but time slipped away.
Fast forward to 2 weeks ago. I get a call Saturday night and she tells me she is dying. She has pancreatic/liver cancer stage 4.
I start to cry. She holds the phone away from her and says, "She's taking it like everyone else, she is crying, geesh!" She knew how to lighten a moment.
My husband and I go to see her the next day(Sunday) and spend a couple hours with her, her husband and her son-that has aspergers.
We take a photo together, she walks us out to the car.
The last photo of her I have in my mind is her dear husband with his arm around her waist. They are saying goodbye to us.
On the following Saturday I bought her another card to send to her. I had just sent one a few days earlier.
I wanted to get together on this past Wed.
It was not to be. Her husband called and told me she passed away Sunday.
It was exactly a week later.
I wanted to get together with her Wed, well I did. I was at her viewing.
Her sisters did not know me, but her niece did. She told me that by my friends bedside was a photo with her son, and the photo of us that was just taken a week ago.
That was all it took and I cried like a baby. Then I cried again at the funeral when I saw her husband and son walk out together, crying-holding onto each other. I want to cry now.
Please, tell your friends how much they mean to you, get together with them, don't put it off.
My friend found out about the cancer on Feb 28. and passed away on April 17th. God speed Judy.
I made a friend years ago through our work. We hit it off, we spent some time together, our sons(close in age) got along fairly well. Had not seen her in a few years.
We had talked in January, she wanted a reference for a job. We talked like we had just seen each other. We discussed getting together but time slipped away.
Fast forward to 2 weeks ago. I get a call Saturday night and she tells me she is dying. She has pancreatic/liver cancer stage 4.
I start to cry. She holds the phone away from her and says, "She's taking it like everyone else, she is crying, geesh!" She knew how to lighten a moment.
My husband and I go to see her the next day(Sunday) and spend a couple hours with her, her husband and her son-that has aspergers.
We take a photo together, she walks us out to the car.
The last photo of her I have in my mind is her dear husband with his arm around her waist. They are saying goodbye to us.
On the following Saturday I bought her another card to send to her. I had just sent one a few days earlier.
I wanted to get together on this past Wed.
It was not to be. Her husband called and told me she passed away Sunday.
It was exactly a week later.
I wanted to get together with her Wed, well I did. I was at her viewing.
Her sisters did not know me, but her niece did. She told me that by my friends bedside was a photo with her son, and the photo of us that was just taken a week ago.
That was all it took and I cried like a baby. Then I cried again at the funeral when I saw her husband and son walk out together, crying-holding onto each other. I want to cry now.
Please, tell your friends how much they mean to you, get together with them, don't put it off.
My friend found out about the cancer on Feb 28. and passed away on April 17th. God speed Judy.
