I've been in mourning for a friend I've known for 40 years. A sudden downturn in her health + stage 4 cancer meant that she didn't get to do a lot of things she wanted to do one last time. She was cheated, and I feel cheated, too.
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Then came the collapse. I stayed home Sunday morning because I was starting to fall apart. One of my old friends was playing Santa at my favorite coffeehouse and I managed to hold it together long enough to see him.
Then after that I didn't leave the house for a few days. I skipped a couple of baths, I wore the same pajamas for 3 days, I was mostly either dazed or crying. Taco Bell was involved.
But today I found out one of my friends is into Indian classical music, as I am, and I introduced her to qawwali. And tonight I treated myself to a candle-lit bath and a warming tisane. And I have a cute new humidifier.
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