I am the worst friend ever. I rarely keep in touch and I get wrapped up in my own drama I sometimes forget to check in on friends who may need me.

I got an email from my old roommate from college, Nikki. Her mother had been sick for a while, and passed away last week. I couldn’t have gone to the funeral if I wanted to (it was earlier today), but there was nothing more I wanted than to be there for her.

When I read her email, I sat in shock for a bit. It’s one thing to go through the death of your mother yourself, but to know that someone else has to go through that ordeal, it’s unbearable. I wish I could just take the pain away. I wish I had spent some time with her, so she could talk and vent, or prepare her for what might happen, but we just never got our schedules together.

So I’m thinking about Nikki right now, and sending thoughts her way. Because the next year will be probably the hardest of her life…it was for me. She’s one of the strongest women I know, so I know she’ll make it through, and there’s a lot of people around her who care about her.

If you’d like to send her family a card or a message, email me at kwannon at gmail dot com and I’ll send you her address.

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