Went to the services for my friend's Mom last night and this morning. To say it was brutal is a huge understatement. Kept doing that thing where I would get ambushed by the unconscious expectation that, with the rest of my friend's family there, of course I should find her Mom around the next corner to say "Hi" to. Lots of tears all day, both ( Read more... )

I have really got no idea wtf I'm doing. I'm signed up to go to this Bellydance Workshop fundraiser in Cambridge today. How can I go spend my day having fun? On the other hand, what would I do if I didn't? I can't, after years of estrangement, just plop down in Kris's life. I can call her and offer support, and I plan to, but I really, really ( Read more... )

I got a call tonight that an old friend's mother, whom I also considered a friend, passed away tonight. She had been suffering from a form of pneumonia called B.O.O.P., and had been induced into a coma and placed on a ventilator a couple of weeks ago. And tonight, I guess her body just gave up ( Read more... )