Today, my heart aches for a lot of people who are hurting. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of losing an amazing lady, far too soon to the ugliness that is breast cancer. She left behind many friends and family as well as her husband and 3 children. Like my Aunt (my Aunt passed away 3 years ago at the age of 44 – leaving behind a husband and a 3-year-old), this amazing lady fought like hell for 3 very long years. It wasn’t meant to be.
Do you believe we are all connected in some way? I do. It’s scary sometimes how freaking small this world is. A personality I had been following on Facebook for a while turned out to be this lady’s BFF. That was truly spooky, especially because she lives across the country. As I started seeing her post photos on her Facebook page at the same time I knew of this wonderful lady’s passing, it blew my mind away. We’ve become long distance virtual friends. I hope to meet her IRL someday.
Today brings back so many emotions of what it was like to be with my Aunt for her last moments. No one ever gets over that. All we can do is remember the wonderful people these women were and how many lives they touched and continue to touch. We are all better people for having known them.
Hug your loved ones really tight today and be sure they know how much you love them. To borrow the phrase from this woman’s BFF, “Love and Light to You All” – today and always.
