Friends Make Life Manageable!
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Friendship is the foundation of a healthy and happy life.
Although I often said I did not have friends before Jan’s lymphoma diagnosis, I have always had friends I could count on and am confident they would come running if I called them.
The mix has changed since Jan died.
Long-term friends have faded away to be replaced by members of a chosen family.
Some, like Ana and Hugo, helped me move.
Others have helped me learn to manage my grief.
Yesterday was a year since the Saturday peer-run grief group started. I now belong to another one on Wednesday.
At Saturday’s group, many members kept thanking me to the point that it was starting to embarrass me.
If I have done anything to help others, it is because of Jan’s love and support.
That has allowed me to continue to do my life’s work of building community.
Our love will never die!
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Jan and I always enjoyed the Philadelphia Flower Show. During hospice, Jan encouraged me to go. I drove to Philly alone but could not attend due to fire and rain; I successfully participated this year with my good friends Ron and Deborah.
