No matter how often you are approached with it, it never becomes real.

I learned a friend of mine had a death in the family recently. I didn’t really find out in the best manner of speaking, but, I’m not faulting her for that. It was a completely unexpected and a sudden death. This, alone, makes it more tragic and difficult. She told me it still hasn’t completely impacted her yet. Extremely unfortunate, but honest and revealing. She was fun loving, and a great woman. I only met her briefly, but, she was always very open and sensitive to my friends way of life and her friends. She wanted to be more than a mother, more than a friend, and she was.

For all the deaths I have been through, it still effects me to a degree I’m often disassociated with. Even though this woman, a mother, a friend, a wife, was not individually linked to me life, she was. She was the mother of my friend, and my friend has had to suffer this loss. Maybe I’m more connected mentally and sensitively than most people, and if so, I’m finally ‘ok’ with this ‘symptom’.

At any rate… donations in her name, will be accepted here:

Little Scholars Fund
110 Sullivan Street Apt 3J
New York, NY 10012

Amanda, much love and respect to your family and friends in this time of loss and transition. Hugs to you and Luna.