We had long talks about treatments, the rigors of chemo, the fears of what was going on in our bodies. I was lucky in that my cancer was stage 2b. Laura's was stage 4. She had breast cancer that had metastasized to her bones.
So why the picture of an envelope? Today, this day I got a letter from Laura... and it was also the day I found out that she had passed away. Talk about a happy/sad confusing letter to get. I was a blubbering mess because as usual her concerns were never about herself in her letter.. it was for David. They well and truly loved each other. David was her sole and primary care taker until the very end. Hospice had only been called in a day or two prior to her passing.
I have so many GREAT memories with Laura. Our All Girls Weekend trips, My trips out to see them; I had taken a trip to see them in the 80s and continued to pop over to see them even through just a little over a year and a half ago - I had a work trip to Dallas area and took a day to drop in and visit with them for a bit.
I will miss Laura's laughter and our talks...
