One of my closest friends from high school is dying of breast cancer. She was sent home on Monday to be in the care of hospice for the final weeks of her life. What do you say? What can be said that will make this O.K.? To her or her boys or her family? What do I tell myself?
I sent her a card - I struggled with the wording for three days. I still don't know if I got it right. If I could give her hope or peace or grace or a smile. If, in the moment, she could forget about what is beckoning her and remember who she has been - who she IS - to so many.
I told her so. I told her: "You mean so much to so many - and all the love flowing from and between each of us is weaving a web for you. To catch you, to hold you, to keep you safe. No matter how much time or distance separates us, the tapestry of love created by our prayers, feelings, hopes and beliefs, keeps us all vitally connected. A tapestry of love, I send to you, today and always . . ."
God, please be the weaver I know you to be. Please catch Kris. Please let her ease into you, a simple white feather billowing gently down. Let her know your peace. Another bright star in your wondrous sky.
A star in my sky she'll always be.
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