Watching friends lose their aging parents is always hard but when you lose a friend to an unexpected death, the loss is devastating. We are are four couples who travelled together, celebrated together and shared our most intimate secrets. Most recently, our group of 8 became 7. Two of the couples recently went on vacation. A bit of snorkeling, some good wine and beautiful walks. I received an email from H telling me she could not believe what a wonderful place it was and they were having fun.
Yesterday, I received a call, H’s husband died, either a heart attack or an aneurism. We were devastated. How could this be? 60 years young. I felt as though a part of my life had been ripped out from under me. Obviously, the death made me think of how close we all are to not knowing when and where it can happen. But losing a loved one is so frightening. It makes me realize how unprepared I am for it and how unprepared we are as a couple.
L was truly a good soul. Funloving, down to earth and a good friend to all those who sought his friendship. I will miss him terribly. I will miss his understanding of me, I will miss seeing him smile when he’s with H, I will miss seeing him with us when we are four couples. But most of all, I will just miss his being around.
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