The meeting went well, however W seemed pretty sad. I still can't really imagine what she is going through. As sad as I am feeling about her dads passing, it cannot even come close to what she is feeling. I think she has also held a lot in to take care of her mom, now that she is home, I could see it really hitting her.
Since I couldn't see her on Sunday, I gave her the gift "from D" today. She seemed surprised but very grateful. We also talked a bit about D, and she also mentioned again how happy she was I was going to the service.
Not soon after I got home got a text:
"Thank you so much, "D", that was really nice!
Oh, BTW, I ended up going with a simple card that I let D "draw" in and a picture of D that I put in a simple frame. Kept it pretty low key.
I responded: "D says "you're welcome mommy!"
Oh, just one other note that kind of hit me. As I said, she seemed really sad. She looked at me, and said "say hi to (the dog) for me"
I know she loves that dog, but she hasn't brought it up for a long time.
The plan is I will drop D off with her Wed morning, so it won't be long until I see her again.
One thing with all of this, I just can't stop thinking about her. Not just about us, just feeling for her. Regardless of how we end up, she will always be someone I care deeply about. I just can't imagine what she is going through, really wish I could be there to help her more....
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Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
