Did the fellow DBer have a name that starts with a "B"? I had the pleasure of meeting her also when I was in Disney with my D8. She is great, we had a blast, and my D8 loved spending time with her new friend!
Sorry for the loss of your niece. I was reading today on what an epidemic heroin is in my state, and it is just regular people who are taking pain meds for an injury who get addicted and seek a bigger, cheaper high. Very very sad.
