Bets, thank you for that beautiful post. You are so eloquent, tears ran down my face as I read it. Jen, Totally, dfb, it really helps to hear from those who have gone through such a thing, it's such madness, such a confusing storm of emotions. It would be anyway, let alone in a sitch where there is DBing to do...
Well, yesterday the highlight of my day was getting together with GBO! We spent hours just talking, talking, talking. It is such a gift to be able to talk in person, and not spend 20 minutes typing out something that transpired in one minute, trying to get all the nuances down. We went out walking in her colorful, delightful city neighborhood, went to the park and watched all the people and dogs and frisbees and soccer balls and ice cream vendors. It was great. Thanks, GBO!
Yesterday I wrote a card to H (I did not hear from him all day, don't know what he was doing) all about his brother. I'll put it in the mail today. I also ordered a b-day present for him that I think he might really like, that should arrive at his house any day (remember, one of his strong LLs is Gifts, something that I apparently didn't do well at - or perhaps, did well at but not often enough). He travels a lot, and loves music, so I got him some noise-blocking headphones, which are really quite amazing. They cancel out all the engine noise on planes, and you can hear the movie or listen to music with total clarity, or you can just put them on to sleep. I hope he likes them.
More nice email exchanges with the musician fellow, and we are maybe going to meet next weekend and go for a drive in the country. Note: I've never met him in person. It seems like he could at least be a good friend.
