A very dear friend of mine, @winnyverse, passed away very unexpectedly last week. I am fortunate in that I have not had much experience with this sort of loss, but it has made processing it all the more difficult and is why I’ve found it hard to talk about initially.
I keep thinking, “If I knew the last time I spoke to her was going to be the last time...what would I have said?” I think I would have told her how grateful I was to have her in my life, that we were even able to meet at all. With the internet, it’s possible to make meaningful relationships with people you would never have met otherwise and there’s something magical about that. I would tell her how much I enjoyed our weekends hanging out together and being silly. I would tell her that she was a very warm person that welcomed anyone into her circle and was always encouraging the creativity of people around her. I would tell her what an amazing mother I thought she was and that, as someone that works with children, it always stood out to me. Mostly, I would tell her that I loved her and that I felt blessed being her friend.
It hasn’t been long but I miss you terribly already Winny. My life was fuller with you in it.
