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Why?

What a crappy week?

We had a phone call the other night from a friend's husband.
This was the couple who stepped in and helped us out when we had to leave the USA and spend a year in Bradford.
They looked after our two cats for the whole year.
They would take no money for for food etc.  They loved and cared for them.
We hadn't known them previously but were introduced through another friend of mine.
The wife is British but had lived in the US for about 20 years.  Her husband is Swedish.
They were so kind to us.
She sent us photos of Bubba and Lily every couple of weeks.  Real photos, not digital, along with a card or letter telling us how they were doing and what mischief they had been up to.
We have never felt we were able to thank them enough for what they did.

Well, apparently she has died suddenly.
I have kept in touch with her via email and phone since that time, 10 years ago (where did that go?).
We don't know yet what the cause was, we were told she was taken into hospital and died 6 days later.
Tomorrow we will be going to her memorial service.
I am so shocked.  She was probably one of the nicest, kindest people I have ever met.
Her husband too is a lovely guy.  He must be devastated.
I am dreading going tomorrow.

I have just had a message from Philip.
One of his friends has died leaving a wife and a couple of kids.

Oh dear.  This is really too much.

posted by Sue Banks @ 12:41 PM