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[Marthe48]

3. Thank you

We are all making our way. My friend had chronic health conditions. She was managing them until she fell last year. Even though she recovered and healed from the fall, we are all thinking that her health was really so fragile, that the fall put in motion a series of health disasters that her body couldn't heal from. She had a kidney transplant in 2019 and she had done so well with it. Average life after a kidney transplant is about 20 years, and we were planning long range, always thought we had time for everything from day trips to cruises. And we ended up not having time for anything.

She always told me about her health, but I was used to her living with the health issues and thought she was stable, would overcome again. This last year was a struggle, and I think she glossed over how challenging it was. None of us knew and I'm so sappy, I kept hoping for the best. I went to her house almost every weekend from the middle of July to Oct. I got to stay the last week in July and she was home. I stayed for the first week of Sept. and then the first week of Oct. She went in the hospital the middle of Aug. and never came home. I hate that the last year she was with us was so horrible for her. We all share that. I think the neighbors who helped her so much really need to have the finality of a memorial.

We'll see. Thank you for your kinds words.