Thursday, February 26, 2009

Surreal

I flew to Virginia yesterday and part way through the flight I had an incredible feeling come over me. When I landed, the feeling was confirmed, Susan had passed away. I was able to meet with her husband, Bob and sit with her for a few minutes. I am grateful for that. It has been a totally surreal 24 hours.
The last time we were together, I snapped this picture. It is how I will remember her most.

3 comments:

NatNeedham said...

That is so sad! I am so sorry for your lost. It's hard to lose a friend that you are so close to, and you wonder "what now?", "who am I suppose to talk to now"?. My heart goes out to you! Love you!

Karen M. said...

Knowing what to say is the hardest of all. I know that Susan knew you were coming and that she knew she was loved by a dear sweet friend like you. Her memory will live on in the way you remember her most, the happy-funny-completely confident person she was. I love you Ann!

Unknown said...

Ann, I too was a friend of Susan's although we had lost touch over the past several years! We also became friends at Sallie Mae...and I'm am so sad that I had never knew about her struggle with lung cancer. I am so overwhelmed by the loss of someone that I knew so well at a point in my life, yet didn't know about her death! Thank you for writing this blog to give me some insight! I will remember Susan and all the good times we had together! Fran Nugent