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Have you ever cried the make-up off of your face for someone you don’t know well, have only met once or twice?  Sadly, I did exactly that today.  An ex-coworker of mine, who I liked very much, lost her daughter to suicide last week, and the funeral was today.  All I could think of was what a sad, tragic waste.  What a beautiful, loving person she was, 22 years old with her whole life ahead of her.  Surrounded by family and friends who loved her very much.  Her mother’s sobs ripped my heart out of my chest and stamped it into the ground.

I cannot imagine anything worse.

(No picture for this post…no title…what kind of picture could I use?  None seem fitting.)

5 Comments

  • lilalia

    How tragic. It must be so difficult to find any comforting words. Hopefully, the parents and family will find support in acts of kindness from those who share their grief.

  • Joan

    One of the flight attendants from Sept 11 Flight 93 lived where I do. When they did stories about her husband and children, I broke down. The anchor woman broke down and couldn’t continue.

  • C

    Oh, J! I am so sorry to hear that. This post made me cry! So, to answer your question…Yes! I have cried for someone I don’t even know. I’m just like that though. I cried when my friend gave me my Christmas present last week. She made a donation to World Vision in my husband’s and my names and that supplied a backpack with school supplies for a child in need. I cried and cried when I checked out the World Vision site. I know…I’m a freak! LOL!