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On Tuesday, I took a nap, and then woke up to the pounding of heavy winds that sounded like thunder. When my phone rang, I picked up to hear my daughter crying. Her BFF Jessica’s daughter Paige was killed in a car accident Monday night. My mind carried me back to those teenage years with Jessica and Monica, close friends to my daughter, and how these women have maintained such a beautiful friendship over the years. I call them my Other Daughters. Paige was just a little younger than my 22-year-old granddaughters Fiona and Aubrey. My mind takes me to a photo my eldest son captured of Fiona and Paige when they were toddlers, with their curly blond hair, looking like twins. I wish I had that photo now! To remember. But here is Paige, on the right, with her mom and siblings:
- I am sad and feeling the loss, and while I have not personally experienced the loss of a child, I have lost close family members, including several young people (a niece, a nephew, and a step-granddaughter). My eldest brother died early, too. There is nothing that can replace what has been taken from us.
- While I am trying to concentrate on my reading and blogging, my mind keeps leaping to moments and memories.
- The horrendous winds of yesterday felt like the fierce storms of life that sweep in and capture our loved ones, with no rhyme or reason.
- On Monday, I finished reading The Night Visitors, by Carol Goodman; (click title for my review).
- Wednesday, I finished reading The Editor, by Steven Rowley.
- Now I’m going to have dinner while watching The Act, on Hulu; Thursday will bring another episode from The Good Fight, on CBS-All Access.
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That was my week, sad, but with some good reading and movies. How has your week unfolded?
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
That is so very sad about your daughter’s friend’s daughter. So, so sad.
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Thanks, Jinjer, it is hard to concentrate on getting through each day. The sadness is constant.
Thanks for your kind words.
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So sad…there’s nothing anyone can even really say to ease the pain of a loss like that…
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Thanks, Patty, so true. We have to walk through the pain, and distract ourselves with whatever helps in the moment.
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Totally…my thoughts are with you!
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Such a loss, my sincere condolences
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Thanks, Shelleyrae…I am thankful for family and friends…and books.
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Oh so sad to hear that. Car accidents are horrible and to lose someone in one is a huge shock. I can see how it would rattle you big time.
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Thanks, Kathryn, these events always hit us out of the blue. They knock us off balance. We never get used to these losses.
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What sad, sad news. I’ve had too many friends lose young adult children in the last few years.
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Thanks, Kathy, I am beginning to hate April! So far, at least four loved ones have died during this month…over the years.
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