The Call....

Have you ever received a call that you knew would change your life?
Have you ever had a visit with someone that you knew would change your entire existence?

I have had "Oh too many calls" in my life to care to remember. Most of them have been positive. Most of them have been from friends telling me that they are getting married, or they are pregnant. Those are the good calls. The calls that you wait eagerly for. They are the calls that you dream about. The calls that you wish you made, and the calls that you are greatful to receive.

The calls that I am referring to, are the calls that can suddenly turn your world upside-down. The calls that remind you that life is short. They are the calls that you wish you didn't answer. Although, they are the calls that remind you just how precious this life that we live really is.

I received a call a few months ago, from one of my BFF's. She told me that another BFF of ours has been in a serious traffic accident, and that she did not survive. She had suddenly passed away, from a terrible terrible motor vechicle accident.

That was a shock. What the F$#&k are you talking about? What do you mean? She is gone. Her life is over. What you knew of her is no longer. She has rose above, to the heaven's. She is at peace.

I'm sorry, but what did you say? What do you mean? My friend that was just with me a few short months ago, celebrating the summer with me....she is gone? What on earth do you mean?

We celebrated her life, in style. We made sure that she had the most wonderful farewell that you could ever imagine. She lived in style, and therfore, she should rest in style.

A few months ago, I got another call...to tell me that another friend of mine that we loved, and respected has been diagnosed with a fatal brain disease. She has been admitted to the Hospital, and she will not survive. She has changed, forever more. she will never be the same. Her life is extremely limited, and she will not be around, as we knew her anymore. She has been permanently altered.

That is that. So deal with it. That is the reality. There is no room for negotiation. It is what it is. And that is true.

My loves, my BFF's....why on earth did you need to leave this planet so early? Why did you have to go sooooo soon? We haven't even shared what we were meant to share....there is so much more to endure together.

To you, my beloved friends, I love you.

I am greatful for you.

I am the woman that I am today, as a result of the friendship that we have maintained.

Thank-you.

You are my strength, you are my rocks.

live. love. laugh...like today is the last. And be greatful for it.

xoxox