Angie was my best friend since the moment we met at 4 years old. We shared a love of Barbies and a love of cats. I remember when we insisted our parents got us the same pink satin jackets for Christmas. We used to save each other a seat on the school bus every morning and evening and write "Best Friends Forever" on our notebooks. We used to sit on the phone and talk for hours about absolutely NOTHING. We used to do our trigonometry homework together in high school and whisper about what guys we thought were cute. She sat beside me at my grandpa's funeral and held my hand as they lowered him down. She was truly a part of my heart and soul.
Angie was such a wonderful person. She was pure of heart and pure of soul. She would never have a bad word to say about anyone and could put a smile on your face just by walking into the room. She was always there to make me laugh, to give me encouragement, to give me strength, to give whatever she could in any way she could. She was a pediatric nurse, an angel among angels.
Back in November, she collapsed as she was bathing her 2 year old son, Kaleb. She had had a stroke----I heard about it the next day. Her mom told me that she was alert and up and moving around when I talked to her the day after. I had planned on going to visit her in a few days. My kitty Sandy was in the hospital at the same time so it was hard for me to go to the hospital where Angie was, which was 3 1/2 hours away. I thought I had time. 3 days after she first collapsed, she had a major stroke and died. She had a rare blood disorder that caused her blood to clot in the base of her brain.
Tonight, while I was at work, our in store satellite played "I Will Remember You" by Amy Grant. Angie's husband had that song played at her funeral and I hadn't heard it since then. I cannot describe how my heart just broke all over again in a matter of seconds. All I could do was run to the bathroom, slump down to the floor and just cry. Since that happened, it hurts as much as it did when I was sitting at her funeral. It's so hard to lose one of your best friends. I miss her so much. I just wish I could hug her and laugh with her one more time and tell her how special she was. She really was special.
Thanks for "listening". It helps to talk about it.
Angie was such a wonderful person. She was pure of heart and pure of soul. She would never have a bad word to say about anyone and could put a smile on your face just by walking into the room. She was always there to make me laugh, to give me encouragement, to give me strength, to give whatever she could in any way she could. She was a pediatric nurse, an angel among angels.
Back in November, she collapsed as she was bathing her 2 year old son, Kaleb. She had had a stroke----I heard about it the next day. Her mom told me that she was alert and up and moving around when I talked to her the day after. I had planned on going to visit her in a few days. My kitty Sandy was in the hospital at the same time so it was hard for me to go to the hospital where Angie was, which was 3 1/2 hours away. I thought I had time. 3 days after she first collapsed, she had a major stroke and died. She had a rare blood disorder that caused her blood to clot in the base of her brain.
Tonight, while I was at work, our in store satellite played "I Will Remember You" by Amy Grant. Angie's husband had that song played at her funeral and I hadn't heard it since then. I cannot describe how my heart just broke all over again in a matter of seconds. All I could do was run to the bathroom, slump down to the floor and just cry. Since that happened, it hurts as much as it did when I was sitting at her funeral. It's so hard to lose one of your best friends. I miss her so much. I just wish I could hug her and laugh with her one more time and tell her how special she was. She really was special.
Thanks for "listening". It helps to talk about it.
