I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
When my bestest girlfriend was diagnosed with brain cancer, this was our song. (Not all the words apply, but...we made it work. lol) She asked if I would stand by her. Would I be the "outlet" for her to share her fears, tears, anger, AND positive thoughts about dying. We had a LOT of wonderful and open conversations. We laughed. We cried. We got screaming pizzed at times too.
She also asked me to be the one to call Hospice when she was ready. She didn't want her family to feel she was leaving THEM, or was giving up. (This was her third fight with cancer, since she was a young child.) Every fight comes to an end...one way or another. She knew she wasn't going to win this time.
I'm truly thankful I was asked, and able, to be the kind of friend to her (in her darkest hour)...that she had always been to me.
With that said...music (and Kleenix) please.
I miss you like crazy, Judy.