My heart is overwhelmed for her family, all of it in all its forms. But her parents and sister, I ache. The helper part of me wants to assist them in anyway we can to ease any tiny small amount of this, even if just by acknowledgement, witness, recognition of the pain and her impact and the hole that exists.

I am SO GLAD she was able to go home for Xmas.

And when we know more about arrangements, we have to do something magnificent to honor her.

Yes, to both of that Strix.

And when we know more about arrangements, we have to do something magnificent to honor her.

Absolutely.

Does anyone have contact info for Rio? EllenS?

Not to make any of this about me, but I'm headed to Toronto today where my Aunt Linnie (courtesy aunt) died over the holidays less than six months after melanoma diagnosis. It's a work trip but I'm taking a few extra days and staying with Toronto family.

On my last work trip to Toronto, around Easter, I had dinner with her and her partner, my Aunt Nonie, and several other of my mom's old friends. I am SO GLAD that work took me there when it did. And now again. This is going to be a tough week.

David emailed Rio, I don't know about Ellen.

It's times like this I wish, fiercely, that this board were a real, physical place. There's nowhere else I want to be today but here with you all.

Does anyone have contact info for Rio?

I sent her a note.

Kate, me too.

I am SO GLAD she was able to go home for Xmas.

Me too.

It's times like this I wish, fiercely, that this board were a real, physical place. There's nowhere else I want to be today but here with you all.

So much so. I keep getting overwhelmed, and I haven't been around as much as I should, but I'm grateful the one thread I kept up in all the time was one ita was in often.

What Kate said. I so desperately want to be with you all today. And the memories of the times when we've been together and specifically the period of time about 10 years ago and the way it felt to me then. Overwhelming.