Oh, Jacqueline, it is with unanimous consent that we shout out your bestestness. I'm sorry it's so little time, but I am glad you have a timeline. I think the unknown is scarier and harder for the known, even when the known is dreadful.

And it is dreadful. Because you are the best. (See what I did there?)

And it is dreadful. Because you are the best. (See what I did there?)

The rare Book of Revelations callback!

JZ nothing but love for you.

Richard Feynman's letter that he wrote to his wife after her death came across my Tumblr dash, and of course it made me think of the now, for how could it not?

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I write mental letters to my dead people sometimes. They're nowhere near as eloquent or amazing as this one, but you know, I'm no Richard Feynman.

Oh, Jacqueline, it is with unanimous consent that we shout out your bestestness.

Seriously, our BSC is on point, and, in fact, doesn't even have BS. It's just a C. An A+ C.

"I don't know your new address...."

Also, resonant:

"I want to do little projects with you. I never thought until just now that we can do that. What should we do. We started to learn to make clothes together — or learn Chinese — or getting a movie projector. Can’t I do something now? No. I am alone without you and you were the “idea-woman” and general instigator of all our wild adventures."

JZ, I will echo, you are the best of us.

Also Richard Feynman is a touchstone for me and I have always loved the letter that he wrote to his wife after her death. It has been a long time since I've re-read it.

The Amiable Alliance concurs.

Hail, fellow Amy. Concur with your concurrence.

The lurkiest representative of the Amiable Alliance concurs as well. It's heart-food to be able to share this with JZ, who is, in fact, the best.

I hope a timeline brings a little comfort. And I’m deeply glad you’re able to be at home surrounded by love, in the home that so much love and joy went into creating, even if for far too brief a time.

I remember similar times with my mom, and it was painful and difficult, and yet filled with laughter and love, and I wouldn’t give up a moment of it. And I’m grateful that you and David are choosing to share with us, as we in this community have shared so many joys and heartbreaks over the years. I truly don’t know who I would be without this funny, thoughtful, challenging, supportive, provocative, and most of all loving community.

We seriously are the best, and JZ embodies the best of us.

JZ, I hope every single day we are lucky enough to still have your presence also brings you a sense of pleasure.

Indeed.

I finally got JZ hooked up on my laptop with her logged into her own gmail account, B.org and FB.

Her typing is shaky now but she might have me type up a note or two for her.

But she can read and scroll now.

Side note: She's mentioned before doing a big Zoom call as we did for Amyth. Is that something we could set up?