Time this little anecdote had another airing…
At lunch with a friend last week, someone I hadn’t seen for many years stuck her head around the corner; Joan’s sister. She looked so genuinely surprised and pleased to see me I was quite taken aback!
We’d never particularly been friends but I had been very close to her sister, until we lost touch nearly 20 years ago.
After a hug I was told exactly how Joan had passed away within a couple of years of our losing touch, correcting my long-held and erroneous belief that she was so depressed she’s taken her own life.
The truth was not exactly as I had suspected but she definitely suffered with a broken heart; such a sad and lonely ending for someone who gave so much to others.
Standing in front of her still-grieving sister, I felt very guilty for not making more of an effort to see her, before her life…
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