It's 1:30am and I'm awake....

I checked my phone for messages and see one about a lifetime friend of my sister and, by extension, a lifetime friend of mine too - that she had passed away last night.

My sister and she used to have such fun laughing and giggling....they would always get in trouble for their hilarious laughter. Even as adults they constantly made each other laugh.

Our friend had a kidney transplant 28 years ago and always had difficulty with the anti-rejection meds. She struggled quite a bit but she was always smiling and had nice words to say whenever we met.

I last saw her this past summer in the hospital when she was first admitted for cancer treatment. She had survived this cancer years before but it came back. We chatted about the past, my sister, and all the things we did together. I'm glad I saw her then.

She will be missed. But she is with my sister now, I hope they cross paths, wherever they are.