I just got a phone call tonight from one of the women in my Sat. mornining group. One of the regulars, Janet, who always came out for lunch with us after the meeting went in for hip replacement surgery and died on the operating table.

She was really looking forward to having the operation, and starting therapy, and having increased mobility - she wasn't even that old, only about 60. She'd been sober 30+ years.

I mean they do hip replacements all the time, heck my 85 year old step mother had one and she was up and about in 4 days - I just don't think of it as high risk surgery, so this is a real shock.

Janet was one of the most positive people I know, always upbeat and happy. I'm still a little leary around people in AA who talk about God all the time, but Janet had the most intense, personal, and loving relationship with her higher power, that you couldn't help but be drawn in and want the same thing - she was so sincere about it, that it never felt like preaching.

It's so not going to be the same going out to lunch without her. I'm really going to miss her.

--splitimage