one minute i was headed for north dakota and the next minute i was driving east on I-94. i was home to see mom and planned to take the train to minot in the morning. i checked my voice mail and found a voice mail from kath. a call late in the night,just after midnight. unable to reach her, i went to bed, but my sleep was fitful. there was something wrong, but what?
an early morning call explained it all. "tom fell and hit his head..."
no need for details. he was gone. his balance finally failed him. he was on coumadin. a huge "brain bleed". "he died this morning, just after five..."
so i forgot about minot and headed home to "be there", for my dear friend, as she returned home. a new chapter faces us. life, without the "love of her life". it is uncharted territory. i don't need to lead her.
i just need to be nearby in case she needs me. that's all i can do in this world without tom.
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