I woke up one day last week to a text from someone I haven't seen or spoken to in probably 25 years. She was a childhood friend of my ex-husband, who passed away 18 months ago.
I shared her text with my boys, and their response was mood-changing. As we are all still grieving the loss, healing in different ways, and learning how to live with the anger cancer brought us—the devastation of losing a parent, a friend, and a co-parent—this small gesture from her lifted us in surprising ways.
So next time you find yourself wondering how you can help a grieving family, remember that sometimes a simple text can mean more than anything else.
