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Being A Friend

 The nice thing about doing a blog and not a book is, I can write in whatever order I want, about whatever I want! Seeing as Taylors airplane ride “go fund me” was a smashing success and we are feeling ALLLL the love, I thought I would write about how to help a friend going through hard stuff.  We have been the recipients of so much generosity and love. One of the hardest things for me when someone has a tragedy strike, is knowing what to do, and what to say to them to make it better.  The thing is, nothing you say or do CAN make it better.  The person is going to hurt no matter what.  BUT, being there and doing means so much.  When Taylor got cancer, I don’t remember anything anyone said to me.  Esp during those first weeks when we were reeling with shock.  I DO remember the people that came, I remember the people that did.  When you are in a state of shock, a lot of times, you can’t even formulate what you need.  So don’t ask, unless you really don’t know.  I literally didn’t know wh