In honour of my late friend, may krasnov and his goons and enablers

[niyad]

rot in hell, experiencing every minute of the pain and sufferiing and chaos and terror they have inflicted on all of us.

A very dear friend died Saturday night. We had been through so much together, were there for each other. Daily texts, frequent calls about the shit show we are experiencing. I had been very worried about her all last week, recurring pneumonia, rapid weight loss, etc. Our last texts were about her anger and fear at the horror show. .and then. . . silence. And then the news from her son. I am so fucking angry that her last days and minutes were poisoned by the insanity we are living, that she feared for her children and grandchildren. For this, as for so much else, I can never forgive them. My one small hope is that at least maybe she was not aware of the horrors on Saturday.

Requiescat in pace, dear friend.

May all involved receive everything they deserve.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Condolences for the loss of your friend

Our country continues to lose the best among us.

May your friend's journey into the next phase with her Spirit Energy bring you Peace and comfort.

[niyad]

2. Thank you so much.

[hermetic]

3. So sorry for your loss.

I share your wishes.

[niyad]

4. Thank you so much.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. So sorry for your loss

[niyad]

6. Thank you so much.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. My deepest sympathy for your loss.

[niyad]

8. Thank you so much.

[electric_blue68]

9. Ohhh... gentle hug. So sorry for your loss.

[niyad]

11. Thank you so much.

[SheilaAnn]

10. Deepest condolences to you and peace to your friend.

[niyad]

12. Thank you so much.

[LoisB]

13. Oh, niyad, I am so very sorry. May The Universe welcome her soul with open

arms. If she was your friend, I know she was a good person.

[niyad]

17. Thank you so much. She was an amazing person. . feminist,

environmentalist, animal lover, amazing wife and mother, incredible friend. So many times this week I have reached for my phone to text her something, only to have to remind myself.

[LoisB]

21. I will never understand why we lose people like her and the assholes keep

wasting space. My best friend (male) died in 2013; I still have "I have to tell Darrel" moments. There are some people who are the only ones we can have certain conversations with. She certainly sounds amazing.

[niyad]

26. Exactly. Friends and I have railed at Grim repeatedly for screwing

up so badly.

[Dulcinea]

14. Peace and condolences for your loss.

[niyad]

18. Thank you so much.

[UTUSN]

15. K&R

[niyad]

19. Thank you so much.

[malaise]

16. Hard to lose friends

I know the feeling

[niyad]

20. You have my deepest sympathies.

[LuckyCharms]

22. I'm so sorry for your loss, niyad.

[niyad]

24. Thank you so much.

[yellow dahlia]

23. My sympathies on the loss of your dear friend.

We will always miss yet one more conversation.

She may have left this mortal coil, but she walks with us as we carry in in the resistance.

[niyad]

25. Thank you so much. She does, indeed.

[SheltieLover]

27. Deepest condolences

So saddened to learn of your loss.

Healing vibes on the way to you & her family.

[niyad]

31. hugggggs and thank you so much.

[SheltieLover]

45. Yw. Hugggggs back at ya!

[Permanut]

28. My God, what a horrible loss..

You were there for her. I want to say we needed her, but I guess we're not in charge of that.

Requiescat indeed.

[niyad]

32. Thank you so much. Sadly, we are not in charge, or things would

be very different indeed.

[Ocelot II]

29. I'm so sorry you lost your friend!

[niyad]

33. Thank you so much.

[niyad]

34. Thank you so much.

[johnp3907]

30. So sorry for your loss.

I lost my big brother last year. A so wanted him to outlive that scum bag!

[niyad]

35. Thank you so much. Yes, we both wanted that.

[Scrivener7]

36. I'm so sorry, niyad.

[niyad]

39. Thank you so much.

[FullySupportDems]

37. I'm so sorry niyad

You gave your friend a fine tribute.

[niyad]

40. Thank you so much. She was a wonderful person.

[Faux pas]

38. My condolences to

all who knew and loved her

[niyad]

41. Thank you so much.

[Dear_Prudence]

42. So sorry for your loss, niyad

The world spinning, but she had your support and loving friendship until the very end. And you had hers. Condolences.

[niyad]

47. Thank you so much.

[highplainsdem]

43. I'm so sorry, niyad. I wish your friend's last days hadn't been made worse by the craziness from Trump and

his goons.

But I believe they will get what they deserve - that when those human monsters cross over, they'll experience every bit of pain they caused others here, and be unable to avoid knowing just how evil their actions were. And I'm still hoping they'll get the prosecutions and punishments they deserve here, in this life.

Your friend has crossed over to peace and love, and to reunions with all her loved ones, human and animal, on the other side. Picture her young and healthy again. I believe that's her reality now (beliefs not based on any religion - I haven't followed any since leaving the Catholic Church in my teens - but on what I've learned of near death experiences and other experiences people have had, including a lot of people I met through grief support groups over the years). I hope she'll find some way of comforting you and reassuring you she's fine. And you know she'd want you to take care of yourself.

[SheltieLover]

46. Yuppers!

Well stated, HPD.

[niyad]

48. Thank you so much for your beautiful, loving post. May it be so.

[BlueSpot]

44. I'm sorry for your loss, Niyad

Unfortunately, any caring person can look around on the day of their dying (if they are able to do so) and be troubled with the injustice and inequity clearly visible in the world around them.

For sure, right now is worse than average but I think it is always so at some level.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to get to a time that it wasn't so? I think that describes the struggle.

Rest in peace, Niyad's friend. Know that we're still working on it.

[niyad]

49. Thank you so much. We are indeed working for that day.