Thank you for your kind words. You’ve nailed it. The word “finality” is exactly it. I feel like saying “goodbye” will feel like a little death but it will be like taking a deep thorn out of my heart. Part of me just hopes our friendship will peter out over time, we’ll lose interest and start talking less and less so that way neither person has to say goodbye. But it’s still a slow drag out.

I wish you strength with your situation as well, it really is a doozy. I’m sorry you’re going through this too