sad

So today was not a great day...in the whole scheme of things it's not the worst, but today we drove out to pay our respects to a young (43) woman who took her last breath far too soon.  She had a glioblastoma and passed on about 16 months after her diagnosis.  She wasn't a close friend, but she was someone I knew earlier in life, before kids and marriage and such.  She leaves behind her husband and an almost 5 year old daughter.  The thing I struggle most with is that her daughter will most likely not remember her mother....i mean she'll have memories kind of filmy recollections of occurrences (she was about 3.5 when her mom was dx), she'll remember that a lady loved her, held her, etc., but she won't remember her.  sigh. I am glad my friend is not longer suffering.  I am honestly hopeful that her husband and child will start to heal from this stage of their lives, but I am truly, deeply, horribly sad.