On Monday night, while Andy and I were driving home from Dragon*Con I recieved the most heart breaking phone call.

My best friends mom had passed away earlier that evening. She wasn't sick... in fact, my best friend had gone home for the Labor Day weekend and her mom was fine.... but on Monday morning all that changed. Sheila had a massive stroke to her brainstem and was gone before the doctors had a chance to see her.

I've been spending a lot of time with Shawntell since I got home Tuesday morning. I won't be at work for the rest of the week so I won't be near a computer.

Sheila was like a second mom to me.... it's just shocking. She just had her 49th birthday last Friday.

Then last night, Andy called me, Colin, his roomate, lost his mom. She had MS and had been in pain for years.... she wanted to go home and passed away a few hours later.

The wakes and funerals are the same day, but I will be with Shawntell and Andy will be with Colin.

Thoughts and blessings needed for the families.