Life is seldom fair

I've a good friend. Everyone else in her family drinks, smokes or both, but not her. She's done a good job of taking care of herself over the years.

She's married to a great guy. They have two wonderful kids. They lead a simple life, but they are happy, and I must say, it shows.

A few months ago, she noticed something was wrong. A lump. Small little thing, but it was enough to concern her.

On Thursday, she was admitted to the hospital. She has stage four breast cancer, which has spread to her liver. The pain was too much for her to bear any longer. They've admitted her for observation.

I just finished talking to her husband on the phone. He said that everyone in her family has said "why her". I find myself asking that self-same question. Why her?

Of course, when he called to tell me about what happened, his first question was about how My Kid was doing. He knows she's got problems, and showed just how great a guy he was by checking in on The Kid before telling me about his own problem.

I've been praying for them both. I hope she pulls through.