In A Flash, Life Changes

This afternoon, about an hour and a half ago, we got word that my husband's cousin, "A", lost her husband in a sort of freak accident. It had just happened about a half hour before that. They don't live far from us, they're young---maybe early 40's. Sketchy details revealed that they think he might've had a heart attack while driving. He was a very fit and healthy guy, not a candidate for a sudden heart attack. But just like that, life's path is completely altered.

I've been enjoying the blog that A recently started; I've enjoyed her comments on my blog. She's posted some of her poetry, and her writing is very thought-provoking and deep---some of the poems have dark edges. I think life hasn't always been a rosy, sun-filled path for A; just a sense I've gotten. And now this. I'm sure she's in shock, numb....and then how unmoored she'll probably feel, set adrift. My husband and I stand by, waiting to hear if we can help in any way. Meanwhile, I'm sobered again to remember that in a flash, life changes.