I lost my best friend on Friday evening to oral cancer and I am trying to see through the tears to write this. I can't stop crying and I miss her, and I am afraid to imagine how I am going to make it without her. My whole world has changed. She was diagnosed with stage 4 Oral Cancer (located in her jaw, back in late 2012) She passed 5.10.13 and was only 52 years old. She was my rock, my words of wisdom and my best friend. I was not with her when she passed and I am trying to get through the hurt of missing the moments of her journey that she clearly stated she wanted me to be on. Her family did not let me be by her side. The emotional weight this carries is unbearable.

Stacy