A friend sent a sad email.
Sad stories of this kind 
have become common

These Lyrics 
immediately
came to mind:

from
(Stookey/Travers/Mezzetti/Sears)

"Take off your old coat and roll up your sleeves,
Life is a hard road to travel, I believe."

I hope you are well.
please, keep singing.

love & love,
💙
-g-