My Dear Friend, Sweet Nancy

Dearest Relations,

I have a young friend by the name of Nancy, I wish to introduce you to her. I have known Nancy since the 1990's. We worked, danced, and joked about together at the store in the big blue box. We worked our ass off there, but we had some fun too! Along with a wonderful group of Kindred Folk's who worked with each other, Nancy and I, there in the big blue box...

...working relationships became friendships, freindships create Kinfolk, sometimes to points beyond - as in really becoming Kinfolk by marriage. Which is like so cool in my romantic way of looking with life sometimes.

I am Blessed and am proud to know my sweet friend Nancy. I have always loved Nancy and felt she as a daughta-from-anotha-motha sort of way. Although, and please let it be known, I know Nancy's Mommy and there is no disrespect intended. It's as if I viewed Nancy as my daughter first, then the on the job, Nancy. Dig? Some way, this was the way it was intended.

I want to share that my dear friend Nancy, is fighting a cancer. I am seeing this dreadful fucking disease eat away at one of the most beautiful people I've ever met. My energies pick up her's as I have never seen Nancy without a smile. Her strength is Grace. Not only on the outside is Nancy beautiful, but beautiful where it matters most, she is beautiful inside too. This is such a difficult thing for me to speak or talk about. It's almost as if I am ignorant and know not what to say.

We were reunited one year or more ago, Nancy and I, and so many other's that the warmth from my Center soothes my chest and this energy let's me know that Nancy is surrounded with love and the energy that is love with strength...

...in some sort of cosmic way, we were all never really that far away or apart. Our friendships and kinships have all remained strong, sure and loved. I mean, this was the way life went when we were sent by Great Spirit to do what we had to. To make it in this fast-paced-hurry-the-fuck-up-life...

...and then to Witness this Blessed Circle be Reunited, is beyond my wildest dreams and may only be considered by me, an Act of the Great Spirit.

I am humbled. My love for Nancy and our Kindred has grown warmer and closer over the years. It has driven me practically mad to know that Nancy and I have lived in the same community for years and never once had we crossed paths until crossed paths at our Walgreens Pharmacy...

...I was freshly dischagred from hospital that evening and was still very much under the influence of them "special hospital medications" and was goofy I know because I was messing with my daughter. Honest to God, and you can ask her, when my eye's met her's - it made my eye orbs feel funny and I think I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness and then later that night, an immense sorrow...

...I was looking at Nancy through the eye's of a father reunited with a daughter. Nancy, know how much love, respect and dignity I have for you. You know, I must say out of respect, to mention Mama, your Mommy. I see where you "caught" your beauty and also I am witness to Two Warrior WOmen.
Keep on this This Fight!

Since then, I have thought of my dear friend Nancy every day of life. She came to visit me while I was in hospital for pete's sake! Her Mom and Dione too!

Nancy, I want you to know with confidence that I love you. My Spirit's love you and respect your Spirit's. I have had ceremony's for you and have prayed for you. Have banged the drums loudly for you...

...as I will contine to do. Remember that I will donate blood for you at the dial of a telephone. I have donated phalets (spell check,?) in the past and am prepared to do so for you...

...WAIT! Imagine this, I provide this mixed breed type O blood for you, then we would really be same Blooded. Oh, but wait, sweet Nancy, I have felt all along we bleed the same blood. Already.

Nancy, sweet Nancy, thank you for being a friend.

"Holla!"

Love ya, Mario