Friend

Sometimes there are no words, only tears.

She’s doing well, she still needs money, and she could use your good thoughts.

She’s still in the hospital, still fighting — fever, infection, and the gravitational pull of the life she left. She needs your help.

A reader raises some fair questions about whether my friend’s story is legit. I answer them.

She won’t accept my help, but she needs it. Please help me help her.

A friend needs help I can’t give her. Maybe you can.

She’s smart, funny, and brave. And her husband beats her mercilessly.