You're not going to die, you know

My friend Logan

Logan Whitehurst

My "regular" dream was interrupted last night by a visit from a friend. After this visit I woke up and got to remember everything we said.

I was packing a box of The Liz Army shirts for shipment. I wrote a check to pay the receiver for selling them. I thought, Who's going to pay for the shipping?

"I will handle that," Logan said.

I had every emotion in me. I could finally talk to my friend—the only person I know who could understand how I feel…what I'm going through.

He asked the same questions. He wondered the same things.

All I could say was, "I love you," and he brought me into his hug.

"I love you, too," he said. I started to cry... perhaps with relief. "You're not going to die, you know."

Always quick to be positive I said, "Oh, I know! But... still... if in death I can see my old friend then I'm not scared."

Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

https://thelizarmy.com
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