A week ago my best friend died after a short battle with cancer. Julia was a one of a kind woman with a depth of love to give. She was gracious, funny, witty, intelligent. She was beauty, light and love. She was Master of the Pun. She was sensitive and soft.
I was devastated when I got the call that morning and the only thing I wanted to do right then and there was drink. Drink to shut down, drink to numb, drink to check out. But I didn't, I haven't and hopefully I won't. I gave her the gift of my sobriety on her birthday and I know it would've hurt her to know I'd given up my sobriety because she passed away.
She was my champion, my confidante, my co conspirator. She was my Maddie.
Julia Hernandez
8/5/1964 - 9/8/2010
