Sad news from an old friend today

When I first created this blog, I knew I’d be hearing positive stories from some of my friends about their similar experiences and sharing them here. Unfortunately, I hadn’t so much counted on hearing some of the sadder ones as well. Today, I learned of a woman (an old friend’s mother) who died as a result of an infection that came about after breast reconstruction surgery using implants. Granted, she was a cancer patient with a compromised immune system. But still …