"when it's my time, it's my time, I just hope I'm doing something I love." Sounds like your friend was doing what she loved no matter how tragic it turned out.
Thanks James, Julie..
Tony... My feelings exactly!
Oddly enough, 14 years ago, I made an emergency dismount, and that landed ME in a coma. Fran, went instantly. No brain damage, no paralysis.. just freaky.
So life does go on, although there's few people that connect as late life friends, the way we did.
Looking to live each day to its fullest, and may the time come when *I go, like you said Tony, may it be doing something I love.

Blessings!