I have so many wonderful memories of seeing Heather after long periods of time apart and just talking and laughing for hours.  She always shared openly and listened thoughtfully, and was ready to be silly and have fun no matter what.  On this day I was living across the country but in town for a brief visit, and Heather was, for the first time, needing to dramatically limit her speaking.  When we saw one another she brought a pen and pad to write down responses and we had so much fun doing a half-charades version of catching up.  It was amazing how able Heather was to be a friend and find fun and joy despite her terrible battle with illness.