How Do You Say Goodbye to a Friend?

Charlotte Narboni
Aug 9, 2017 · 7 min read
Booth Bay Harbor, Maine Sept. 3, 2016. Tracie and Dennis Carolin renew their wedding vows. Colby, Tracie, Dennis, Austyn

I’m not talking about a family member, but rather someone you know, someone important to you, someone you care about. Just not related by blood or marriage. That’s the caveat for this story.

I’m faced with this situation now. My darling neighbor, Dennis Carolin, is in the final chapter in his struggle with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, unofficially named after the man…

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