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The Stranger I Knew for 20 Years: A Long-Distance Friendship, One Missed Call, and a Final Goodbye

For nearly two decades, I had a deep, complicated friendship with someone I never met in person. We bonded over email, phone calls, cancer, cats, and clashing work styles. Then one day, I almost didn’t pick up the phone. This is a story about unexpected grief, long-distance connections, and why you should never let a call go to voicemail.

Full Disclosure: This blog is written by me—a real human with a chronic illness, a chef’s knife, and a heart full of stories. Sometimes I lean on AI for grammar touch-ups, structure tweaks, or a dash of SEO magic. I use AI to generate images related to the posts. But every word, every thought, and every bit of beautiful chaos? That’s all mine.

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