Yesterday was Amanda's funeral and Twitter again paid due tribute to a wonderful person. I broke from my self imposed exile to post a couple of comments and retweet those of others thus making it churlish not to reply back to those who mentioned me, although I kept it brief and stated I would make an appearance at the weekend. Even after nearly six weeks the emotion is still very raw and Amanda's loss is still keenly felt. Sadness, anger and love were all evident in people's responses with many taking the time to think of their interactions with a person they had not met or even seen.
   It was a day of reflection for Twitter as many remembered the joy she brought. Someone commented about re-reading her old emails - something I've been doing on a daily basis, as well as listening to her Boos to the extent that I can practically recite them all and reading the tweets posted to the #RIPAmanda hashtag just showed how many lives she touched.
   She always listened and offered untold support and after a few words of advice would say something silly to lighten the mood. This was never inappropriate and always had the desired effect of making me smile. I could do with a chat and a giggle now. Therapist, comedy rhyming partner but most of all a friend: I miss you so very much Amanda, RIP.


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