I have this freind and i used to go down to her house every single friday night for a drink,
I did it for years and years even before Jade was born,
But she is an angry drunk sometimes and i used to have to sit while she and her husband heavily argued with each other,
I eventually got fed up with it and stopped going down,
Plus getting a taxi home was always a nightmare,
Mo doesn't like her (surprise,surprise)
Because she is an alcoholic,but used to be really bad at one time and the drink nearly killed her,
She only has a drink at night now she doesn't drink during the day,my Dad used to go to her house and drink with her during the day sometimes,
Mo thinks she is a bad influence on me,
We sort of drifted after this and i would go down now and again during the day to see her or i would bump into her in the shopping arcade,
I just found out the other day her Mum is dying,she is riddled with cancer 
Her Mum is 80 something but always looked fit and healthy for her age,
For days i have been wanting to phone her and say how sorry i was but somehow i didn't know how to,
Eventually i did last night when i had a bit of Dutch courage in me,
She was telling me they have given her Mum less than 6 months and she has wasted away to 6 stone something,
Her mum is in the house and she has been going up and taking care of her along with babysitting her Grandaughter at the same time,
I said "I don't know where you get the energy from?"
"Well it's got to be done hasn't it who else is there to do it" she said,
I have arranged to go visit her Mum with her on Monday and i asked if there was anything she needed,
"She is not really eating just now but likes these cream cakes with strawberries on top that you get from Greggs the bakers" she said,
So a cream cake it is then,
She has warned me sometimes she can't be annoyed with people because she is in a lot of pain and can be a bit grumpy but that is to be expected so i won't bother me if she wants me to go
xx