{"id":5660,"date":"2025-02-03T23:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/?p=5660"},"modified":"2025-02-03T23:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:21:27","slug":"i-love-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/?p=5660","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I love you&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5665\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/?attachment_id=5665\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?fit=1025%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1025,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Perfection V700\/V750&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434003569&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_Gift of Friendship_ (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?fit=547%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5665\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?resize=160%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?resize=160%2C300&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?resize=547%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?resize=820%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martycoffinevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gift-of-Friendship_-2.jpg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gift of Friendship,&#8221; 6&#8243; x 9&#8243; Watercolor, By Donna Lyons \u00a92008<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love you&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By Marty Coffin Evans \u00a9 2024<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have some bad news,\u201d my friend Art said in a soft voice. He went on to tell me of his Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>We talked and shared memories from our 40-year friendship. Both of us recalled his presentation at an Industry Education Council meeting where he had described the upcoming Equestrian Events during that summer\u2019s Los Angeles Olympic Games. We didn\u2019t linger on those memories as soon others filled our conversation.<\/p>\n<p>How often do we tell others of their importance in our lives? My friend was doing just that. He had a list of friends, beyond those in the family, where he was telling the story of his current health challenge. Certainly, family members will surround him, and his wife as will friends nearby.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming days, he would learn about the treatment for his diagnosis. He did not want flowers, but, rather requested prayers. Cards and calls would be welcome. 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