Helen was one of those very rare people who got inside my circle of comfort immediatly and stayed there for over 30 years. We showed our love for each other by snotty remarks and veiled threats, just like buddies do.
She loves to tell the story of the one time we tried to be nice to each other and it lasted about 20 minures. She threw the first insult and things got back to normal.

Back when she discovered that spot on her nose and it turned out to be cancer, I talked to her on the phone, and I told her to do everything the doctor said or I was going to come over there and be nice to her. She promised to be good!
This is hard to put down on this forum, but I had to share it. God, I miss her.