I’m very sorry to hear about your friend! It makes us all realize how fragile we all are! My thoughts are with you!

As for what you can do for your friend… All you can do is be her friend! My husband was in a very serious accident (and had similar injuries to your friend’s husband). I can’t explain how much I appreciated just having someone to talk to. My supportive friends saved me during that time!

While Robert was in the hospital, I drove an hour and a half (round trip) to see him for just a few minutes before I went to work every morning. I would call my friend, Heidi, from my car. Luckily she’s on the east coast and I’m on the west coast, so my 5:30AM calls to her were OK with her! Just talking to helped so much!

Let your friend know that she’s not alone. Ask her if you can do anything for her, but I she’ll probably say, “no”. Take her to lunch (hospital cafeteria food isn’t that bad!). Give her a shoulder to cry on.