Determination, kindness, curiosity, and presence. That was Kat, so it was no wonder that, despite carrying a benign tumor in her brain lining and not feeling all that well that day, she showed up at for lunch on my December birthday, thanks to her will and her husband Danny’s considerable help. It turned out the impact of the tumor was anything but benign. That was the last time I saw her conscious, but we go way back. In a sense, Kat – along with other close, early life-long friends I m...
