She winced at that, shaking her head, "I'm sorry to hear that. My husband vanished for some time a while back, when I was still pregnant with Henri, I... well, I don't usually admit it, but I don't know that I would have made it through without friends." She shook her head, smiling faintly, "The kind that come and bring cheeseburgers just to make sure you're eating and then do a load or two of laundry while they're over."