“I had a friend record me surprising my mother figure in my life. After being gone from home for over 8 months, this was the first period in years that we have not talked on the phone or text every day consistently over the course of years. I made the effort to call her once I got my phone, and speak to her just as we would daily. Little did she know, I was on the 21-hour drive home. Not being raised with a mother or father, my 70-year-old best friend has stepped in.”