The Friends Who Won't Let You Die: Loving a Friend for a Lifetime

Jeanne McDermott gave the eulogy for her oldest friend two weeks before we sat down together. She’d known her since she was ten years old. Alice Markowitz, filmmaker and Jeanne’s closest friend for nearly 50 years, was sitting right beside her.The three of us talked about how beautiful it is to hold a friendship across an entire life: what you gain, what you lose, and what you carry forward when someone is gone. We also talked about what friendship in your 70s looks like, the shock of aging, and the real joys of a community choir.This one comes with a lot of laughs, a little heartbreak, and so much wisdom about how to cherish your friends and give one another grace.It’s for anyone who has friends they’ve known throughout their life—people they love deeply and are also a little terrified of losing.Topics: lifelong friendship, friendship grief, friendship in your 70s, aging, women and friendship, midlife connection, chosen family, friendship after lossAlice’s Friend Pick: Anything written by Anne LamottJeanne’s Friend Pick: A good game of Charades.Join the campfire → yeahnoforsure.show | Instagram → @theyeahnoforsureshow