Choking

I'm literally choking on my own thoughts and words as I cry out to God on behalf of my friend of 23 years. She is hurting, so I hurt too. She is walking through the lowest valley of her life and all I want to do is wrap my arms around her and cry with her. Distance seperates us physically, but we're both sobbing. I'm scared, she is terrified, and he continues to hold on. Lord, please give him the strength, the health and the hope to hold on.