I have written a letter to someone I know is in trouble, and probably having the worst time in their life. I have offered to help, only I have no idea what that means. I don’t know anything about this person’s support system or many of the details of their situation. But this person is my friend, was my friend in the past. I am afraid that this person will not write back to me, and I will not know why. I am also afraid that this person will write back to me. Can I really do anything meaningful? What it’s not enough? What if the response is anger towards me? Maybe I’m not up to this. But still I wrote. Because, if my friend is alone, crummy help from me would still be better than no help at all.