Suad Al Bassam wrote

Dearest Randah,

It is hard to express ones feelings when one hears about the loss of a very young, very loving and talented person. To hear and read all about her sends chills down by back and I am amazed and touched at the sense of loss of such a talent.
Although I am not a Sufi, Rumi expresses that the moment of loss is the moment that refines our love.The moment of seperation and pain is what creates something beautiful.

And yet these are not consolations, for the pain and the loss will always be there, but the contribution to have touched so many people is a tribute that reveals the continuation of a loved one through the minds and heart of all who knew, and in my case, did not know her as well. So we are all the fabric of Samars life that continue in the present and into the future.

We are all touched by the life she led when you share those precious memories of her, of her humor, warmth and her incredible humanity.
We are also touched by a mother who touches every mothers' soul shaking us into an awareness that life can never be taken for granted, not even the lives of our youngest children . They may be here for a brief moment, to bring love into our lives and then disappear back into the radiance they came from. They are all gifts to be cherished and held gently and like birds allowed to go free.

I am deeply touched by your pain and the courage you bring by exploring your grief ,feeling it intensely and deeply, most acutely recalling every detail,expressing it, and going even further in creatively developing it.

I am most certain that the grief you feel, will evolve into a living and breathing thing, a project, a way of life an attitiude that will mean Samar, and those who partake of it will radiate love for each other and will know joy in rediscovering her into the future.

With love,

Suad