The crew is breaking up and it really hurts

I work with a handful of other nurses at an assisted living and it’s been really great. We have the group chat together and we talk literally everyday, especially when our kids go to bed. We all have the same vibe, around same ages, same amount of kiddos around the same ages and similar relationships/marriages. I’ve never really had a group of friends growing up especially ones that are all friend with one another. It’s been so wonderful to finally have a group of friends that all are friend with each other and we have alot of love. We have each others backs and are constantly laughing crying consoling one another and giving tips and life advice. Just such a wonderful experience. We are all about to go in different directions suddenly (moving, career changes, job changes etc.) this just happened today all at once within an hour we announced to each other of our drastic life changes.

I know it’s dumb and dramatic but damn it really hurts emotionally. These girls are truly my best friends. We have been through pregnancies together, traumatic career and family events, loosing close loved ones together. The last patient that died was on hospice and we were all sobbing trying to give him the best last moments together. I can’t explain how beautiful it was, truly will never forget it. I have so much love for them all and it’s so sad to close this chapter. We will keep in touch but it won’t be the same. I hope I find a new group of friends that fill this void because it’s going to be very empty. Have you ever been through this? I’ve had quite close friend at previous jobs but nothing like this. We all just clicked, it was like we knew each other forever. Maybe we were meant to find each other. Life is strange.