You're speaking my language, Rebecca. My grandmother was born with a veil, supposedly a highly spiritual symbol of psychic ability. She could foretell the future. Although my mother would ask her opinion on major life decisions, she never listened and always suffered the consequences throughout her life.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend's life. It's a difficult dance between the seeing and the unseeing. We never know if what we see will make a difference in someone's life. Perhaps what we see isn't meant to change their life's path, but to give us confidence in our own gift?