Mar. 22, 2003
Friends, true friends, are a rare commodity. I've had very few "true friends" in my life, but I've always been thankful for the ones I did have. When you're sad, or sick they're there to cheer you up. When you're happy and excited they're there to share it with you. They're almost like a member of your family. I've been fortunate to have a friend who's been my "adopted little sister". I'm every bit as close to her as I would be if she were my real sister. We talk every night....usually for hours before we have to get off the phone. Or we'll sit and play Spades or Yahtzee together every night.
She's given me a new outlook on life, and has been there to share my happiness and my sorrows. In September of last year she lost her oldest brother Bill to West Nile Virus, and I lost the man I'd come to love. Knowing how much he meant to each of us, and how hard his loss was to each of us helped me a lot. It's hard enough to lose someone you love, but to go through it alone is even worse. Although I felt horrible that she had lost someone so special to her, it did help me to know I had someone to grieve with.
This young girl....for she's only 23 yrs old....has lost her Husband to Cancer, her Father from a car accident, and then her Brother all within 2 short months. All the while keeping her sense of humor and a bright outlook on life. I've never once heard her bemoan her rotten fate, or ask for sympathy from anyone. She's taken it, and moved on with her life. Now she's on the brink of facing her hardest battle yet. The possibilty of having Liver Cancer. We won't know for sure until Monday. I truly wish it were me instead of her. I've lived my life, and for the most part it was ok. But she's so young, and should have so much to look forward to. I ask you to please pray for her, as I do.
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