I met my best friend when I was fourteen. We were in ninth grade - goofy, awkward teenage girls.
We stayed close for many years and then back around 2001 we drifted apart. She and I didn’t really talk at all for about six years.
Then, at thirty-three years old, I found out that I had breast cancer. She came back into my life like a force of nature. She cleaned my home, cared for my child, and took care of me. She bathed me, clothed me, gave me my medicine, and found creative ways to make food more edible when my mouth was so devastated by chemo that I could barely swallow. She saved my life and, with no thought of reward or recognition, and she did it all while having a fulltime job as well as two kids and a husband to care for!
To this day she still won’t accept that she forever changed my world.
This seemed like a wonderful forum to pass on a kindness story that never gets the recognition it deserves because she just won’t hear it. Thank you for reading; it does my heart good to know I’ve sung her praises.
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- Posted by enigma74
- Feb 23, 2012
- Comments (37)
Readers Comments
heartofflesh wrote: Your story is a heartwarming one and there are angels everywhere and they appear at the right moments when you feel helpless.Your friend has done great service,
the work of God. Your heart is filled with gratitude and love.LOVE can conquer anything ! I pray that each and every cell in your body is healed.
YOU are a STAR !
the work of God. Your heart is filled with gratitude and love.LOVE can conquer anything ! I pray that each and every cell in your body is healed.
YOU are a STAR !
enigma74 wrote: Thank yoo, Luckyman. I am healed. In my body and heart.
Bluebell wrote: Thank you for you beautiful story, it feels like that you have more than a best friend ;-) you also have an Angel in human form looking after you. You story has a double blessing, the blessing to give and the blessing to receive with an open heart and gratefulness, in your own way you are both beautiful Beings of Light. Love and Endless Blessings, Bluebell
moral12 wrote: You were indeed very lucky to have such a caring friend; you know what they say, that friends are angels whose wings you cannot see. Hope you are well on the road to recovery.
annjav wrote: Thank you for sharing this story as a way to give recognition to your dear friend. She won't accept your thanks because she really couldn't do anything but help you in any way possible because she loves you so, but you also realize she didn't have to do it. And you appreciated her help so much. It is a joy to witness your wonderful friendship.
trueblue wrote: wow what an amazingly amazing friend you have..some people are in our lives for this very thing and somehow we are re-connected like an unexplainable burst of love, caring, and its like we have never been apart.. like the saying.. the road to a friend is never long even when it takes years to get there....love is all we need :)
erinvictoria wrote: I am so happy that you are blessed with such a wonderful friend and that you are ok now. You are a survivor! God Bless you and your friend.
Bluxess wrote: Bless your sweetest friend ... She released all the love she held for 6 long years when you needed it the most ... May be she's just happy to see the goofy pal of hers get well, just well ... Heartily wishes and congratulations to both of you. Immense Blessings, Bluxess.
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: A true friend is not bothered by lapses in contact. What a wonderful friend she is to jump in and truly BE there for you. Such friends are rare and always treasured. Thanks for sharing your friend with us! :)
princessliz wrote: Such a good friend. Thanks for sharing.
