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
zainab wrote: Thank you soooo mch cuz you saved my eng lass
tasmiyah wrote: What a true friend to cherish forever. May god bless her
TJ wrote: Angels are with us all the time, we just do not see them until it really gets rough in our lives. She is a blessed angel and one day you will do the same for her. Gods blessings to you both.
hinashah4 wrote: Thank you for sharing the story. You are really fortunate to have such a friend. I learned about the real meaning of friendship today :) take care!
Bambino wrote: I'm such a generous person myself and i tend to help out others whenever i get the chance to so that i can make an impact on somebody's life. Me and my best friend have known each other for 7 years now and not a day goes by where i wont say i regret meeting that guy!
bookworm58 wrote: What a wonderul friend you have in your life. Such an angel to help you in the rough time with the cancer.
I had a friend like that when i had cancer. Its a blessing from god to have dear friends like this in our lives.
I had a friend like that when i had cancer. Its a blessing from god to have dear friends like this in our lives.
Shefali Sharma wrote: I read your blog story & seen was very good skills in your writing skills, i appreciate your story with my heart thanks for the sharing with us.
Thaata wrote: Truly said that such kind acts seldom get the recognition they truly deserve. It is said that ev. Il is united and goodness is scattered hence evil appears to be strong. Thanks for sharing. May god bless you both
RMB333 wrote: You are so fortunate to have a genuine friend! Untold blessings for both!
bilkis wrote: What a wondeful friend, god bless her
