The Friend Who Changed My Life

I have a friend who changed my life when she found out she had leukemia. This is a true story and I want to really thank her in my special place.

We are childhood friends.
Same time last year I got a message from her on my phone ( we don't live in the same country anymore) asking " are you there?" It was too early my time so I replied yes in my head and I continued sleeping. Later on I woke up with the most unexpected message..."Sarah I have Leukemia" I didn't understand the message. My mind just stopped and I kept playing with letters thinking this was autocorrect. But I know she wasn't feeling well. And for days I begged her to go check what's going on. After like 2 hour I think I called her. We were just silent for I don't know how long. I can hear her crying and I try to stop my sobs to be strong for her. She said I have to come back home to check everything and go to the right doctors. She was here next day. From her messages I felt she was tired of all the sobs and cries she has been hearing. Again I try to be strong. I told her after you finish all the tests of the day we will go do our hair (she is my guide when it comes to beauty stuff).
She looked so week and so fragile. It took a lot of energy from me not to cry. Anyway she had a long line of doctors and tests to do. It took her like 2 months to get everything in order. She did radiation and she has to be always on medication but she looks now better than ever.

She is now my inspiration. Yes as a normal human being the news was scary to her but she never quit. On the contrary, she took it as a sign that she has to change the boring and unhappy life she was leading. And She Did. And till now she is still working on making her life better. Never once she said it's the end of the world. Actually now I feel she grabbed life by the hair and said listen I was behaving and silent with all the crap I had in my life but now no more you don't have the right to mess with me anymore. My life my Rules.

Seeing her like this for me made me reflect on my life. She changed my perception of my life. She taught me how to take control of my journey. How to stop being a slave to routine. How to work because you love work. And above all no matter what life throws at you know that it's never the end of the world.

I love you my friend and thank you for teaching me how to live by letting me be part of your journey.
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