Thankful for my strong friendships and all of the supportive women in my life.
I know that I said in my first post that my journey hasn’t been about testing friendships. Well…that’s not completely true. I’m trying to make sure that it doesn’t define the strength of my friends and our relationship, mostly because I know that they are all so different and will be there for me in various capacities. There is one friend, though, that I’ve questioned our friendship for the last couple of years. Her actions and reactions to my upcoming surgery were indifferent, but honestly I expected as much. Even though I know that she is aware of it, I would be surprised if she even read this blog.
That’s not really what I want to talk about, though. Even though I am sure that we all have that one friend that we wonder about, I was not expecting to have so many caring acquaintances and strangers willing to help. The past few days I have been connecting with women through mutual friends. Each woman seems to suggest another woman that I might like to talk to. They have all been extremely open and have answered any questions that I have asked. Most are survivors, but one is a previvor with a BRCA1 mutation, like me.
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone that I have ever known. - Chuck Palahniuk
I've been extremely fortunate to have found these women, but I also can't get over how awesome my friends are. They are already offering and planning to watch my boys, helping me accomplish my 30 meals challenge, and just giving any support that they think that I may need. I keep getting more and more amazed at how wonderful the people are in my life.
I still don’t feel incredibly emotionally stable, although I am doing better each day. I don’t think that I would be ready to console someone going through this right now, but I hope that when I am in the final stages or completely finished with my upcoming surgeries that I am as caring and supportive as these women. I know that I have thanked them already, but if they happen to be reading this, thank you again. I know that you have busy schedules of your own and I appreciate the time that you have taken to counsel a stranger.
I am very lucky and extremely grateful to have such wonderful people in my life.
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