I am incredibly lucky. They say that if you have more than one true friend in your life, you are truly blessed. I happen to have two, incredible friends in my life. Two women who have been there for me through just about everything. I also have six very good friends who have supported me and been there for me through one of the worst times of my life.
Last week, I felt so...alone. Which is strange because I am constantly surrounded by really wonderful people, whom I know care about me. But none-the-less, I felt alone and lost. So I emailed Gemma and although I knew she had other, more pressing things to take care of before starting her career on the 10th, I asked her to please come out here for a quick visit-that at that moment, I really needed my best friend. For those who know me...you will understand that this is completely out of character for me and perhaps that will give you an idea as to how desperate I truly was. Her response was to send me her flight itinerary. She didn't ask what I needed, what was happening, or why I needed her at that particular moment. She just came.
She arrived Wednesday and left today. It was so wonderful to have her here, to just have someone around who has known me, really known me, for so many years that I don't have to really explain why I feel the way I do. To have her look at me and say, "we are going to get through this" meant so much to me.
Patrick liked to tell me that I needed to make friends. I have amazing friends. I have incredible people surrounding me every day, who care for me and support me...who love me. And at a time in my life, when I need them most, they are there.
