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My Friend Woke Up at 5am For Me
Because I needed a ride
For the last 2 months, I’ve had 3 rounds of antibiotics because I kept getting sinus infections. I went to an ENT specialist and he sent me to ARA, which is Austin Diagnostic Imaging Services.
The issue?
I needed to be there at 6:30 in the morning.
I asked a friend if she could come get me, and she agreed. She would have to get up at 5am to get me at 6am.
I told her she was like my sister, because she was willing to do this.
In fact, she is so much dearer and closer to me than my own brother, who I am alienated from. It makes me sad, because I will probably never get to know my nieces. He (my brother) hasn’t even seen my mother in several years though he does send her flowers once a year on her birthday.
My friend and I consider ourselves sisters in Christ, which is a term often used by close Christian friends. We are also sisters in terms of personalities — we share many of the same traits.
I have found this repeatedly in my life as I struggle with cancer. God provides the people I need, and they are happy to help.
There are other people in my life who I now consider family in a way my brother never was. They pray for me, they talk to me, they…
