Weekly Photo Challenge: Friend / 52 Weeks of Thankfulness – Week 13
This is the 52 Weeks of Thankfulness – Week 13 at Haddon Musings
When I was in bio-chemotherapy treatment for melanoma cancer in 2009, it was also a time when my husband went back to school getting his MRI/CT licenses. I was in no shape of driving. Jolyn from my church fellowship group jumped right in to coordinate and have people signed up to give me rides.
I needed rides to the hospital for each of the four cycles of the 5-day treatment. I checked out on Sunday, so my husband could pick me up from the hospital. After discharged, I also needed rides for follow up appointments. Toward the end of six months, a professor’s wife drove me to the appointment. She said, “I’m glad I got my chance to drive you before you don’t need drivers anymore.”
It made me feel my friends were lining up to get their turn to help me. During driving, I had no energy to talk. But I could be myself and not feel obligated to talk, because it wasn’t social time. My friends who drove me didn’t feel it was social time either.
Jolyn also scheduled people to bring meals to me. She told my friends that they didn’t have to come into my home because I was in no shape to receive visitors. She also told me that I shouldn’t have to invite them in.
During those six months, I was totally helpless. I was only a receiver of blessings. I’m thankful for all my friends who blessed me with their prayer support, continued to send me sympathy cards and emails, and provided help in tangible ways. What great friends I have!
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog. Your story on your about page was delightful but after I scrolled all the way to the end to make my comments for some reason my silly phone reverted and took it back to the top so I’m just gonna tell you right here that I enjoyed the about page and am looking forward to following your blog. It’s really nice to find someone who is thankful and shares their life so openly and beautifully. I too was the recipient of great attention with lots of medical problems through the years and you have inspired me to write about that. It’s long overdue. It took seven pregnancies to get my 20-year-old triplets and three of those were tubal pregnancies and two were miscarriages. I have one daughter who was born seven years earlier. I too am so thankful and I need to remember the folks who helped us through that time.
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Thank you so much to scroll down 415 comments to make yours. I’m thankful. I didn’t know how receptive my readers were about my story, but having 415 readers read and liked it, it encouraged me to tell more of my story – my cancer treatment, my separation with my daughter due to the divorce, and my lovely husband, my daughter’s pregnancy…. I’m wide open to share about my life and I got a lot of readers’ supports!
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I look forward to reading more.
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Thank you so much!
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Good friends are a blessing from God. Love and blessings.
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I’m blessed with my core group of friend!
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So lucky.
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Yes, I am. Thank you!
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Thank God for the gift of friends. Blessings to everyone of them.
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Yes, we all need friends. That’s what God wants us to do – fellowship with each other and be each others support. Thank you for your comment!
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Goodness you had such a great team around you Miriam. It is such a blessing to have so many wonderful friends. 😊
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Thank you, Brigid! Yes, it’s such a blessing! 🙂
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What a lovely story to share and I am amazed at the fact in the picture you all colour coded perfectly hehe. Thank you for sharing. Keep Smiling.
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Thank you so much! It was a Christmas dinner photo. Thank you for reading!
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Your friends really are great. I hope you are completely well now.
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Yes, they are great friends. I still have lymphedema, and nerve damage on both feet. Need to work on them everyday! Thank you for your comment!
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A beautiful story Miriam, those are wonderful friends to treasure ☺💖
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Yes, Xenia. They are wonderful friends. Some of them have their own physical challenges or their spouses do at this moment! We support each other!
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:o) xxx
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🙂 xoxo
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Beautiful ! We all are truly blessed to have someone or something to be always thankful for 😊
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Yes, I’m trying to be thankful everyday! Thank you for your comment!
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😊
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🙂
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