Thursday, December 20, 2007

My friend

A good friend of mine, and I, haven't talked in a few weeks. We both have kids in basketball and various other busy holiday activities, work, etc. have made us play phone message tag.
We got to chat tonight, and come to find out, she has been battling "the big C", she tells me. UGH! What a time of year! As if any time is better, but NOW! She is a single mom, dad is in a different state, a whole family seperately from their son. She has no medical insurance. She has battled antibiotics being ineffective, staph infections, yeast infections, a new latex allergy, ...
I ffel helpless. I can't help her financially. I can be here to talk, and what not... but what do I do to make things easier for her? Housework help is out of the question, she isn't open to people in her home due to clutter, etc. UGH!! I will be keeping her in my thoughts and prayers, but there feels like there should be something else to do. :(

1 comment:

Diane said...

I'm sorry to hear this bad news about your friend. Can you offer to run errands or bring meals?
Is she in Oregon, what about Oregon Health plan? There are social services that can help.
I'll keep her in my prayers.
How old are her kids?
Hugs

Gotta have my Coca-Cola!!

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