What Is a Real Friend?
Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008
by Andrea Drzyzga
What is a real friend? Let me start with the real reason that I am writing this story. I'm a women who has worked for years, now I own my own cottage business, I have grown children, my Dad of 91 years old lives with me and my husband, I LIVE the part of the "sandwich generation". I'm sure that I may write a short story about that!!
About a week ago I was taking my morning walk around my gardens and I slipped and fell. Well, I wish that it were that easy, but for the first time in 54 years, I broke a bone! Not only a bone, it was my right arm, the humorous bone. It's almost like my life stood still as I lay in the hospital, thinking my arm was going to fall off. One of my daughters was in the hospital with my husband, while another daughter was home holding down the fort, as they say, with my Dad. Other than my sisters and brother I had my own list of emergency contacts. The first and only one on the list is my dear soul-mate friend/sister, Mary. Now mind you Mary lives 2 hours from my house, now for those who live in the New York/ New Jersey area the drive could take hours depending on traffic. My friend Mary, with clothes packed, in the car and on her way before I was even settled down on which of 2 hospitals that the doctor was going to do the surgery. My daughter had to call her back while she was on her way to tell her where I was. Mary stayed with me for 2 days; she stopped her life, to be with her dearest friend in a time of need. Even though I had my family there for support, to have my dearest friend there to keep my spirits up was a blessing.
When one of your friends are hurt or sick or just need a shoulder to cry on, just say those simple words "is there anything I can do". You don't have to stop you life and run to help. To me the most important part of a friendship, is knowing that someone cares about you and knowing that someone will be there for you.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)hi andreai know just what you mean. i have had the gift of needing my friends in the past two years, and they were all there for me, in their own ways. it was a Blessing and a Godsend. thanks for sharing your story, and i hope you continue writing,welcome to searchwarp,best regards,sue thom
Hi Andrea,So true! Sometimes it's the people you hardly know that go the furthest out of their way for you. That has always amazed me. Val
Excellent point Andrea,I am always comforted when a good friend helps me out in a time of need. It is quite funny, I am peckin with one hand to respond to you article, because a week ago, I shattered my wrist and broke my hand. I guess I will have to implement the voice recognition on my computer...Novertheless, I have had a few friends clean my kitchen, drive me around and call to check on me. What alessing from God they are. I don't like being in a full cast or asking for help, but I am learning.God bless you always,Michelle
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