When Friends Are All We Need!

Petropolis, Brazil
October 28, 2017 7:05am CST
It is interesting how things go when we have a few good friends. When I say "a few" I am not trying to say that those who have "a thousand friends" are wrong. If they know how to manage to visit one thousand friends in one week, they are good with it. For me, a few "good" friends near me is what I need. Why am I saying that? I posted some threads these days talking about my health conditions. I am going through lots and lots of exams and "up to now" all is fine. One or two things of little remark to pay attention to, but fine. Yesterday, I began my ABPM test, which I fortunately finished today morning (I just came from the clinic), and I will have one more exam today when I will have my cervical region scanned through a magnetic resonance imaging test. The thing is that yesterday was my friend's Bruna birthday and I had a wonderful time in her home. Her sister is also a lovely person and we talked a lot almost all the party. In fact, it was a small reunion and Bruna called only her close friends and what made me feel the most important person in this world was that it was only me and another girl who were not members of family there yesterday. So, she only invited Gláucia and me to have dinner with her and her family. That meant the world to me and I never felt so honored in my life! After the dinner, we talked about my exams and health conditions, which she is aware of and when I mentioned I was performing a magnetic resonance today after, she immediately said she would go with me, because she know how claustrophobic a person can be inside that huge device. I was really about to cry in happiness with so much good connection I have with this girl and today she will be there with me. Sometimes all we need is a good friend's word to feel better and I am learning this in a so beautiful way that I will never forget what they are doing for me. When I moved from Rio de Janeiro to Petrópolis, 13 years ago, I never thought I would be so happy in my life next to such special people. Today I talked about Bruna and her sister Bianca, and I can add here Márcia and Ednéa. These Fantastic Four are my real and the most valuable friends in my life, they care and worry about me, they know me profoundly, and I am so grateful I have them by my side to care and worry about them as well! Do you have friends like that by your side? What did they do for you whenever you didn't expect anything and they surprised you? I know we all have special friends in life, tell me your stories! The picture shows, from left to right: Bianca, Me and Bruna, after dinner, and the white armband in my sleeve is the ABPM device connected to me (I was trying to hide it but I couldn't anyhow).
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• United States
28 Oct 17
No I do not have such good friends like you..I am happy they are around you to accompany you during your sickness..hope it is nothing serious. Do you also have some family around you?
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• United States
28 Oct 17
@manandezo Oh so good your have the friends then as family is far away. Good the hospital is being very thorough to analyze and find out the exact cause Manandezo. I pray for your good health through out this and happy you have people good people around.
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• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
@TiarasOceanView Believe me, sometimes friends are more than real family. In my case, I can tell I prefer them next to me. I know it sounds strange, but it is the real truth in my life!
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• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
I don't have any family member living near me, but my friends do a great job and they are so much loving and caring. Thanks God I have them! About the health condition, well, it was serious when the syncope came, but now I am treating it and feeling better. I am visiting the hospital periodically for some exams and I will have the results by December, as there are many exams. But all will be fine!
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@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
28 Oct 17
So nice and sweet of your friend and you are so great that you have a lovely friend.
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• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
Thank you, @Lizirazo! They really mean so much to me and yesterday, on Bruna's birthday, I think I was the one who got the best prize of all!
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@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
28 Oct 17
@manandezo wow that's so great
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
7 Nov 17
Yes me and my husband have friends here too!
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Oct 17
I used to have a friend like that. She was with me while I was in labor! She changed drastically when she left her husband, we sadly aren't friends anymore. =( I am so glad you have such wonderful friends with you-especially during these hard times.
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• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
Oh dear, sorry to hear about this changing of your friend. I really do hope you find good new friends, or just one, it is ok, and you can have a great life together, learning together. These girls are really special to me! In one and a half hour, we will be together again as I still have to go to the hospital for another exam and Bruna will walk me there and stay. She is really a great person!
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Oct 17
What does ABPM mean? Please don't use abbreviations on an international site.
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• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
The explanation is here:
Hello dear friends, Finally home from the clinic, the ABPM device was installed and now monitoring me for 24 hours. Well, this one is better than the holter...
• Petropolis, Brazil
28 Oct 17
And also in this one:
Good morning/evening guys, Hope you all had a good night! Mine was not that good, but the pain in my cervical decreased a little and now I can type better and...