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I know we all don't really know each other personally(maybe some do but majority ...no) but...
I met my friend who happens to live in New Mexico online, on a forum similar to this but for a different topic. I never ever expected to make such a great friend with a stranger. This was at the beginning of my internet education..so I wasn't sure about trusting people online. Well, we became very good friends, chatting daily and sending each other gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Well, last spring she became very sick and spent about a week in the hospital but recovered nicely and was doing fine. She has immune issues due to a liver problem so her health is always a touchy thing. Well, she is back in the hospital and it's worse this time. I feel so helpless. She lives in New Mexico and I live in Indiana...too far to drive. I feel like hopping on a plane and going to her but alas, I have a family to take care of and her mom doesn't need to take care of a guest either (my friend is a senior in college but quite mature for her age b/c of her having to deal w/ her illness all her life..she grew up fast!). So, I am here to ask you for prayers and if you don't pray...some positive thoughts/vibes to her. She is very weak and is on IV fluids and meds to try to get her strength back. I WILL jump on a plane the moment her mom tells me it doesn't look like she is responding to the medication/treatment. Until then I sit and wait for news. It's torture. I personally believe in the power of prayer...and I hope if you do too, you'll add her to your prayers this evening. It is amazing how people online touch your life....and you communicate via computer but can be so close . We HAVE met in real life, I flew out to NM a few years ago and spent a long weekend with her. We also went to Las Vegas w/ a group and did a weekend thing there as well. She's a great person..very special. Anyway, I'm babbling now...aren't I?
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I met my friend who happens to live in New Mexico online, on a forum similar to this but for a different topic. I never ever expected to make such a great friend with a stranger. This was at the beginning of my internet education..so I wasn't sure about trusting people online. Well, we became very good friends, chatting daily and sending each other gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Well, last spring she became very sick and spent about a week in the hospital but recovered nicely and was doing fine. She has immune issues due to a liver problem so her health is always a touchy thing. Well, she is back in the hospital and it's worse this time. I feel so helpless. She lives in New Mexico and I live in Indiana...too far to drive. I feel like hopping on a plane and going to her but alas, I have a family to take care of and her mom doesn't need to take care of a guest either (my friend is a senior in college but quite mature for her age b/c of her having to deal w/ her illness all her life..she grew up fast!). So, I am here to ask you for prayers and if you don't pray...some positive thoughts/vibes to her. She is very weak and is on IV fluids and meds to try to get her strength back. I WILL jump on a plane the moment her mom tells me it doesn't look like she is responding to the medication/treatment. Until then I sit and wait for news. It's torture. I personally believe in the power of prayer...and I hope if you do too, you'll add her to your prayers this evening. It is amazing how people online touch your life....and you communicate via computer but can be so close . We HAVE met in real life, I flew out to NM a few years ago and spent a long weekend with her. We also went to Las Vegas w/ a group and did a weekend thing there as well. She's a great person..very special. Anyway, I'm babbling now...aren't I?
