Well....I guess since I resubscribed to the list recently....
I may as well weigh in on this one.
Pre TM my best friend had to have wrist replacements on
both of her arms.....one at a time. Her surgery was performed
two hours from home. So.... I drove her there, spent the night
in a motel, drove her home after surgery.....all at my own expense.
She couldn't even open a can of soda
so I loosened the jars in her fridge, did her laundry, cooked for her,
cleaned her
house, stripped her bed, etc., etc. and took care of her 12 Australian
puppies on a daily basis for approx. 6 weeks......I did all of that
twice since only one wrist could be replaced at a time. Her healing time
took about six weeks.
I also did her grocery shopping and put everything away for her.
And....I paid for the groceries because she was totally broke.
Eventually I left the state of California and moved to Nevada....
then....D-Day came for me and I was paralyzed by TM.
She came up here to visit me once......borrowed $3,000. from me...
a year later she sent me a Christmas card with a check for $500.
enclosed......and I haven't heard a word from her since.
She stopped returning my calls which I don't understand because
I never once pressed her for the money. I figured when she had it
she would pay me back. Guess not.
I learned a good lesson from her..... now if someone wants to "borrow"
money from me I don't "lend" it to them.....I GIVE it to them with no
expectations of getting paid back. And if I don't have it to loan,
I just say "Sorry...don't have it."
I've made some really good friends since TM.....people that really care...
they treat me like gold so I feel very fortunate and don't miss my
"best" friend at all any more.
I'm amazed at the people in Reno...... whenever Bill takes me anywhere
he has to take me in the wheelchair.....people always open doors for us...
had to testify at the court house one day and the security guard came
down the stairs, gave me his hand, and walked me up the steps.....
these things happen every time I go out. No one has ever been cold and
uncaring in my 12 years with TM.
Maybe all of you should just move to Reno....! :-)
Love, Lynn
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