By: Samantha S. Daviss
You know you have been blessed with some wonderful people in
your life when they come sit with you in a stark, cold, and depressing hospital
room watching as your IV fluids slowly drip into your veins. I recently had
some minor health issues that landed me in the hospital overnight, but it is
nothing life threatening.
There may be days, weeks, even months in between when we get
to really hang out and spend time together because of kids, jobs, activities,
travels, just everything that life hands your way…but you know they will always
drop anything in a heartbeat to be there by your side when you are in true need
of their help and support.
So I have to give a big shout out to my family and my
girlfriends who checked on me via text or came to sit with me in the hospital
while I waited to hear my results from the doctor. Two of these ladies were
even so awesome as to dress me, and shuttle myself and my car home…since my
poor husband was tied up at work.
But as they sat there talking to me, giggling about how bad
I looked, and how crazy all of our lives are; I sat there smiling knowing that
I was truly blessed to have these crazy girls in my life. They are all like
sisters to me. They all bring different attributes to the table:
1)
There’s the Trauma nurse— who can jump start my
heart at any minute, make me laugh, and reconnect my IV in a matter of 30
seconds. Plus she has been one of my closest friends since we were in diapers.
2)
Then there is my drug rep—she is the calm stable
one who reminds me of what I need and what I don’t need to be doing, and always
teases me about my dramatic flair. And always has a gentle giggle to lighten
the mood of any situation.
3)
Then there is my type A teacher/counselor—who is
always checking on me making sure I am ok, if she’s knows I’m sick, all the
while planning and organizing all of our girls’ events with such precision and
fluidity.
4)
And there is the Verbal Communicator—that
manages to come up with a funny antidote for any and all situations that maybe
happy or sad, and always keeps me grounded to see the other side of the coin.
5)
My giggler—No matter what we are talking about
she makes me feel happy inside. She laughs at everything I say, but just to
hear her laugh…brightens my day every single time.
6)
Then there’s my Tin Man—the friend who has been
there for me through it all. The ups, the downs, the tears and the smiles. She
knows me inside and out, and always allows me to be the emotional one, while
she is my non-emotional, non-boat rocking Tin Man. We are each other’s Yin to
the other’s Yang.
No matter how many or how few friends you have in your life.
Some may be your inner circle, and some may be people that you love to see, and
every time you do, they make your day complete. I’m not saying these are the
only friends in my life that have any value to me, because I feel extremely
blessed. I have had a life filled with some amazing people. Some have been in
my life for decades, and some I am just now really getting to know and are
blessed to have in my circle.
But regardless of where your friends sit in your life, they
all bring something to the table that contributes to your life in a way that
makes you a little more sane, a little happier, a little more hyper, and a
little calmer…all at the same time.
I think my biggest joy in life would be for people to stand
at my funeral and prattle on about crazy stories they have from me, or memories
that make them laugh. I want people to know that once your my friend no matter
how close or far (figuratively or literally) I will “go to the mattresses” for
you every single time.
So I just hope that at some point in everyone’s life they
have that one, two, or three friends that they know will “go to the mattresses”
for them any day of the week.
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