Friends
This is a page that should have no ending for me. I have met and made wonderful friends throughout my lifetime and am continuing to meet new ones all the time. My friends are all ages, shapes, sizes and sex. I have some in their eighties, some in their twenties, but mostly in-between and not all of them have Lupus. I love people. I find each one so different and interesting. I try to learn from them too. But for all the friends I've made I found having just one faithful friend was the best medicine for me; especially when I was first diagnosed.
It is good to have a friend who knows you. Someone who will not only listen but hear what you are saying. You will feel a great need to talk when you are newly diagnosed with lupus. There will be so many things you need to say about what is happening to your body. This is where a good friend comes in. Maybe you feel you don't have such a friend. Well that is where my site and your local support group comes in. I may not be someone you can actually see but I am someone who will listen and hear what you are saying. If at any time you feel you need to talk just log in and either check out the Your Chat Room, post a note on the The Forum & Guest Book, or Mail Room. You can even do all three if you wish! Now you can assure yourself that you do have a friend.
Please do not take offense to what I am about to say. Sometimes when a person is new to lupus (even some who have been afflicted for awhile) seem to be so preoccupied with their lupus that they forget there are other things going on in life. Every time they have conversations all they want to talk about is lupus. Don't let this happen to you. Don't live for lupus; live with lupus. Remember your friends have a life too. Don't become so wrapped up in your lupus that you forget what your friendship is based on. That's a sure way to lose a friend. We all realize that a good friendship is both giving and taking. So be sure to allow yourself to continue being a friend too.
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March 2002 - I have created a new website - my own domain too! Please stop by and vist me. I have so much to do there but I am open for visitors. Just click Cathie's Collection and you will be there.
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