lupus warrior like my self! I met her through mutual friends on
facebook when i recieved the news of my diagnosis of lupus. I had no
idea what to do, where to go, what to ask, what lupus was or what it
ment for the long haul....
And like a sign from the good lord above, i logged onto face book to
read my news feed i scrolled through all the bs of "farmville" and
Petville... and a link caught my eye. My former beloved english
teacher Mrs. Bolinger posted a link to a site of some one raising
awareness for lupus. Lupus...the word that had been haunting me the
whole week. .....
I decided to send this Beverly Girl an email... seeking advice and
guidence asking her about her fight.... i didn't know at the time that
email would lead to a long lasting friendship.
You see the ironic thing is, we both went to Marshall, we Both had the
same teacher, but we never met. She now lived in California...and i
lived in marshall...
The emails began. Sometimes we would write books to each other. I'd
never confided my whole self to any one before the way i could speak
to bev... she new exactly what i was going through...she knew with out
me trying to explain anything... i'd never talked to someone who had
lupus. Going through the same type of daily trials.
two years have gone by, she has taught me so much... 1. being
determination, don't stop at just "well we think"...
2. Educate- research everything, inform anyone who will listen...know
your stuff.
3. NEVER EVER HOLD BACK- this is something i'm still working on....
but she is helping me get through the fear of talking to doctors.
4. LIsts- apparently they are important :p
After two years of pen palling it up on the old email and snail mail
we finally got to actually meet and give the gentle hugs we always
send so far away... she is just as amazing in person as she is through
email...except her energy and fight are little more contagious in
person...
Beverly is definatly a sister from another mister :)
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