Meet My Friend

Meet my friend, Sunny. I met Sunny last summer when I first moved to this new town. I went with a new friend I had met to a summer swim party and Sunny was there with her little boy Izek. Throughout the afternoon we had a chance to talk and I found her to be so kind, funny and engaging. I immediately suggested we meet up for coffee in order to get to know one another more. Schedules became very busy and plans that were once made had to cancelled for one reason or another. We would catch up when we would get together for one thing or another but for some reason I felt myself drawn to her eagerness and zest for life. I recently found out that after having some medical tests done, that Sunny has developed MS. When I first heard the news, I turned to The Hubby and just cried. I am aware of the symptoms of MS and I once again began to question how something like this could happen to such an energetic and wonderful young woman. Her symptoms first appeared when she was pregnant with Izek about three years ago. They went away and then resurfaced in January of this year. In her online journal, Sunny writes the following about why she is raising money for this cause.
"I'm a mother...to Izek...and hopefully to more children one day. I want to be able to hold them and play with them and do all the fun & active things that parents should be able to do with their kids. I know that one day I might lose the ability to do this and it scares me...to death. I still feel invisible...like nothing bad could ever happen to me...not to me..maybe to this person or that person, but not to me. But I'm not..I know this now, although I still haven't accepted the reality of the situation. But for now, I live every day to the fullest."
In knowing Sunny before this disease began to affect her life, I still see the same person. Only now she is also juggling treatment options and medications as she tries to maintain a sense or normalcy. She is currently in Germany visiting a center that helps patients heal spiritually and physically. I knew she still had her sense of humor when she asked me in an email if my addiction to coke had been cured. If all my friends troubles and stresses went away, I wouldn't need the caffeine, I told her. I have introduced you to my friend Sunny, who hopefully will be a lifelong friend. Which one of you friends will you call today and tell them that you love them?