Karen

I got a call from a friend last week. They found a spot on her mammogram. Actually, they'd seen it last year and weren't concerned but this year it appears to be "different" so they did an ultrasound guided biopsy. The ultrasound couldn't find whatever it is so now they'll do a biopsy in hospital after Easter. Anxiety meds and prayer (not necessarily in that order) until then.

Karen and I go back more than 50 years. We met the summer of 1957. We were between jr. high and high school. We've been fast friends, no matter how far apart we've lived, since then. There was one more member of our life-long triumvirate but Dolly passed away from lung cancer two years ago. The three of us shared and held each other up through all of life's experiences. We covered for each other's transgressions in high school. We double and triple dated. We tried to talk each other out of bad relationships and were there to pick up the pieces after and always refrained from the "I told you so's". We shared maternity clothes and baby clothes. We were there for each other when our parents passed away. Karen and I grieved together when Dolly died.

Much of our "togetherness" the pastcouple of decades has been by phone and maybe an annual visit. Karen encouraged me through surgeries and more by phone with an occasional visit and I'll see her through this by phone. This past week we've been revisiting "back in the day" and my next post I'll share some of our memories.