Old Friends

This afternoon, I had the privilege of having lunch with an old friend ... Jan Ayers.  Many years ago, Jan's daughter, Ally, and I were the best of friends.  We spent almost all of our time together and our families were quite close.  Over the years, we have kept in touch through Christmas cards and, most recently, Facebook.  Throughout my treatment, though, I received some very touching cards from Jan.  She provided words of encouragement, understanding, and hope ...

Jan is a NINE year breast cancer survivor.

After all these years, I finally had the opportunity to see Jan.  We met for lunch at Ruby Tuesday and had a wonderful talk ... mostly about our personal experiences with cancer, although we did catch up on our families, too ...

Me & Jan

I am SO happy to see Jan doing well and am thankful to have her in my life.  She has overcome cancer, moved beyond it, and lives a very happy life ... I plan to do the exact same thing ...

Here's to old friends ... what a blessing they are ...