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That phone call from a friend of friend.

November 19th, 2006 at 09:31 am

For the past nineteen years we have had a friend who has cancer a number of times three lots of breast cancer, bone cancer and now brain cancer. Now she has been put into hospital for the dying. I went to see her today, she had her fifty-ninth birthday just last Thursday. She herself never thought she would last this long and has live alone all this time too! I think she will last a little longer but will be in a coma soon! As a loner it’s hard when this time does come. I rang another friend and both of us went to visit her today as no one in her family was able to visit as they were packing up her Government Apartment so someone else could move in. Where would have been much as she is not a keeper of anything, just enough to get by. Well, she is lucky that has a good net work of ex-work friends who have stood by her all these years as she had give up work after the second lot of breast cancer. I will try to visit her twice a week from now on.

What did I spend today? Bus fare $2.00 off peck ticket saving $2.60. As we went to the city after visiting our friend, had lunch together, then went our separate ways.

BREAKFAST Muesli & Milk with LSA Prunes Coffee
LUNCH Chilli Tuna Salad & Crackers Apple Coffee
DINNER Two Chicken Kebabs with Garlic Focaccia Bread Yogurt & LSA Coffee

Today’s Full price Tally $ 11.40
Today’s Savings - $ 5.60
2006 Total $-t-r-e-t-c-h Savings Tally $7576.76

Posted in $-t-r-e-t-c-h, All Food, Family or Friends, Other Activities | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “That phone call from a friend of friend.”

  1. spendless Says:
    November 19th, 2006 at 05:49 pm 1163958572
    1163958572

    You are a good friend to stay with her as her days draw close to an end.

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
    November 19th, 2006 at 11:05 pm 1163977533
    1163977533

    Frown I am sorry to hear about your friend. You are a dear person to ensure that she is not lonely during her final days. It sounds like she has had a rough go of it. I am so sorry.

  3. baselle Says:
    November 20th, 2006 at 12:07 am 1163981226
    1163981226

    I am so sorry to hear about your friend's hospice. I'm a loner myself. It was a regret of mine to not shrug that off and visit a friend of mine in the same situation. You are very brave to visit.

    If your friend is rich in friends but poor in stuff, it looks like her priorities are in order.

  4. PRICEPLUS Says:
    November 20th, 2006 at 05:56 am 1164002179
    1164002179

    I am so very sorry to hear about your friends illness. I am glad that she has good, kind, and decent people around her like yourself!

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