I LOVE TO BE WITH MY FRIEND JANET

 JANET AND I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP.  WHEN WE FIRST MOVED TO GRAND JUNCTION IN 1976 SHE WAS PRIMARY PRESIDENT AND I WAS PUT IMMEDIATELY IN AS A PRIMARY TEACHER.

WE HAD DAUGHTERS ABOUT THE SAME AGE THAT WERE FRIENDS IN THE WARD.

WHEN I HAD OUR LITTLE STILL BORN BABY IN 1978 IT WAS JANET THAT COMFORTED ME THE MOST BECAUSE SHE HAD A STILL BORN BABY TOO AND UNDERSTOOD MY GRIEF.

WHEN SHE BECAME THE RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENT I WAS CALLED AS THE MOTHER'S EDUCATION TEACHER WHICH WAS  MY FAVORITE CALLING.

WHEN I STARTED GOING TO THE POOL TO EXERCISE, THERE WAS JANET.  SHE BECAME MY POOL BUDDY!

THEN WHEN I HAD COLON CANCER, JANET CALLED ME UP 3 MONTHS LATER AND TOLD ME SHE HAD COLON CANCER TOO.  WE WENT THROUGH CHEMO AT THE SAME TIME.  WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER AND HOW WE WERE FEELING  AGAIN.

JANET AND I DECIDED AFTER OUR FIRST ROUND OF CHEMOTHERAPY THAT WE WOULD GO OUT TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE LIFE!  WE BEGAN DOING THIS  JUNE OF 2011.  WE WOULD TRY TO DO THIS EVERY 3 MONTHS.

I WAS DEVASTATED TO HEAR THAT JANET HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF CHEMO.  SHE ONLY HAS 3 MORE TREATMENTS AND IS DOING GREAT.  I'M VERY PROUD OF HOW SHE IS HANDLING THIS.

 LAST THURSDAY  WE WENT OUT TO CELEBRATE LIFE AGAIN.  WE ENJOY  SHOPPING AT THE SAME STORES SO THAT WAS FUN.

WE DECIDED TO EAT AT DOS HOMBRES FOR DINNER.  WHAT A FUN TIME WE HAD!!  I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL FRIEND.