I read an article in last month’s Oprah magazine. It was written by Lisa Kogan about women she admired. At the end, she writes about her life long friend, Jan. How at the very moment she’s writing the article, Jan is in surgery having a rare form of cancer removed. The last few lines of the article touched me because I believe them to be true. I’ve written them below. This is for all the strong women in my life…
“I wait patiently, worry endlessly, and pray to a God whose existence I doubt regularly. I’m tired and pissed off today because it’s pouring and because Jan has three magnificent boys at home and because this should not be happening to my oldest friend. But then I remind myself that if we have to, we can do anything. We are strong, and when one of us isn’t feeling all that invincible, the other will take the wheel. We are women.”
