by RENEE SLOAN

Created on: June 02, 2009

Reflections: Best friends

When, I was a little girl I didn't have many friends, because of my Cerebral Palsy. I didn't get out , as much with my handicap. But, when I went to a school for the handicap. When, I got there I thought that I wasn't going to like it, because there was only fifteen kids to a class and I felt out of place. But there was something about that class of kids at school. I met this girl who sit right next to me. She was very special, because she had Cerebral Palsy too. But, the only thing was that here Cerebral Palsy was very worse that she was in a wheelchair. She couldn't talk very well, but I could understand her why she would say something. So, after the first year of school, we start being best friends, I would help her feed herself at lunch, and we would do things together outside of school. I would go over to her parents house for dinners a lot. We would go to shopping a lot and do other outings. Me and my best friend Danielle would be together so, much that our teacher would be talking to me and calling me Danielle. Because our desks were right next to each other. Even our birthday are in October, mine is the 16th an her is the 31. When we graduated from high school, which she did first, I went to her party, and she came to mine. When, she needed someone to take care of her, as a caregiver, she asked me. I was glad to do that for her, because I knew thing that she like and she Cerebral Palsy like I do. I had work for about nine years, then I got the job at the college. It was hard to leave her, but I had to,because our friendship was going down hill. I spent most of my time with her to places. So, I notice that our friendship had change a lot down over the years. We use to be so close at one time, but she treated me like I was just sum person that just work for her. But , we shared a lot of things down the years, things that I told her and the things that she told me. There are things that I wouldn't have share with my parents that I told my best friend. When, I stop working of my best friend as her caregiver so went our friendship. We haven't spoken to each our for about ten years. I really do miss my best friend, because I really loved her a lot. Because, when I went to that special school I wasn't looking for a best friend, I was trying to fit in with new people. But, I never thought I would find Danielle. It hurts so much to think about her, these days and I never found a friend like her.

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