Sisters ...

I am one of the luckiest people in this world.  I have a big sister!  My sister is 8 years older than me.  I always looked up to her.  I don't think she knew all these years that I did and still do.  I remember being a little girl and she was in high school.  She would be getting ready for Homecoming or Prom dances in her gorgeous dresses and high healed shoes.  Her hair would be done perfectly and she looked like she belong in a "beauty pageant".  Back then, all I wished is that I could be as beautiful as she was.  I was "star-struck" by her.

As I get older, I realized that beauty is not solely on the outside, but on the inside too.  My sister is both - beautiful on the inside and outside!

My sister is incredibly smart.  She will never admit that she is but she is one of the smartest people I know. She's an incredible nurse and would have been an incredible doctor had she gone to med school.  My son has seen doctors in her offices and they all say the same thing.  Even doctors and nurses that work outside her "area of expertise" are extremely complimentary of my sister.

My sister has the biggest heart of anyone I know.  She is so loving and giving.  She probably won't admit to that either but she is.  She is a person that everyone wants to be friends with.  I am lucky to have her as my sister and friend.

When I was going through the in-vitro fertilization process, my sister came over every night for two weeks to administer shots in my backside.  When I was in labor with my daughter, I became very very sick.  She stayed with me until a doctor finally took a serious assessment of my health.  Without her by my side that night, I'm not sure I'd be around to write this blog today.  She was my guardian angel that night.  When my son was in the hospital in February, she stayed with me until we spoke to doctors.  She helped me to ask the right questions.  She helped us make sure he got the best care possible.  She was and is my rock.

She is my go to person when I need to talk, when I am scared and when I feel lonely.  She always seems to know how to make me feel better.

I know today, she's nervous, worried and scared.  I wish that I could wave a magic wand and make things all better.  Instead, we're going to have to rely on modern medicine and the hands of doctors.  I pray the magic wands are their skill full hands and intellect and that they will make her all better!

I love you my Big Sister!  Good luck today!