SISTERS
SISTERS A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of
adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter
“Don’t forget your Sisters,” she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. "They’ll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. "Remember that ‘Sisters’ means ALL the women… your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. “You’ll need other women. Women always
do.”
What a funny piece of advice!’ the young woman thought. Haven’t I just gotten married? Haven’t I just joined the couple-world? I’m now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile! But she listened to her Mother.
She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about.
As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are the mainstays of her life. After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what 'I have learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don’t do what they’re supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT…
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk tha lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley’s rim, cheering you on, praying f or you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley’s end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you… Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
The world wouldn’t be the same without women, and neither would I.
When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of th incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to all the women who help make your life worthwhile I just did…
Thanks too you all for your support in the last few days…
Elainex
PS My sister turned up today with a large bunch of daffodils!!!
Beautiful Oh that was so beautiful, ive just saved it and am going to send it to all the females i know.
Thankyou it was a really nice post
Love Polly x
Emotional sister Hi I’ve just read this and I started crying half way through mainly because my middle sister, when I phoned to tell her I had just been diagnosed, ( this was 5 yrs ago) didn’t respond as I had hoped, but just put the phone down without saying anything, it hurt then and it hurts now. I forgave her cos she was in shock etc. but her response was a shock to me as I had always thought of her as being very strong.
Once she was able to absorb the news she became the sister I knew.
We expect a lot from those near to us, so to all SISTERS just do your best.
Love Tina
I have just sent this onto my sister (who was dx last year) via my niece so she knows how wonderful she has been since I was dx in Feb. She has only just gone back to work, and she insited on driving all the way up to visit me after my op. 
We wouldn’t be anywhere without them…
Trudy
You are so right My elder sister has helped me so much to get through this journey with breast cancer. Yet strangley enough my younger sister has had as little contact with me as possible, she never rings or visits, if i want to see her i have to make the effort even whilst in hospital having my mastectomy she never came to visit me or rang my family to see how they were coping and offer any support. Her major problem is money, she has plenty but has made that more important then any contact as this costs money and would rather avoid you or wait for you to ring her then spend 10p on a call. Thank god for my elder sister who would give me the coat off her back, the last 1p in her purse, who rings me every night to see how i am, tells me she loves me and just makes me feel safe and reassured that someone who has known me all my life really cares for me even though she has a busy life of her own and money worries like we all do. So just wanted to say your item was so true and as i can prove the difference between a good sister and a uncaring sister makes such a difference to how we feel about ourselves and how well we do in recovery
So true Hi
That is so true…my sister would do the same for me. She has held me why I cried, ranted and rave and was sometimes rude to her, but she never fails to be by my side whatever roller-coaster ride I am on.
Cannot say the same about my brother though, we can be in the same room and he can barely speak let alone talk to me…
Elaine