kimangel

Tribute to my best friend.

This is a picture of my big sister and I. She is the one sitting. She is my big sister, best friend, and angel all in one.

I am doing this page for the one person that holds a very special place in my heart. She is the one that no matter what happens she is there for me. No matter how many times I fall she is there to pick me up and dust me off.

This is how it all began. I had a choice of which high school I wanted to go to. It was a choice of a huge school or a small school. Well being the shy person that I am I choose the small school. Although I was still always sick (nervousness I guess). Every time I turned around I was leaving typing class because I felt nausated and I couldn't hold my head up. (Typing was my first class of the day.) Well the day went on and then I walked in to my English I class and I got this funny feeling almost as if my teacher and I had met somewhere before. Well the class went on and she always reassured us that she was there to listen if we needed her. Well I was having a problem with one of the guys in my class...He was a really touchy person and I didn't want to be touched by him. I let it go until he left a bruise on me and I first asked him to stop and that didn't work so then asked my teacher if she had time that I could talk to her. She said that she could talk with me at lunch unless I needed her right then. I told her that I would see her at lunch and she said that was fine. I wanted to know what to do about him and she helped me a lot. She made me realize that I didn't deserve to be hit on by that person or by anyone for that matter. Well that year went on and ended.

The next year I was in her English II class and it was a blast. She is a wonderful English teacher. She makes it fun and relates it to our lives and her own. I also took her Publications I class or some call it Yearbook class. I was still having many problems and I was always sick or it seemed to be that way. Well in November of 1996, I lost my nephew, Garrett. Poor bady was so sick and finally he just gave up and left this world. He put up a big fight but it wore him out fast. Garrett was on this earth for 14 months and he was probably the busiest person I knew. He passed away during the Thanksgiving holidays and I had to miss some school, but I didn't miss more than I had to. I was running back and forth to the doctor also. So, the day after his funeral I went to school for half a day; the last half of the day. I know that I went to back to school early, but I had my reasons. And you would never guess who was in the office when I checked in. She was there as if she knew that I was going to walk in that instant. We went to her classroom and we talked, she listened, and I cryed. She shared with me the night when she lost her baby, Megan, to S.I.D.S. She was there for me then and she is still there for me now. After that day we started to eat lunch together everyday. We always had something to talk about mainly we just talked about life in general. The one wonderful thing that I can say about that year is that is when our friendship started to grow.

The next year I was a Junior. I no longer had the wonderful English teacher for English, but I had her for Publictations II. I loved that class and most of the time the reason I showed up for school was because I looked forward to see her at the end of the day...(Publications II was my last class of the day.) Well on November 10, 1997, I was diagnosed with endometriosis. It is a horrible disease of the reproductive system. Endometriosis was the reason why I was always sick. Finally after thirteen months of running test and the doctor just not knowing what was going on I had surgery and found out that I had this horrible disease. Finding this information out only made our friendship stronger. We grew closer and closer together. We have had problems with our friendship not with ourselves, but with other people. They just don't understand how we can be so far apart in age, but get along so well. I will admitt it is weird and it is not something you hear about everyday, but it can happen. It has happened and I just wish they would accept it. She has had more trouble with it than me, but she hasn't given up on me and I know that she never will. She is my big sister and I love her for who she is. We have so much fun when we are together. We don't even have to be doing anything. All we need is each other and that is special.

I had to have surgery again this summer because of the endometriosis and she was there by my side to help me through it all. She never left at all (which is more than I can say for others) and when I was having problems breathing she held my hand and told me to "blow out my birthday candles". I didn't want to breathe because it hurt so bad and I didn't do it everytime she told me to, but I did it when I could. She told me that I was flat-lining every three to four breaths I took and that she was afriad that I wasn't gonna make it. At one point in time I didn't think I was gonna make it either. No one really knows what happened; they assume that I had a bad reaction to some pain medication that they had given me. I look back at that and I realize that I am lucky that I made it through the day. I was lucky that she was so dedicated to me that she wouldn't leave me. I don't know what would have happened if she would have left.

I am a senior now and Kimmy and I do a lot together. She has welcomed me into her home and it is like my home now too. We have a special friendship that means the world to me. I love her with all my heart and soul. I will never forget about her. We may some day be miles apart, but I will still think about how wonderful she is all the time.

Kimmy's

My Angel

This is my angel; her name is Kimmy. She is a very special part of my life. We are really close friends. She is what I would think an angel would be. She is beautiful and the kindest person I know. She has so many wonderful qualities. She won't tell you that she is wonderful, but that is why she is so special, you see. She has always been there for me when ever I may need her. She always knows when something is wrong and when I need a shoulder to cry on. She is there to give me both of hers. She is so giving and sweet. Unselfish is the word. She would do anything for her friends. Because that is just how she is. She is the best big sister in the world. Kimmy, I just wanted to let you know that you are very special and I love you for you. Thanks for being my big sister and reminding me that I am special, when I thought that no one cared. I want you to know that no matter how you feel I will always love you.

**Kimmy I want you to always remember this, "To the world you may be one person, But to one person you may be the world!"**

Another quote that I like,
"Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some stay awhile and leave footprints on our
hearts, and we are never, ever, the same."

Flavia Weedn

This is my Guardian Angel her name is Kimberleigh. She is named after two very special people. Kimberley, my big sister, and Megan Leigh, her daughter who died of S.I.D.S. in 1989.

These are a few links that I would like you to visit. The first two belong to me and the last one belongs to Kimmy.

Kimberleigh Garrett's Page

My Endometriosis Story

Kimberleigh Megan's Page

Special thanks goes to:

Kimberleigh

Kimmy, Wendell, Michael, Christian, and Dodger. For making me feel like I belong. Thanks you guys it really means a lot to me, more than you'll ever know.

***This background is very special to me. It was given to me so I could use it for this page and this page only. The pictures in this background looks a lot like my big sister and her daughter. So this background means a lot to me because it was specially made from the heart and please don't take it. Thank you.***

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**Much thanks goes out to Kimmy.** Thanks for the graphics and the plaques. You can visit her graphics page here.

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The song you are listening to is "Dreams" by Van Halen.