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I'm a little bit frustrated.  For some reason this paragraph got deleted from my last post twice.  I won't let me edit it into my prior post, so I am adding it as a new post.  I mentioned the little girl Sarah at the end of one of the paragraphs.  This section was supposed to be there to explain how she affected my life, but for some reason it disappeared.  This is what it said...

I had gotten into a pretty straight forward treatment routine.  I went in for treatments when the doctors told me to.  I followed exactly what the nurses told me to do.  I tried to go through my days as quickly as possible at the hospital.  I wanted nothing to do with anything related to the hospital, or other patients.  That all changed the day I met Sarah.

I usually just went back to my room between treatment doses.  I would either watch TV or read.  On this particular day I was feeling very anxious.  I couldn't seem to shake the feeling, so I thought maybe walking around would help.  It was a gorgeous winter day in AZ(approximately 70 degrees and sunny).  I decided to go out into the courtyard.  The courtyard was always filled with doctors, nurses, patients and visitors.  I was in my own world.  I didn't pay attention to anyone else.  I was just trying to get rid of this anxiety.  I sat down on a bench next to a beautiful water fountain.  I just sat there watching the water pass through it.  I was starting to feel more calm.  Just then a little girl came up to me.  She asked if she could sit next to me. I said "of course".  I knew she was a patient of the hospital.  She was wearing a hospital gown, hospital issued slippers and was attached to an IV pole.  I was in the same getup and also attached to an IV pole.  We were quite the pair.  She asked me my name and some general questions.  I asked her the same.  She told me that this spot was her favorite spot in the whole hospital.  We sat there chatting and watching the water fountain.  Not long after the little girl sat down, a nurse came over and asked if she was ready to go plant flowers.  She looked at me and then looked at the nurse.  She said she was ready, but only if I could plant flowers with her.  The nurse said I was welcome to join the group.  The little girl grabbed my hand and lead me over to the flower boxes.  There were five other children there planting flowers.  She introduced me to them all and we joined in the fun.  We talked and laughed while we planted.  When all the flowers were planted, the nurses took the children back to their rooms to get cleaned up.  The little girl hugged me and told me she would see me soon.  She brought a smile to my face and warmth to my heart.  I went back to my room to wash the dirt off of my hands.  My nurse walked in and I quickly began apologizing for being outside so long.  She told me to quit apologizing.  She came out to get me for my second dose, but saw me with the children.  She said she could see bonds forming between me and the children, especially the little girl standing next to me.  She wanted me to finish planting with them.  She told me treatment could wait a little longer.

That little girl who sat next to me on the bench was Sarah.  We have formed an unbreakable bond.  She has taught me so many things, and makes everyday better.