Kindered Spirits~In Dedication to IC sister Dale~Our First Meeting~

This entry is dedicated to my dear close friend and IC sister Dale Washington. The end of June I had the privilege of meeting my first IC sister face to face. That experience was a memory that will live in my heart forever.

   Having the support of my IC sisters online has been amazing. Some we text each other, but to meet one face to face, puts these friendships into a whole new light. I’ve meant to write this dedication right after she left, but I got very sick physically and emotionally, but I had not forgot, I wanted to write a special entry just for her. Having the support of these women in the ups and downs, the good and the bad and the ugly of having these diseases is what has kept me going.

          They’ve each played a role in helping me by encouraging me and offering their opinion on valuable advice on different treatments to try and resources.

  So when Dale and I became close, it was if we had known each other all our lives. Our bond was instant almost. We were like sisters in one sense, close friends and I consider her someone I look up to and admire, her inward beauty shines so bright. You can’t help but be a better person for knowing her .Many nights I was just beside myself and her prayers carried me through.

    To just think of the profound impact her friendship has had on me, brings me to tears of joy. Knowing IC sisters is amazing, being close to IC sisters is Awesome and meeting one in person is indescribable. It felt so unreal, it wasn’t until I saw dale across the room, which I tears swelled in my eyes and we ran up to each other and threw our arms around each other. When I told her I felt this way, she said she felt the same way. I can pray you all have this same opportunity to meet a special IC sister face to face, that you can make memories like we did.

    There is nothing like that feeling. That first hug, that first moment when your sitting across from someone who feels your pain in every way thought I was going to burst into tears, but all I could do was smile from ear to ear. My heart smiled a million times overbite has seemed like only yesterday we had started talking through a computer screen, and now she was sitting across from me.

  I live for moments like this! How can something like a disease as horrific as IC can bring lifetime bonds between us, something that’s so bad, and something so beautiful came out of it. My memories take pictures. She made my first IC sister meeting unforgettable, life changing, she knows she means a lot to me, but im not sure if she truly understands the profound impact she has had on me. Thank you for making my first memory of meeting my first IC sister so very special, something no one can ever take way, and I count down the days until we can hug each other again!