Someone like me....

I was at Wal-mart yesterday, with a friend.

A friend who is so far surviving with cancer.

She has been fighting it out for over 7 years,

off and on..

I was walking thru the store with her,

running for some of the stuff that was across

the store from her..  She gets short of breathe

going around the store.. so I try to cut some of

it for her.  I don't mind and it gives us time to

talk and etc.

When she needs to go for a chemo and her

sisters can't make it.. I go with her.. and stay

so she has someone to talk to while she sits

with the drip going.. Some times talking to the

other cancer patients.

I always put her groceries up on the belt and

then take the bags from the gal, while she pays.

Yesterday, while we were waiting for the first gal

to get done.. I noticed next to us at the other

cashier, was a woman on one of those riding

carts, with a bunch of groceries.. (even tho it

was a 20 and under) and the cashier was

unloading the cart.  I tapped the cashier and

told her she could go ahead and cash it out,

and I would put the rest of the things up on

the counter for her.  She was glad as there

were quite a few behind this woman with less

than 20. I got them all up on the counter and

slid them forward so cashier could get them.

And then went back to my friend and pick

her bags off the wheel and placed them in

the cart.  As I was walking out with her

she said.. "why did you do that? The cashier

was doing it." I told her that because the

line was getting longer, and thought I would

help. "Oh," she said.

When we got to her home, I brought all the

groceries in.. and placed them on her table.

Then put the cold stuff in the refrigerator

for her.. She wanted to put the rest away

herself, after she rested up.. so I left it.

I was biding her good by and she again

asked me.. "Why do you do that?" I told

her because it is helpful.. and some day,

I hope when I can't.. there will be some

one just like me.. who will do it for me.

"Oh".. she replied.. "Well, thank you for

doing for me."   And to me .. that is thanks

enough.