I will never know why God never gave me a sister, but whatever it is we find lacking in our lives, if we look more intently, we find that God gives us something else. We find that a lost opportunity, opens up new ones. In this case never having a sister was never really a loss for me, because many many years ago, I met Yumi, and we have been the best of friends-- more like sisters ever since.
There's not a single word to describe my friendship with you. Even as children, we've always loved the fact that we can always talk about anything and everything-- quoting our teenage selves, "From movies to politics"--and now, amazingly, about medicine too. No matter how busy we got, no matter how much distance and new experiences are placed between us, whenever we do see each other, it's like we always just continue from where we left off. And now it feels like we've continued just that and our friendship has grown even much more than I could have possibly imagined- celebrating milestones together (from everyday victories to the fairly recent ones, even surgical or obstetric), mourning over each others' losses, gathering strength from each other, finding humor in darkest of times, making new memories (the latest being perfume testing until our olfactory nerves become desensitized and discovering the best scent EVER) and embarking on new adventures, and the list goes on.
So here's to our friendship-our sisterhood of 22 years and counting, and here's to you on your special day, may you never stop to inspire the people around you with your passion for life, and your fierceness in loving. Happy birthday Yumi!!!!
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