Lisa is my dearest and best friend and her granddaughter, Maddie, is such a little sweetheart. Here, Maddie is telling her grandma a secret while we were waiting for lunch to be served. Lisa is my rock, my closest and dearest friend besides my sister. This lady has been my confidant, my other half of crazy and someone I'd lay my life down for. She's been through so much with me in the last 10 years I can't ever thank her enough. I love this woman. She is like a sister to me and I think I heard my Mom say the same thing, that she must be my sister but she doesn't remember giving birth to her.

Lisa was the one who took care of me with my recent surgery and was there at the last moment when the original plans fell through. She was there to comfort my parents 9 years ago when I was having my radical mastectomy surgery. She was there through each chemo session, she was there through my heartaches as well as the happy times. Never an ugly word, never a judgemental thought goes through her head. She reminds me that I'm important and am loved when I'm down because someone has hurt me or someone I love. She's taught me patience, kindness and becoming a better person. I owe so much to this woman. She is truly a gift from God. When I've been let down by others, she's there to help me back up. I truly don't know what I would have done without her. Her sense of humor and the ability to make me laugh when I feel like crying is something not too many people can do. She reminds me of how to be a strong woman.

She was my employee first, then she was diagnosed with breast cancer a year and a half before me. Then, I was diagnosed. That is when she stepped up to the plate and that is when I knew what a special person she was and it was then she became my best friend. I'll never forget what she has done for me. I thank God everyday for her and her husband, Jeff. They will be friends for life. Thank you for all you have done for me and my family. Sometimes God gives us people that we look at as family and they may not be blood but they are just as important as the family we are born into.