Sometimes Solutions Aren’t So Simple - By Pamela Villegas

Pamela Villegas is twenty one years old. She loves to dance and snowboard whenever she can get the chance. She is currently majoring in Business Administration and would love to open up her own shop someday. Only being twenty one, she has learned that at there are always those hard times that everyone must go through. Through her story she talks about the loss of a close friend that she thought would never lose. Remember to live life everyday like its your last!

Sometimes Solutions Aren’t So Simple

Many of us go through life and lose someone very close to you. I personally can speak from an experience because I recently lost a really close friend of mine that I thought I never would. I believe that this experience has taught me that sometimes solutions aren’t so simple. I met my best friend Sarah in fourth grade. Ever since then we have been inseparable. Everywhere I went, my friend Sarah was sure to be right there with me. Sarah and I went to all the same schools, and weren’t going to have it any other way. In eighth grade we decided that we would go and participate in Pop Warner Cheer for Murrieta. We would carpool everyday together back and forth and even stay up late practicing our routines.

I remember one day when Sarah began to start feeling weak and tired all the time. Unfortunately, Sarah had been sitting out the few practices that we had because she had no strength. She finally made a doctor’s appointment to find out what was going on. I was worried because I didn’t want anything bad to happen to my best friend. As days passed, I remember just waiting for Sarah to call me to let me know what was going on, but there was no call. I became so worried that rather than just calling her I had my mom take me to her house. When Sarah saw me she just started crying and told me that they diagnosed her with cancer and she was scared. My best friend Sarah was only thirteen years old when they diagnosed her with Leukemia. Sarah and I just held each other tightly as we both cried our hearts out, and told one another everything will be okay.

After seven years, two months and eight days, Sarah fought her last battle. Sarah passed away December 21, 2007. She was never alone for one moment. When she passed away there were twenty one people with her that loved her very much. I couldn’t stop feeling the sharp pain through her heart like someone was about to rip it out. I remember the second I found out she passed away I broke down to my knees with tears streaming down my face. I didn’t understand why this girl had to go. After all the strength Sarah put in fighting to get better, I would have never thought it would have ended this way. I couldn’t believe before my eyes that she was no longer with us. I will always remember all the laughter, tears, and joy that I got from her. There will always be a place in my heart where she will never be forgotten.

I believe that sometimes solutions aren’t always so simple. I’ve learned that you just have to let go of the people you care most about. There was a decision that was to be made because Sarah was on life support to unplug it or keep it on.

Sarah was such a role model with all her strength and courage of going through all her treatments. I never once heard her complain about her cancer. She was always so grateful to have what she did. I remember getting that phone call and the pain and hurt that I went through. There is never a day that I go through without thinking about her.

Finally, I see that we all go through experiences that change our lives. Unfortunately, some of those experiences are those in which you have to go through pain and hurt. I experienced losing one of my closest friends to Leukemia. I will always look up to her and see the strength and courage she had. I believe from this experience it has taught me that sometimes solutions aren’t so simple.