Two friends, who met during FYJC Mumbai, has stuck by each other through highs and lows. Even when one of them lost the ability to move due to an accident.
“When I turned 26, I got engaged to the love of my life and we were all out celebrating at a club one night when it happened. I walked up the stairs from the basement to attend to a call, I lost balance and fell. It took one hour for the ambulance to get to us…I thought that I would recover…it didn’t even occur to me that I may not have sensation because my spinal injury was so bad,” the friend said.
Nothing could help her and she accepted her condition. But, not only her life, her best friend life also changed with that.
“When your best friend goes through something like this, your life changes completely as well. For months after, when the rest of our group was making plans I would first think of her — basic things like going out for coffee or going out to bar…how would she do it? It was like a part of me was immobile and I was ok with it as long as I could make her feel better,” the other friend said.
The best friend took matter into her own hands and decided it was time they regain their life back. They together also started a salon which is completely wheelchair friendly.
“When she finally decided to get on a wheelchair, I said, enough is enough we have to change this mood — the two of us began to travel all over the world— in fact, she’s the one who even organised my bachelorette party for me,” she said.
Whenever the best friend was getting divorce, the other friend made sure she was there with her, no matter what.
“I remember when I was getting a divorce 4 years ago, she was at my doorstep everyday…she never let me slip and I remember thinking about how her problems were so much bigger than mine but she never stopped smiling,” she said.
And till date, their best memory when they met each other for the first time.
“When I met her on my first day at FYJC — a thin, scrawny girl riding into college on a huge bike and me thinking to myself ‘this girl is so weird and quirky — we’re definitely going to be friends,” the friend said.
Their story won many hearts on social media and has gone viral. People admired their strong bond.
True friendship!
