Hanging with Friends
Friends are an important part of my world. There are people I've known since pre-school and others I've met through Hunter syndrome. Watching movies, going to the mall, playing sports and just chilling with my friends are some of the activities that I like to do. One of the gifts of having Hunter syndrome is that it's allowed me to meet lots of different people. One special friend has helped me when I've been hospitalized and was even in the operating room when I had shunt surgery. I met him when he was in his first year of medical school at Harvard. I was introduced to him by my geneticist during one of my hospital visits. He had to research Hunter syndrome and write a report for one of his classes. Through the project he spent a lot of time at the hospital and we became great friends. His name is Ben and he's a doctor now doing his residency at a hospital in LA. We talk on the phone and text each other a few times a week. He's such a great friend because he's always been there for me.
Another one of my friends has been a friend forever. Even though I have Hunter syndrome we have always been buds. We have known each other since pre-school.
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