What could a brief conversation lead to?

Apr 06, 2011

 Yesterday was my 34th birthday.  I was not looking forward to a small family party and was in a generally mopey mood when my best friend texted me to tell me she couldn't have dinner but she wanted me to meet her in a half hour.  She had a smile for me, a big hug and a silly card with a monkey on it that made me laugh.   I was so grateful for the company and the encouragement (she reminded me that pity parties stink).  I was still in a mood but  I felt slightly better as I listened jealously  to the story of a 5K race she had recently walked.  During her retelling she mentioned a girl she had just met who struggled with a food addiction- who had also had lap-band surgery and lost most of the weight this past year.  
The conversation was brief- but something was lit inside of me and that's all I could think about all evening.  By 6PM this evening I had joing OH, researched the different surgeries, narrowed down surgeons to one, set up an appoinment for the general practitioner, called my insurance to verify that the surgery can be covered, faxed my information to the surgeon, and set up a day next week to attend an informative seminar. 
I'm wondering, what could this brief conversation lead to?

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