Soccer

Both girls are playing recreational soccer. This is the first time that they have played. So far they have had 2 practices and one game. The games are on Saturday's. Their first game was this past Saturday. Faith's game was at 9 am and she needed to be there 20 minutes early.

She seems to really enjoy it. She is on the team with her friend Franny and her dad is the coach. She played goalie, which I think she really enjoyed. Whenever she got the ball she would try to kick it. But she would throw it up in the air and kick and miss. She did this a couple of times, I know she was frustrated but it sure made me laugh. Faith did get injured in the game. She was hit with the ball in the stomach, but she was okay.

Sarah's game was at 12:45, she is not the fastest runner, but it seems like she enjoys herself and that's all that matters. Sarah also got injured in the game. Someone really kicked the ball and she got it in the face. I felt so bad for her! Sarah started to walk off of the field and everyone sat down. So she sat down, they came and got her, she was okay, but she didn't go near the ball after that. Poor thing!

Hopefully their second game will be a bit better!

My Friend

I have recently made a new friend, however it feels like I have known her all my life. She is sweet, funny, caring, fun, all the admirable qualities you want in a friend. But she has a problem. She suffers from Bipolar I. I have only known her for a few months, but she has a heart of gold. I can see that she is a good person, full of life and love.

This weekend she was admitted into the hospital. She had become, "psychotic" and violent. I can see it in a way, she seems to be a spitfire! But again, she has a heart of gold. There were signs, signs that I only see now. Comments she made. Thursday she called me. She was out of town and we had spoken briefly on Tuesday. When she called Thursday I was at work and couldn't talk. I asked if I could call her back on my lunch hour. She said yes, and I asked if she was okay. She said yes and I took her at her word. However, she reassured me that she was okay even though I hadn't asked again. I think she was trying to reach out.

I think she has been reaching out for a while. She would give me indicators as to what she would be like when she was in her mania. She will talk faster, I thought to myself, "Could that be possible?" What I didn't see was the way she was talking was faster then normal. Remember the I have only spent a few hours alone with her outside of practice. In this time she has been very open about herself and what she has been through. She was diagnosed with this a couple of years ago. I think it was shocking to her to find this out.

Apparently if you are Bipolar, it usually presents itself between the ages of 18-24. And if you have a parent who is Bipolar the likely hood of the child getting is passed to them is increased. Her mother also has this disorder.

I want to be there for her and her family. I want to help in anyway that I can. When she had to leave school because of her first episode (that what she calls them) a lot of her friends disappeared. I want to be someone she can count on, I want her to know that I love her and will support her in any way.