Frankie Reed

Hi, my name is Grace I’m 18 and am here to tell you about my beautiful best friend Frankie, Who sadly passed away.

Last week, my best friend Frankie died of cancer. I took the week off to process the grief and the loss. It felt wrong to dive back into work and to start over again didn’t give me the right adrenaline as it used too, I’ve lived with the reality of my friend’s diagnosis for the last ten months, watching her journey and being by her side each day. I was there when she received those dreaded words, “You have cancer”. I was there through her chemo, through her surgery, through her follow up chemo, through her recovery when we thought she’d beat it. I was there when the CT scans showed the cancer was back with a vengeance, when her oncologist told her it was terminal, and when it took her life six short weeks later.

I thought today I’d share information about her and our strong bond that we called friendship.

So I met Frankie when we were 4 and have been inseparable ever since, Our laughs and all the happy memories we shared will forever remain in my heart and will be my favourite stories to share. At the age of 15, Frankie was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer which has a very low chance of survival as it could spread throughout the entire body, It’s scary knowing she went through all of that I would never wish it upon anyone ever.

Being by her side and supporting her during this time was rough for the both of us, I hated seeing her like that and in that position and Frankie hated it just as much as i did, I did what i could and made sure that she felt content and still made sure that she was happy and laughing no matter what. Seeing her pass in the hospital bed next to me was something I never want to remember but it all comes back and hurts more than it did the first time.

Frankie had such a kind soul and she was a beautiful person with an amazing personality, She loved everything and i appreciate her more and more for loving the small things in life as im trying to do the same, She loved to play Netball and explore nature. Her last netball game was a week before she was diagnosed but she couldn’t play anymore after that as she was always in too much pain I felt so bad for her and always wanted to jump in the games to see her smile. The week she was diagnosed i noticed everything go downhill, She looked weak and tired and i couldn’t go and see her much as she never had the energy and was sleeping any chance she could get.

This lasted for years with so many medications and doctors visits but nothing was working, 3 whole years she went through the pain of losing her family, friends, everything. All the treatments they thought worked never did and the day she got the bad news i was sat right next to her. She was advised that she only had 6 weeks left and my heart sunk down to my feet, For those last few weeks i made sure i spent every day and every second with her, by her side, bringing her gifts everything i could think of just so i could see her smile just incase it was the last. November 5th the night she passed was dreadful, getting the call from her mother i was speechless and just broke down into tears. I miss and love my best friend so much and wish i could bring her back but in honour of this gorgeous girl im setting this up so we can pay for her funeral as she deserves it to be special so her family, friends and everyone she loved and whom loved her can get together and appreciate what she did for us all.

Thankyou to everyone who took the time to read this, Donations and shares are always appreciated <3