Here was a woman with scruples less developed than her own, someone who had chosen to be not frightened but entertained by her new neighborhood, someone who soldiered on with her elective surgery even when her best friend got a diagnosis of cancer.

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As Mother's Day approached, Walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and 'best friend, ' even as she grieved.

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Those sparkling gems may really be her best friend, or her husband, or even her dog.

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After Allie was shot in the neck, her best friend Stephanie stayed beside her and kept pressure on the wound, even as bullets whizzed overhead.

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