A Tale of Two Miracles

So I have a friend (I know you're shocked) that I've known for probably nine years or more.  Well let's say she's a friend but we honestly see each other once every six weeks.  We have a standing appointment. That's all the information I'll give.  I like her.  I know alot about her and me her.  We talk bout anything and everything, you name it we've discussed.  From infected toenails, refusing to take a dump in a public bathroom to becoming lesbians (without the sex) and running off without our husbands.  See I wasn't kidding.

Included in our various topics is our kids.  Hers are furry and four legged and mine are furry and four legged and a few are two legged and not so furry.  She loves her nieces and nephews along with her bff's kids.  One of whom is disabled and has a terminal disease. Did I mention said bff is richer than shit? Oh she is.  And she's the bread winner. Type A personality.

My friend has a ton for her bff and the family. Even sold her house and moved next door. The bff travels alot for business and needs help with kids.  Specially the little boy who is sick.  My friend and her husband babysit sometimes overnight, pick up from school, feed and bathe and even wipe butts.  Not always an easy feat for people who don't have kids of their own.  And every year they do a big fund raiser and help out every year.  Go way above and beyond.

This year however, my friend was given some rather bad news. Her 12 yr old niece was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.  St Jude's couldn't even help.  She's receiving treatment to ease the size and thus ease the pain but there will not be a cure.  It has been devasting for the whole family.

My friend was organizing a fund raiser for her, doing all she could.  And what did her bff do? Got all in her face, saying she wanted a miracle for her niece but not her son.  It was ugly.  It was selfish.  My friend had been at her beck and call so she could take her fancy trips and run her business without a second thought.  Now her handmaiden had other plans.

My friend was so hurt and upset.  She told her she wanted miracles for both but her niece needs her right now and she couldn't deal with her crap.  The bff even went so far as to text her and say she had to take her son the ER, while my friend was in the ER with her niece, who was having seizures.

Their friendship will never be the same. What a shame.  How can one mother of a very sick child deny another mother of a very sick child?  Can jealousy run deep even in this? How can you tear your dear friend apart when she is suffering?