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ACCORDING TO AMANDA, HOLLAND JUST “GETS” HER, and she believes Holland knows her better than anyone. “We just know what each other likes. It’s almost
as if she is in my brain sometimes! When we are together and around others, we don’t
have to be right beside each other or even to hang out, but just knowing she is there
is enough. We have an unbreakable friendship, and we are very secure in that… She
is just easy to be around.” Holland adds, “Amanda is always wanting to have fun. She
is always up for whatever I suggest, and she always knows how to have a good time!”
Each has inspired the other in friendship, in work ethic, and at home. “Amanda is the
definition of a true friend; I know that no matter what, she has my back. She is one of
the strongest girls I know. She loves me and stands beside me, even when she may not
always completely agree with me. She has a way of communicating with me to which I
listen and respond. She is stronger than even she realizes. I look up to her, and what a
great wife, mom, nurse, aunt, and friend she is.” In Holland’s eyes, Amanda is selfless,
always placing the needs of her husband and children first. She also is an outstanding
nurse. Holland adds, “I admire her confidence and willingness to do what she has to do
for her patients.” Amanda admits, “Holland truly is one of the strongest people I know,
and that pushes me to be a better person. She truly loves so deeply and has a huge
heart. She doesn’t allow everyone to see that side, but she is the best friend a friend
could ever have. She is the one that inspires me to be more outgoing and to stand up
for myself more.” Holland’s go-getter personality, as well as her practice of standing up
for her beliefs, inspire Amanda at work. “She has helped me in those ways so I can be
that kind of advocate for my patients.”
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With Amanda’s help, Holland has learned how to be a better friend over the years.
“I never truly knew what it meant to be a friend. Amanda taught me to trust and that
it’s ok to lean on people when I need help, realizing that I don’t always have to be the
strong one. Before her, I really felt like I didn’t need that best friend or that person, but
now I know how great it is to have someone with whom to laugh and cry. Amanda has
truly made me a better person. I look up to her more and more with time.” For Amanda,
it can be difficult to put into words just how much Holland means to her. “Holland is so
much more than just a friend... She has seen me at my worst and my best, she knows
things about me that no one else knows, and she still loves me. We can disagree and
call each other out when we are in the wrong, but I know that whatever life brings us,
we will make it through. Our friendship is the greatest blessing. Not one thing truly
outweighs the others...She is the blessing! We each have found another person, other
than our husbands, with whom we want to grow old, and the thought of not having her
in my life would be unbearable.”
While life can get hectic as working moms, every moment is a memory when sharing
it with your best friend. “Thank you, Holland, for making so many ordinary moments
extraordinary, for always telling me the truth, for always knowing when something is
wrong, and for sincerely loving me…Most of all, thank you for just being you!” “I love
you, Amanda! You are my person, and you always will be!”
Holland White resides in Florence, South Carolina, where she is a registered nurse for the
McLeod Endoscopy Lab. She and her husband, Brent, have four children: Ansley, McCoy, and
twins, Colton and Blake. Amanda White also resides in Florence, where she is a registered
nurse for McLeod Home Health. She and her husband, Bradley, have two children: Payton
and Page.
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