Has there been a person you have only known for a short time that ended up having a big impact on your life?

Met my best friend last December. A few months before I met her I had nearly died due to alcohol abuse where I was hospitalized for week, after which I chose to act on the fact I was transgendered. I started GAHT a week or two after meeting her. We became really close and about a month and a half ago I came out to her and she's literally changed my life with her support, helping me to come out to others and accept my true self. I still have alcohol abuse problems but she doesn't drink and I also don't drink when I spend time with her because I don't feel the need to. She lives in a different city so we usually spend entire weekends together or longer when we get together where I don't drink at all which is unheard of for me for a very very long time. I still struggle with a lot of things but I can confidently say I wouldn't be here without her. I'm a lurker and rarely post anything but she's important enough to me I wanted to tell you all about her :) Thank you for that opportunity!