Lakhasly

Asma, a 75-year-old grandmother of eight, enjoyed telling her grandchildren stories about her youth."My life has improved dramatically since Asma found me," says Sabah.These stories usually featured Sabah, Asma's best childhood friend.Asma and Sabah had been as close as sisters.But Asma never forgot her childhood friend.

Asma, a 75-year-old grandmother of eight, enjoyed telling her grandchildren stories about her youth. These stories usually featured Sabah, Asma's best childhood friend. Asma and Sabah had been as close as sisters. Then, when the girls were 15, Sabah's family moved away and the girls lost contact. But Asma never forgot her childhood friend.

One day, Asma was telling her 13-year-old grandchild, Ali, a story about Sabah, when Ali asked, "Why don't you try to find her?" Ali got out his laptop and showed Asma how to surf the Web. A mere 30 minutes later, they had found Sabah! Asma's hands trembled as she dialed her old friend's phone number. When Sabah answered and Asma identified herself, Sabah burst into tears. By coincidence, Sabah was now living nearby.

Sixty years later, the women are inseparable once again. "My life has improved dramatically since Asma found me," says Sabah. "I never feel lonely anymore."

Adds Asma, "It's as if we had never been apart. Sixty years have made no difference to our friendship