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30 April 2025

Ode to Coco Brocades | Bright spot in my life

By Elisa Schaafsma6 maart 2025
Elisa en Coco

Elisa & Coco

Ode van Elisa aan Coco

In this letter, I write an ode to my best friend Coco. I have only known Coco for a few years. But since then, there has been ‘a life before’ and ‘a life after’ her. Because we have become so close that she has come to feel like family. Not just for the moments where we can laugh together. But also for the moments where we heal little bits in each other. There is really nothing better than a friendship that is so genuine that you genuinely wish each other everything. That a little walk together can recharge your battery and make a grey day sunny again.

This friendship inspires me to be the best version of myself. This because Coco shows me how to pursue your own dreams. In which, meanwhile, she shares her knowledge and expertise with the world to help others. But also how radiant she is in life and how sincere she is with the people around her. Meanwhile, her family has also become my family and vice versa. 

I am writing an ode to this woman because she is the bright spot in my life. From the morning we had to hang boxing balls outside together at 6am, to this day: where we knock on each other's windows every day to share our day with each other. <3

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2023– 2025

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Ode from Elisa to her friend Coco.

‘Because she changed my life in the positive sense, and also inspires many other women when it comes to health.’

Elisa en Coco

Coco Brocades

Because she has changed my life in the positive sense, and also inspires many other women when it comes to health.

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