1.   Over the past year, her friends have noticed gradual changes in her behavior.

2.   Another friend noticed that she began slurring her words last February.

3.   A friend notices -- and how could you not?

4.   A friend noticed and retrieved it.

5.   A friend noticed what appeared to be a needle sticking in her left side.

6.   A friend recently noticed that I take one route going to the gym and another coming home.

7.   Even when the effects of chemotherapy forced her to wear a wig, and friends noticed, she brushed them off with a joke or a fib.

8.   Friends have noticed a new spark of optimism in her voice, too.

9.   Her friend notices and comments favorably on the handiwork.

10.   His friends have noticed a difference.