I will never for get when I was 18 weeks pregnant with my daughter and the Dr. told me that I had to have surgury due to gallstones. I was never so scared in my life, they told me the chances of holding on to the pregnancy was very slim. They wanted me under for a very short period of time and I remember being wheeled into to OR and someone turned aroung and all I could see were the people's eyes, The first eyes I saw was Aunt Barb's! I just knew that that was her, I just knew that everything was going to be ok at that very moment and couln't even talk to her because I was crying so hard, with joy to see her in there. When I work up to the ultrasound being done on me in recovery to see if my daughter made it thtough, she was the one holding my hand talling me that she was going to make it too. The comfort of her hands holding mind and her being there for me I will never forget. Sadly missed!
I have many memories of Barb... The fondest memory I have was on Feb.22 2006 the day my son was born. I was in labor for 16 hrs. before my doctor relaized I needed an emergency C-section. Barb happened to be on call that night. After I woke up in the recovery room to two nurses talking amongst them selfs I saw a familiar face. It was Barb, she told me that she my son was doing just fine and he was with my husband in the nursery. She immedielty lifted that weight off my sholders that I had woken up with. Than the day we left the hospiatl she dropped off some gifts that I have always been soo thankful for. Barb was a wonderul person who I will truly miss. God Bless...
One of my most vivid memories is the relationship my Mom had with our kids Jasmine and Zachary. The nicknames, shopping sprees and church visits meant a lot to my wife and I. The special bond that they had with Mom is unmatchable. Even nearly one year after the worst day of our lives our kids still call her the nicknames they used. They grieve like we do but at a different level. It hurts to see them grieve and I can't imagine the pain they go through everytime they realize that she's not with us anymore. It breaks our hearts to not have her here right now. I personally miss her courage and energetic spirit. Some day we'll be together again and we can tell her all about the incredible support that was there for our family after the accident. The amount of lives that she touched and the impression she made on others are her legacy. The words hero and great are often used too quickly in our world today. Mom exemplified these words and showed us all the true meaning of each. I truly look to you Mom as my hero and the greatest person that I have ever had the privlege of knowing.
One of the fondest memories I have of Barb is how we met so many years ago. I was driving my younger sister somewhere one day when we drove past a young lady out washing her car in her bikini. I remarked that I would sure like to get to know that honey and thought no more about it. UNTIL a few weeks later I was cruising with her brother (at the time I had no clue they were related) and my best friend David in his convertable and we pulled up in front of this girls apartment where I had previously saw her washing her car. My first thought was one of disbelief. Could it be??? She came out to greet us and really didn't seem to pay much attention to me but more towards David my friend. As things progressed we decided to leave and continue our cruising for the night but before we left this girl grabbed my arm and asked where are you going???? Stick around, I'd like to get to know a little about you. The rest is history. The birth of our children are also memories that I will also cherish and be thankfull for. Barb was so proud of how we raised them. She also devoted most of her free time to all her grandchildren as they were her little angels. There are so many other memories that they are just to numerous to list. The picture included is dinner on our Bahama's cruise the evening before she left our world on her new mission for God.
