This day is Saturday, August 30, 2014. It began like any other Saturday ... except while we were eating breakfast, the house phone rang. Very unusual for this early on a Saturday. The thought flitted through my mind that it might be Christy (with an update on Ty), but we listened for a message but there wasn't one. When I looked at the caller ID, it just had a number that I didn't recognize.
When I went upstairs to get ready to take Bon Jovi for his morning walk, I grabbed my cell phone and had a missed call from the same number. I called back, but got a generic voicemail message without a name. So, I left a message to call me back. And Bon Jovi and I went for our walk...
While out walking, my cell rings and it's the same number from before. I answered and it is Christy.
She sounds emotional, not exactly crying, but emotional. She tells me that they love me. They all love me. We haven't always made the best decisions, and, Rick could really use some family right now... The last few days have been really hard on both of them with Ty in the hospital and he would really like to see me. (The back story is Ty was taken to the hospital late last Sunday with a severe asthma attack.)
In that one moment, with those six words - Rick would like to see you, I felt a physical release of the burden of the last 16 years. Ever since the night, standing in the Two Guys parking lot just three weeks after they got married, when they told us 'they didn't need family any more', it's been a huge weight to carry - one I tried many times to give to The Lord and trust him to work it out, but always ended up picking the burden up again... and I said, 'Where is he? I'll be there as soon as I can.' He was with Ty at Loma Linda Hospital.
That was at 9:00 a.m., by 10:00 I had showered, dressed, and was at the hospital. I found Ty's room, started to walk in but then noticed Rick was wearing a mask, so I knocked. He came to the door, gave me a mask, I went in and we hugged. 'How are you?,' I asked. 'Oh, I'm fine,' he replied... Then I said hello to Ty, and gave him a hug. And then the doctors came in to see how he was doing and if he was well enough to be released to go home.
When the doctors left, I was talking to Ty and watching him play a computer game. He looked up at me and asked, 'Who are you?' Oh, wow. My heart just dropped and became a lump in my stomach and I had to pause a minute to compose myself. I looked over at Rick, then said, "I am your dad's mom. I am your Grandma." Ty looked at me and then said, "I have two?" "Yes. I'm Ma-Deiga.'
You're Ma-Deiga? ... and you could just see him make the connection between the cards/gift cards in the mail and the person standing in front of him. And the lump in my stomach disappeared and my heart started beating again...
Key phrases Rick would like to see some family
We love you. We all love you. We haven't always made the best decisions.
(Ty) Who are you? (Me) after a slight pause to compose myself I am your Dad''s mom. I am your Grandma.
(Ty) I have two?? ((me) Yes, I'm Ma-Deiga
(Ty) You're Ma-Deiga?? (me) Yes
He says I love you. Will you come to my house?
The 3rrd time he asks me to come to his house, Christy hears and says, "yes.. We will have you come over for a bbq..
When I went upstairs to get ready to take Bon Jovi for his morning walk, I grabbed my cell phone and had a missed call from the same number. I called back, but got a generic voicemail message without a name. So, I left a message to call me back. And Bon Jovi and I went for our walk...
While out walking, my cell rings and it's the same number from before. I answered and it is Christy.
She sounds emotional, not exactly crying, but emotional. She tells me that they love me. They all love me. We haven't always made the best decisions, and, Rick could really use some family right now... The last few days have been really hard on both of them with Ty in the hospital and he would really like to see me. (The back story is Ty was taken to the hospital late last Sunday with a severe asthma attack.)
In that one moment, with those six words - Rick would like to see you, I felt a physical release of the burden of the last 16 years. Ever since the night, standing in the Two Guys parking lot just three weeks after they got married, when they told us 'they didn't need family any more', it's been a huge weight to carry - one I tried many times to give to The Lord and trust him to work it out, but always ended up picking the burden up again... and I said, 'Where is he? I'll be there as soon as I can.' He was with Ty at Loma Linda Hospital.
That was at 9:00 a.m., by 10:00 I had showered, dressed, and was at the hospital. I found Ty's room, started to walk in but then noticed Rick was wearing a mask, so I knocked. He came to the door, gave me a mask, I went in and we hugged. 'How are you?,' I asked. 'Oh, I'm fine,' he replied... Then I said hello to Ty, and gave him a hug. And then the doctors came in to see how he was doing and if he was well enough to be released to go home.
When the doctors left, I was talking to Ty and watching him play a computer game. He looked up at me and asked, 'Who are you?' Oh, wow. My heart just dropped and became a lump in my stomach and I had to pause a minute to compose myself. I looked over at Rick, then said, "I am your dad's mom. I am your Grandma." Ty looked at me and then said, "I have two?" "Yes. I'm Ma-Deiga.'
You're Ma-Deiga? ... and you could just see him make the connection between the cards/gift cards in the mail and the person standing in front of him. And the lump in my stomach disappeared and my heart started beating again...
Key phrases Rick would like to see some family
We love you. We all love you. We haven't always made the best decisions.
(Ty) Who are you? (Me) after a slight pause to compose myself I am your Dad''s mom. I am your Grandma.
(Ty) I have two?? ((me) Yes, I'm Ma-Deiga
(Ty) You're Ma-Deiga?? (me) Yes
He says I love you. Will you come to my house?
The 3rrd time he asks me to come to his house, Christy hears and says, "yes.. We will have you come over for a bbq..
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