**** I am taking Adrienne's Advice and putting a disclaimer on this, please be prepared to maybe cry****
Just two weekends ago, Ron and I were lounging on a usual Saturday Morning when he got a phone call from his Uncle Jerry. There had been a TERRIBLE fire. Ron's Cousin Sammy, her boyfriend and their SEVEN children ranging in age from 1-12 were in the house sleeping when the fire broke out. Of course the events of that day unfolded in a blurry kind of whir...but as the details came in, we were told that the two parents had been taken to Westchester Burn Center to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns, and that there was no word on any of the children. It seemed that Days went by with no confirmations, but the signs were bleek. All six children that were in the house perished, and miraculously, one child, 8 years old, who was spending the night at her friends that night is the sole child survivor. This was heart-wrenching for the whole community.
Lat night, Ron, his daughter Kelsey and I attended the calling hours. Now while I had met Sammy, the mother, a few times, I had never really met any of her children, but let me tell you, walking that longggg walk up to the front of that church and walking by six child sized caskets, was something that I NEVER want to do again in my whole life!! As Ron gave Sammy a hug and told her how sorry he was...she looked right at Kelsey and then back at Ron and said, "Cherish your daughter." I definitely came home and held my own daughter really tight that night. I cannot even fathom what those two parents must be going through right now. But it really makes you slow down and realize how precious each day is and how the "small Stuff" seems even smaller! I am so glad to be where I am right now. I am living with a man who means more to me than anything and is EVERYTHING I ever could have asked for, and I have an amazing beautiful daughter, and his children as well. Everyone is really coming together as a family and we are all looking forward to our first real family vacation when we go to Hampton Beach in 3 weeks!! I hope all of you cherish every moment with your own families and live each day to the fullest!! Carpe Diem! Love you all!
There are really no words to express the horror show that Ron's cousin must be living at this moment....She will never recover from this....Maybe with ALOT of faith, and the continued support of her family and friends, she will find a reason to smile again in the distant future....I can never understand the senselessness of tradgedies of this magnitude...She must feel like a shell of a person right now....Six precious lives ended in a moment....I just can't even wrap my head around it....I will say a prayer for them all.... What is the condition of the father???... Can you imagine how the 8 year old feel?!...You are so right about appreciating what we have and loving the life we have....This really puts all of that into perspective.... I will not waste a second to tell my blog friends just how special our correspondances are to me...Love you girls-A
ReplyDeleteI am SO SORRY for Ron and his family..It must have been incredibly brave to even show up at the memorial, and walking by six little caskets, where all those incredible lives were senselessly cut short...I'm like A, I can't wrap my head around it...I hope that 8 year-old gets loved on a whole bunch since she has lost more than most.....Parents should NEVER bury their children...It's not the normal "circle of life," you know??? I am so very sorry and I will also keep that family in my prayers...and I promise to continue valuing Tim and Char and my surrogate kids...actually, my little orphan goddaughter Grace is having a sleepover with me right now...Think I'll go give her a hug!
ReplyDelete