The night Bob died was, undeniably, the worst night of my life. Even so, there were moments of light in that night that I still carry with me today. One of these was a woman who came into the hospital with my children.
When I had found Bob, he was lying alone in front of our shed and the children had not come home from school. When their dad did not show up to pick them up from school, they thought he had changed his mind about them attending the ball game at the school that night. THANK GOD…for otherwise, they would have found their father instead of me.
Once they had Bob in the ambulance, it registered that my kids should be home and I freaked out again. Someone tried to reassure me that they would find my kids and bring them to me as they loaded me into an emergency vehicle and transported me to the hospital to be with my husband.
When the kids arrived (via cop car), a woman I had never met appeared with them. Apparently, she had realized something was really, truly amiss. After all, the police had come to the school to pick up these kids and take them somewhere. Thankfully, she left her own family at the game and jumped into the police vehicle to be with the kids until she figured out what was going on.
I met Julie on the worst possible night of my life. I was grateful to her that she had the compassion to try to comfort a stranger’s children without even knowing what was happening. She came into our lives that night and stayed with us for a while so that we knew she cared. After the events of that night, she followed up with us and we became friends with both her and her family. Her family assisted us not only with Bob’s death but with other events that disrupted our lives. Her husband even helped us remodel after a flood hit our home. I am forever grateful for the friendship that started in the midst of tragedy. ~Jeni
Who was your “Lady in who jumped in your cop car”? Who were the silent or unexpected people there that helped you in your desperate time of need? What relationship do you have with this person if any? Have you thanked them? Are you friends? We’d love to have you share your story if you are comfortable. If so please share here.
Love & Blessings,
Jeni & Teresa
