A stream of consciousness on losing my Daddy...
I will never forget where I was or how I felt in the moments leading up to “that moment”. The suck the breath right out of your very body, suffocating, life will never, ever be the same “moment”. As you may or may not know, I am pregnant. With #5! I know, holy shit right! I thought that very same thing. Anyway, pregnancy causes my migraines to heighten. That Friday night my brother Adam had come over to hang out because he is awesome like that. I was sick as hell, but trying desperately to avoid the hospital...again. I woke up that Saturday worse than ever. Dave had to work so Adam took me, bless his heart. They drugged me and gave me fluids all the while my brother waited patiently beside me. He stepped out to give Dad a call to see how things were going at the State meet that morning. He did not answer.... When Adam came back in the nurse said I was still pretty dehydrated and they wanted to give me another bag of fluids so I sent Ad...