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By Joleen Toomey Submitted by pierced_seduction Date: 2003 Apr 05 Comment on this Work [[2003.04.05.18.35.10334]] |
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The Choosen The Chosen Growing up a child without a mother was not always easy for any of us children, but for the two I will always referer to as 'my hero's' it must have been a heartwrenching period in time for which I am sure they would have given there own lives to change if only it had been within there abilities to do so. Losing there only children to maningless death's just a mere 6 months apart, leaving five motherless children looking upon them for comfort and answers to what the future would hold for them all. Not quite fully understanding threw a childs mind the how and why's of it all.. we all came to live together within the loving home of our grandparents, My hero's. Times where hard,, times where good.. but always times where together.. No matter what came up against Us all.. we were together and in the moonlite hours of the night that was more comfort than this child could have ever dreamt. Laying still in the tampened bed with the flu.. she was always there to give us tender loving care and what ever else was needed,,,, not until years later did I wonder just who took care of her while she was ill. Standing in the hospital room at her side while his heart was being operated on stands out for me as one of the worst days of my life...... a childs worries...who will hold us together now.. who will take care of us...... but those thoughts didnt last long for not long after his heart was repaired he was back to work and taking care of us all once more... what a man he was and what a man he is to this day.... threw all that and more he never once laid down his hands and gave up.. for he was and is the stregnth in us all..... A grown woman today I still think back in awe at what they gave and what they still give to each one of us... the chosen....... Joleen Toomey |