Margaret Meade was right, a
small army of committed citizens can change the world. You all have been amazing in your
generosity and love for Bobby and Barbara and truly made a difference for their
world. You have already raised over
$10,000 to help them with the overwhelming costs of staying so far away from
us. We have made it through June
for them and we will continue to work to support them on this journey. Although far in distance, they are
close in thoughts and prayers.
Barbara and Bobby keep
saying they are struggling to absorb what you all are doing for them. I asked them, please just sit back and
absorb…. Be the sponge. For so
long they have given so much to so many and now it is time to receive. We were here to be the wind beneath
their wings.
Life in Pittsburgh:
Aunt Barb said everything in
Pittsburgh takes so much longer than at home. Their GPS told them the 4 mile
ride to the store would take 20 minutes!
The roads are crazy, there are bridges everywhere, and traffic is
overwhelming! It takes all day to
accomplish a few seemingly simple tasks.
Their days are filled with testing at the hospital, meeting others at
the hospital and in the hotel who have similar stories to theirs, continuing
their quest for an apartment, and waiting, waiting, waiting for a phone
call.
In contrast our daily waits
are simple. We wait for a red
light, for the check out at the store, in line at the Drive-thru,,, We wait for the work day to end, our
friends to play us in Scrabble or Hanging with Friends online, a commercial to
end, our coffee to brew….. We can’t really know what it is like to wait for a
phone call about a new chance at life.
Perhaps today, the first day of spring, as you each wait for something
you can stop and appreciate the ease of your wait and say a prayer for Bobby
that his wait will be short…
As one of Bobby’s friend’s
and donor wrote to me yesterday… To do something, however small, to make someone happier or
better is the highest hope and the greatest ambition a human being can have. Safe Harbor Cap'n Rick USN retired.
You said it Rick! Thanks to each of you.
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