Lets keep her spirits up...

In September of 2007, I was in the midst of getting my hair done, when I recieved a call that my 46 year old brother may have had a heart attack and he was being taken to Kaiser San Francisco by ambulance. This is my brother, that when I was thirteen and my mother could not afford to buy my sister and I school clothes. He being just 21, took his hard earned money and bought us our first pair of 501's and dark blue/light blue Nike tennis shoes, what a guy! As a man, he is still retains that strength of character.

I quickly, jumped in my car and started to head to SF, calling my husband and next, Abelina. Immediately Abelina said, "I will drive you." She did not want me to drive in that mental state, she was concerend for my saftey! So, I met her in Novato and she dropped everything, she canceled appointments, rearranged kids and drove me to Kaiser SF. She had never met my brother Darrell, but she insisted on going into the room with me. My aunt Roberta, strangely enough was airlifted to Kaiser SF the very next day, I had two realitives in the hospital. My poor brother ended up remaining in the hospital for almost two weeks and all was well with a simple procedure. My Aunt Roberta remained in various Kaiser hospitals for a month and was then released to live with my mother. She passed away in January of this year. Needless to say, Abelina was there for me, every step of the way! Praying for me, praying for my brother and my aunt and coaching me through this hardship. The most astonishing part of this story, is that my aunt was on life suport and she had a breathing tube inserted in her throat. I would go and visist her every other day in the hospital, I felt terrible due to the fact she never had children. I wanted to communicate with her so desperatley that I racked my brain for a solution. I purchased a white board and through a series of blinks, one for yes and two for no, we communicated! I was so excited and I shared what I was doing with Abelina and she was so impressed and amazed at my ability to communicate with my aunt. Little did I know that a little more than a month later, I would be communicating with her through the same method. One of the first things I said to her was, "do you want me to communicate with you, like I communicated with my aunt?" She immediately nodded, yes! This is only one of many stories I share with my most giving and generous friend, Abelina!

Do any of you have a story, that you would like to share about Abelina? She needs to feel as if she has self worth, she needs to know how she has helped others. Not necessarily physically, yet with her wisdom, her kindness of heart or her willingness to listen. Please share your storeies on the blog, so I can share them with Abelina!

Thanks

Diana