It was Sunday night, December 17, 2006 and I had just sat down on my bed to call my sister Wendy at the hospital. She had been cooped up for 5 days and was excited to be leaving the next morning. When she answered the phone, I could hear the TV in the background and she was excited that the Survivor Finale was on......She wanted Ozzy and I wanted Yul..... We laughed about how hard it would be doing that show and if we would ever consider it - NO! We are both too vain for that and couldn't stand not doing our hair! As we talked I told her that I had booked my ticket to fly out Dec 29th to Utah. The plan was to go the the Physical Therapy place she was going to be staying out and "break her out"....we talked about going to a casino and getting front row parking due to her "handicap" sign she would not have becuase of her foot!
Wendy always made me laugh. Before we hung up I told her to text me in the morning when they released her. I had an early morning interview I was conducting at Madison Park in Bothell, so I probably wouldn't be able to talk to her. I told her to leave her new phone number and room number so I could get hold of her.......
If only I could go back to that night and warn her....tell her that she needed to be careful and ask the doctor about blood clots - did they have her in a boot? Did they give her enough blood thinners so that a clot wouldn't form? Was anyone aware that she hadn't been up and walking around since the surgery? .....Oh, so many things I would do to prevent her death.
I miss my sister, especially during the holidays - we would always swap calls about what we were getting our kids and we would talk about what we wanted. She used to send me candles from Salt City Candle - it was my favorite - I wish I had another holiday with her.....I wish she were here so I could tell her about my boys at college and Jessi's senior year. She always wanted to know the details of my life.
Life is precious. Life is beautiful. Life is unpredictable........don't waste another day doing something you don't want to do......working at a job you hate.....being nice to that person you can't stand......MAKE A CHANGE TODAY! Live the life you want to live. It can all be taken away in a singler moment......Cherish your family and friends!
Love you Wendy.
Miss you.
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