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His cell phone call came to me at 7:00 am and I knew right away
something was wrong. My son had just driven up to Detroit with his
girlfriend to attend the “Final Four” basketball games and was driving
back, Tuesday morning when they hit bad weather, snow and ice on the
PA Turnpike.
His girlfriend was driving the car and they weren’t speeding, 64 mph when
they hit ice and she lost control of the car. My son had been asleep, in the
passenger seat, when he awoke to her screams and the car veering out of
control. He grabbed the steering wheel and yelled to her, “Hold on, hold
on”.
The car, a 1997 BMW Z3 convertible flipped over twice, skidded on two
wheels on the right side and then centered back on all four wheels to hit a
cement road barrier on the driver’s side before finally coming to a stop.
Thankfully they were shaken up, but alright. The car was totaled and the
police officer said they were lucky to be alive.
Upon hearing this news my mind flashed back to when my son was ten or
eleven years old, and played on a youth football team. I would go and
watch his games with my friend Maggie, another mom who sat with me.
During the games she would yell out, “Hold on, your friends will come”.
She said this because the boys were too little or light weight to actually
tackle anyone, since they lacked the strength to bring anyone down.
When they tackled another player, they would drag behind them like a rag
doll, but this slowed the player down and eventually others on their team
would catch up and pile on to bring the opponent down.
Over the years, I have often thought about this phrase and I am reminded
of it many times, especially when I feel scared or overwhelmed due to the
events I am facing in my life.
My husband’s sudden death was such an event, and the best way to
describe it is like being in a crazy car crash with life spinning out of
control. If you are experiencing this, because you lost a friend or loved
one, remember these words, “Hold on”, because it’s true.
If you just “hold on” your world will get back into control and your friends
will come and help you. Don’t worry about the overwhelming odds you
are facing right now, just remember “Hold on everything will be okay”.
something was wrong. My son had just driven up to Detroit with his
girlfriend to attend the “Final Four” basketball games and was driving
back, Tuesday morning when they hit bad weather, snow and ice on the
PA Turnpike.
His girlfriend was driving the car and they weren’t speeding, 64 mph when
they hit ice and she lost control of the car. My son had been asleep, in the
passenger seat, when he awoke to her screams and the car veering out of
control. He grabbed the steering wheel and yelled to her, “Hold on, hold
on”.
The car, a 1997 BMW Z3 convertible flipped over twice, skidded on two
wheels on the right side and then centered back on all four wheels to hit a
cement road barrier on the driver’s side before finally coming to a stop.
Thankfully they were shaken up, but alright. The car was totaled and the
police officer said they were lucky to be alive.
Upon hearing this news my mind flashed back to when my son was ten or
eleven years old, and played on a youth football team. I would go and
watch his games with my friend Maggie, another mom who sat with me.
During the games she would yell out, “Hold on, your friends will come”.
She said this because the boys were too little or light weight to actually
tackle anyone, since they lacked the strength to bring anyone down.
When they tackled another player, they would drag behind them like a rag
doll, but this slowed the player down and eventually others on their team
would catch up and pile on to bring the opponent down.
Over the years, I have often thought about this phrase and I am reminded
of it many times, especially when I feel scared or overwhelmed due to the
events I am facing in my life.
My husband’s sudden death was such an event, and the best way to
describe it is like being in a crazy car crash with life spinning out of
control. If you are experiencing this, because you lost a friend or loved
one, remember these words, “Hold on”, because it’s true.
If you just “hold on” your world will get back into control and your friends
will come and help you. Don’t worry about the overwhelming odds you
are facing right now, just remember “Hold on everything will be okay”.
