No promised tomorrows...

[JonnyFantastico]

Alright, this one is a little emotional for me; so again, I apologize beforehand.

I'm sitting here, listening to some music and my mind is just thinking... me and my friends joke around all the time how this is the time of year when people get out of "hibernation" and start popping up again. You see people you haven't seen in a while and you joke, talk and laugh...

... and then, you start to remember that some people have gone from this world and you'll never see them again.

I was on Facebook and someone posted a picture of a woman I like to call a "hood mother"; someone who didn't give birth to you, but took care of you growing up, was always around to give you advice and love. One of the biggest ones in my area was a woman affectionately called "Miss Elaine". She never had any children of her own because she couldn't... but in truth, she had loads of children, including myself. She took care of a lot of us growing up; shared our love and pain and was always around. A couple of years ago, she had her leg amputated because of diabetes... but that didn't stop her. She was always outside, still being the same great woman she always was.

She died earlier this year. She was in her early 40's. That death shook a lot of us to our core...

After seeing the picture of her smiling and hanging out with some other "hood mothers", it made me smile... and then cry. It also made me remember all of the other people we've lost in this area and just how much I missed them.

I just wanted to say this: call someone you love. A close friend, a family member, a friend who may not be a friend anymore... just call them and let them know how much you care for them; how much they mean to you... because tomorrow is never promised and you may never have that chance to do so again. Life is so short; too damn short...

I'm sorry if this one is too deep; I guess the feeling just took over me. I'm still sitting here teary-eyed...

To all my friends here on GH; whether we talk all of the time or not, whether we've argued or just don't communicate that much anymore... know that you are always in my heart and you are loved and respected by me.

Thanks for listening.

Love, hugs and strength,
Jonny :heart:

 

[BugsyB]

ok, I'm down with that babe but you never excepted my apology i tried several times..and im still here if you want lol

 

[JonnyFantastico]

I thought the fact that I've been talking to you again since forever now would prove that I'm not upset with you in any way. Seriously, Kane; we're good.

 

[BugsyB]

when do we talk jonny? am i missing something?

 

[JonnyFantastico]

I leave replies to your threads all of the time, man... OK. Look, give me your MSN address. Let's talk this out there rather than out in the open like this.

 

[BugsyB]

ok

 

[Tjerk12]

I think you told us a very nice and emotional story Jonny. It made me think back to the day my mother died. I loved her so dearly. I was with her when she suddenly got heart problems. When we got in the hospital she got a heart failure. The intensive care doctor came to me and said that the situation was critical. They had to reanimate her. I forbid him to reanimate her again. Half an hour later she died. I felt like a murderer. But it was my love for her that did me make that decision. It is now more than seven years ago. Every day I think of her. And I am as you, at the moment I can't keep my eyes dry. She was 88.
Jonny thank you so much for your words.