Important days

September 14th (1995), was one of the life changing days. I was working at the downtown DMV, when Peter told me I had a phone call from John. Not that it was an emergency, just that he was on the phone. So, I finished the customer at my window, and took the call- and found out that he and Adrienne had been in a head on collision in the GEO. His folks were on their way to pick me up, and we raced to Medina, where they were both in the ER. Adrienne was having a lot of pain in her abdomen, and they called an ambulance to take her to Strong Hospital in Rochester. I rode in the ambulance, and I remember them saying to her, come on Adrienne, stay with us. They rushed to surgery soon after we got there, and before it was over John had joined me, having made arrangements for someone to watch the boys. Together, we waited and prayed while the surgeons performed their magic on our daughter, removing her spleen and part of her liver, and saving her life. I took today off, (could it really be 16 years later?), and spent it with Adrienne, helping her do some things around her house. Then, John and I took her to lunch at Zambistros. It was a wonderful day, and I am so glad we had it to spend together.