Memorial Day Blast
by Denise Novaky on 05/26/13
May 26, 2013
Dear Nick:
I went to the hospital to give birth to you nineteen years ago, today. You weren't born until the next day and I recall that, as the doctor delivered you into this world on May 27, I mentioned that we had to hurry so that I could spend time with Ben on his birthday. The doctor was surprised and assured me he could have stopped the birth a day so that you did not have the same birthday. HA! It was time for me to have my body back, you needed to leave it; one more day would have surely made me crazy. More importantly, I wanted my two sons to be forever tied with a shared birthday. And so, in this plane or the next, the two of you remain forever tied within a hoop of life.
I spent today fundraising and spreading the word about Become Awesome at the Memorial Day Baseball Blast Tournament. My mind went back to those days when you and Ben played baseball from t-ball through varsity high school baseball. I missed those days. You and Ben are grown up despite living in different dimensions; my sons are no longer baseball kids taking practice swings while on deck, dragging a baseball bag to the dug out, putting your water bottles in the holes of the fence, watching for Marty the ice cream man (who eventually arrived, by the way), and yelling at me if I stepped foot by the dug out. It was a wonderful journey and I thank both you and your brother for the ride.
Though you reside in what we call the afterlife, I know our family remains intact. You are with us each day. Ben has moved on to making his own home, working a job, etc. Dad and I are pursuing other hobbies. You are.....probably driving someone crazy in heaven but insisting upon providing protection to those of us here on earth. I am sure you miss us, too. Your father and I taught you and your brother to be strong, stand firm, do right, and move forward. My father taught me the same when my mother died so very young. Though a piece of my heart resides forever with you in the afterlife and another piece with Ben as he grows into his own man, we remain one family and always Become Awesome, even when life hurts.
Forever the mother of Ben and Nick
