By Elaine Rassel
I guess I am behind times as I didn’t know February had 29 days! I forgot when it’s leap year, that there are 29 days in the month. All days seem to be the same unless some cards come that are appreciated.
Oh how I miss Freddie W. If ever there was a man of the history of Marcus, it was him. I thought at one time he said there was a well in the middle of Main Street, but I can’t prove it. I know there was a water tower on the south side of the Catholic School ground that the CC men took brick for brick and were used for our Municipal Building. I’m going to do more research to see exactly when the present even went up.
There was a little stir as to why a patient had a dark colored xxx but the patient had eaten beets—so the question was answered. This happened when Steven was little. Jeanette about went bonkers when red appeared in his diaper. She took him immediately to the hospital where he underwent several tests. Dr. on call asked her what he had recently eaten—beets!
I turned into a program that had a story line behind it. The older lady expressed to another older lady wished she could see her family one last time. The more she thought about it, the more she was going to go through with her plan. She talked to the mortician about a casket fit for her. These days they put a maroon veil under the casket lid. The minister really didn’t like the idea of a fake funeral but understood the reasoning behind it.
The time came when the funeral was to take place. The woman had four children she hadn’t seen for over 40 years. She didn’t even know when they had last seen each other.
As the family filed past the casket, the funeral music began. Yes, they did remember some of the songs as their mother’s favorites.
Then a lunch was served brought in by neighbors. As this time the “mother” came out of the casket and was walking around those who had come for the funeral.
More than one of her kids said, “Who is that woman?” Another said, “She must have known Mom or else she wouldn’t be here.”
What a coincidence that the kids didn’t know their own Mother. Could this happen in real life? Yes, families who wait until it is too late to be a family again. For your Mother’s sake, you don’t have to like each other—just respect each other.
Remember in your thoughts and prayers those who have lost loved ones to death and have had their lives changed, have health problems some of which are terminal, are trying to make ends meet even though they have a job, and be with those who are still trying to shorten the distance between family/friends by building a bridge instead of a wall. Count your blessings. I will close with this quote: “Money can’t always buy health.”