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When I first met Drew he was considerably shorter than me. Of course I had had my grwoth spurt some 45 years earlier and he was about 5. As the years passed he quickly equaled my height of 5'4" and surpassed me by the age of 9 and just never looked back.

Jack had his beanstalk and we had Drew. Despite towering over me, he was shy at first. I couldn't believe that a woman he had to look down to see could make him blush. He gradually warmed up to me and from thereon I was greeted with a smile. A big warm smile. I had to work to earn it, but it was well worth the effort.

 

We talked in the lobby of Davita Dialysis while he waited for his Dad to be done. He'd see me looking exhauseted and offer to drive me anywhere or even to pick me up and bring me to treatment. He was that kind of guy. Willing to lend a hand and to listen to me talk about my dialysis which I labled "recycling" and my frequent graft angioplasties which I called "Roto Rootering". He understood. He "got me".

He was a gentle soul, kind and polite. I woul have looked up to him even if we hadn't had the height differential. He took on a good deal of responsibility at a young age and he could have whined about it, but he didn't.  I am going to remember him with the big smile he flashed the last time I saw him, right before Christmas. It was his gift to me just as he was a gift to us.

I will miss our lobby times and you holding the door to let me enter or exit. Peace be with you Drew.

Mitch, Jess and Mickey - thanks for sharing him.

 

Karen Green

Posted by Karen Green
Monday January 12, 2015 at 1:51 pm
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