Child of Mine - Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

JACQUELYN "ELIZABETH" CARVER

Thank goodness our precious little munchkin outgrew that cone head of hers.......

I was blessed beyond belief when I was able to "nanny" little Jacque most of the first year of her life.  It wasn't until many years later I would learn the difficult news that I could not have children of my own, so what a precious gift God gave me to allow me this experience and opportunity.

Aside from having a set of lungs on her that could shatter glass when she screamed, she was a pretty bright little princess.  She was walking at 7 months; hamming it up for the camera at 8 months and her first word was said at 9 months.  Unfortunately, that first word wasn't Mommy, Daddy or even Aunt Liz.......it was S?*!T..........Errrrrrrrrrrr

Fast Forward 10 years.

Jacque a week before the accident....

Another unforgettable moment......this time, it was a Tuesday morning, February 27, 1990.  I was now blond and at work when I got a call from Debbie......she was upset.....something about Jacque, who was now in the 4th grade, getting injured at school.......headed to the hospital.  I figured she had fallen off the slide and broken her arm or maybe needed stitches......but when I heard she was being Care Flighted to the hospital, my heart stopped.   I remember saying a quick prayer.......leaving work then picking Mom up before making the hour long drive to Ft. Worth.  I remember speeding down the highway staying in contact with Debbie; hearing the strain in her voice.....trying to put the pieces together of what happened......speeding faster and faster the closer I got to Ft. Worth.

It was as if I was transformed from the car to suddenly being in a hospital private waiting room with Debbie, David and Mom with the doctors telling us our freckle-faced, petite 10 year old Jacque needed emergency brain surgery, as her injuries were serious and life threatening.

I don't remember much after hearing those words........

It was again, a moment in time Liz will never, ever forget.........