The first thing I usually do to begin a day is check my email. Today was no different as I logged into my hotmail account. Previously I had signed up for an email alert from history.com. I must have not been paying ample attention to what day it was. Apparently, today is June 6, and that means another anniverary of D Day.
My maternal grandfather lives in New York, and fought in that 1945 battle. I called and spoke to him. Just saying hello; how's the weather? How's Grammy?
I said I was calling because of the anniversary of D Day. I could hear in his faint, trailing off voice that he was just happy to hear from me.
My grandfather was inducted into the National Purple Heart Museum in 2006. He was later intervied by CNN. I remember well the segment when he recounted a story where he fell on top of another wounded soldier who has defeseless as they were receiving gunfire from German soldiers.
During his story, I couldn't help but thinking just how scary that must have been. It would have scared me and I have been very scared and very afraid after I gradually woke from my coma and couldn't see, speak, or move.
Neither situation sounds at all appealing, I know, but what me and him represent is how to conquer and combat your fears. What you do is live the fear and not run away from it.
My grandfather seems extremely pround of me for writting my book. I get to tell him about the lady who lost a son and never got over his loss. I told him about the woman that bought a copy of my book to read to hear blind granddaughter. I really feel he gets as much joy and pride hearing about such stories as I do living them.
The point of my blog and the real tie in to the anniversary of D Day is that these veterans put their lives on the line to protect. Without that day 63 years ago, I would have never had the opportunity to write my book and kind of protect, in a different way, also.
It helps immensley when these people are simply given a whole hearted thank you by others.
I know this may have been the last year I thanked had to thank him.
This day, 15 days before the anniversary of my accident, always brings me emotions. They are emotions of pride and determination as I continue to count my blessings and not complain about what I want but don't have. Thank you fror reading.
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About Me
- jasondeierlein
- I'm trying to turn a positive out of something for as many people as possible. I have met and talked to people living through rough times ranging from blindness to terminally ill cancer. This is lots of fun doing such at booksignings.Please view my audio clips to see a backgroud of my book. I also teach 2nd and 3rd graders most of whom come from broken homes.