Visiting Melissa, Dragan, Eva and Sterling this weekend left me with a sense of amazement on how much we love our children.
One cold February evening, Eva who’s almost four slept walked herself out of the house in full winter gear to the neighbours house. Dragan and Melissa woke up to find the lights all on in the house and the front door wide open. Dispatch was all over this when Melissa called in a frantic, as Eva danced around in the living room of the neighbours house after a glass of milk and cookie. These briefly acquainted neighbours were perplexed with the story Eva was telling them how mommy and daddy weren’t home and she was asking for help at 2 a.m. in the morning.
After being reunited to what felt like an eternity to Melissa, a parents possible worst nightmare came to end when Eva walked into the house and said, “hi mom!”.
These events in our lives makes me realize how important our children are, it really messes up parents emotionally to even consider the fact their child is missing or distressed. Although Eva has no understanding what has happened in this part of her life, it is a story that will surely be told many times over until her wedding day.
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Melissa // April 22, 2008 at 1:24 am
Thanks for making a record of this event for us, Dave. I cannot even begin to explain how awful this experience made me feel. I was truly sick to my stomach for nearly a week following the event.
The police bear will always hold a special meaning for us. Thank you to the police constable and the 911 ERTeam for responding so quickly and efficiently that night.
Btw, Eva was little more than 3 and a half at the time. . .