A HERO IN OUR MIDST

I AM BLESSED TO KNOW A TRUE HERO. HIS NAME IS MARTIN REZNICEK. HE IS THE LOVE OF BOBBIE JO'S LIFE. HE HAS TAKEN EVERY MOMENT POSSIBLE TO BE WITH HER AND HELP HER THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE TIME. HIS HANDS ARE CALLOUSED FROM WORKING ALL OF HIS LIFE, AND YET THOSE SAME ROUGH HANDS ARE TENDER AND SMOOTH AS SILK WHEN HE IS FEEDING BOBBIE JO OR CLEANING HER. HE LIFTS HER, STANDS OVER THE NURSES WHEN THEY CARE FOR HER, "WATCH THAT YOU DON'T HURT HER!" OR, "HER BACK IS HURTING, LET ME LIFT HER". HE TOUCHES BOBBIE JO WHEN SHE IS IN PAIN. HE WHISPERS IN HER EAR WHEN SHE IS AFRAID. HE BRINGS HER ALL THE LITTLE GOODIES SHE ASKS FOR, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS TO GO DOWNSTAIRS TO THE CAFETERIA. I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE MANY TIMES HE HAS BATHED HER FORHEAD WHEN SHE IS FEVERISH OR HAS A HEADACHE. HE ACTS LIKE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD TO CLEAN UP HER ACCIDENTS WHEN SHE CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE BATHROOM. WHEN HE DOES LIFT HER, HE PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND HER AND THEY SWAY TOGETHER AS IF THEY ARE DANCING. IT GIVES HER SUCH COMFORT. HE RUBS HER FEET, CHANGES HER BED, CHANGES HER GOWNS, MAKES SHERBET FLOATS THAT THEY ENJOY TOGETHER, FIXES HER PILLOWS AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS I CANNOT EVEN LIST. HE IS A HOVERING ANGEL. HE LOVES HER. HE LOVES JAYBIRD. I HAD ALWAYS HOPED MY GIRLS COULD FIND SOMEONE LIKE THEIR DADDY, AND BOBBIE JO CERTAINLY HAS. MARTIN IS A TRUE MAN, LOVER, CAREGIVER, FATHER FIGURE, AND SON TO ME. I LOVE THIS MAN, AND I AM HONORED THAT HE HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR LIVES. HEAVENLY FATHER COULD NOT HAVE PRODUCED A FINER MAN THAN MARTIN, AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY. HE WILL ALWAYS BE AS A SON TO ME, AND I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OR SHOW MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR MY LITTLE GIRL. WHAT A GIFT HE IS. LOVE, NANASEE