HollyAlonzo – Never Giving Up Hope

Sunday morning we lost a dear friend. She for sure be missed.

It was our vocational rehab councilor with the services for the blind. She and I talked a lot and would go places together. She would go to schools I wanted to obtain more information on to see if I wanted to attend there, and she would go and talk to the directors herself to see how accessible it was going to be.

Becky was totally blind as well. She knew the challenges that a blind person has getting into a school and obtaining a job. It can be done, of course, but sometimes it takes a really strong fight.

Edward called and told me yesterday. “What? Becky?” It was a shock. I couldn’t believe it. Infact, I still have a hard time believing it. But it was true, I even spoke to my deaf-blind specialist that works at the services for the blind also, and she confirmed it.

Friday evening Becky was with a friend in a car going to dinner. Another car hit them and Becky didn’t die immediately. She had very severe injuries and was taken to the hospital. Her seeing eye dog got thrown from the car whenever they were hit.

Some generous person saw the dog laying there in the street hurt, so he/she picked it up and took it to an animal hospital. This person never even knew Becky or her dog, but was there to help anyway. They wrote a check to the vet and told them to do whatever they could.
Unfortunately, nothing could be done. The car accident or being thrown, had broken the dog’s back andthere was no way to repair it. I’m sure the dog was suffering a lot with all of the trama and injuries it had to its own self. The vet had to put the dog down. It’s sad, but that’s the only thing sometimes that will relieve the dog’s suffering.

Becky’s injuries were so severe, that she passsed away Sunday morning. She survived a little over 24 hours after the accident happened.

It’s such a shock and I can’t believe she is gone. I can’t call her anymore, or send her an email to see what she thinks. It is going to take a while for me to get used to. All of Becky’s family and close friends are in my thoughts. This has to be a difficult time, especially since it was such a shock.