Widow Losing Husband To Hit And Run Driver Should Seek Veteran Benefits

by Louise B. Houston
(Buffalo, NY, USA)

That's it. He's dead! That's what the cop said. My mind went blank. I can do nothing but scream and yell for him.

He'll never answer back. I'll never hear his voice, which could hypnotize me with warmth and love.

I fell in a chair wondering what happened to my love story. A week ago I was able to plan a trip to visit my in-laws.

Otis was still very confused and paranoid, since the VA medical center refused to properly care for him.

For 7 months the doctor's new ideas didn't help at all. That was the last straw when they sent him out the hospital and told him not to come back.

Unless he has a real medical emergency, I guess there's no way to take your brain out for triage!

In the 1980s his mental health care was great in Brevard County Florida. I ordered our tickets right away.

I love him so much. Anything to help keep our family together for 34 more years, I'll sell my blood!

All the kid and grandkids were over, the noise was terrible and we decided to go to the airport hotel for the night, have breakfast and board our flights in the morning.

Cuz was racing to get us to the airport. We weren't in a hurry but mentally his time clock was about to explode, out the car and straight to the ticket counter.

1-2-3-there he blows whatever he heard I could not reason with him, after trying to bring reality back to him, too late off he goes on foot.

I didn't know I wouldn't see him again or touch him, or heard the voice I love so much. Going through so much for the last few months.

I took the flight alone waiting to hear news. After 5 days he never showed up at his sisters. I panicked and had such a depressing feeling come over me.

I needed to return home, to look for my beloved. APBs, posters and local news were notified. I covered all the bases for him to be found and brought home.

But a hit and run driver made me a vet's widow. A can with ashes makes me lonely, and a hit and run driver stole my love story. Mrs. Louise Houston.