We had all the fun we could have in Manzanillo & then we were on our way back to Puerta Vallarta. It was sad to leave the cute family who was taking such good care of us & who we really grew to just love in that short time! Some of the girls were going home this day, but, many of us "unfortunately" got stuck there for 2 more days! (which is kind of funny; but, short story, flights got cancelled & nothing else was going out for 2 more days...so, darn, we had to stay! :}). But, to take a step back to reality, despite all the fun we were having, we also were aware during this whole trip, that we were all anxiously awaiting to hear if Jacob got a liver. We weren't getting good phone service on our cell phones, so it was important we found out the latest before we headed out for our drive back. And sure enough...we got the text the night before. They had found a liver & would be doing the surgery at 2 am the following morning!! What great news, we were so relieved! And though we knew it would still be tough, and wish we were there with them, it was comforting to know he was going to make it....or so we thought. It took us about 6 hours to get back, and again, we weren't getting good service. Finally Suzanne got the message after arriving at our hotel there....he didn't make it through the surgery. Oh, what a punch in the gut! Here we were enjoying ourselves, surrounded in paradise, yet all the happiness of the moment taken away instantly & it was then very hard to be so far from home, and not with the ones we love & who needed us. We knew they would want all of us to continue having fun & not let it ruin our trip; but, it was hard to not have it on your mind from that moment on. We finished settling in & decided to go chill on the beach. I felt inclined then to have a bit of a goodbye moment for him. So, I drew in the sand...
And to share a personal moment, I have to tell you about my cry out to him:
I said a little prayer & asked him to make a deal...we will do our best to watch over the family on this end, as long as he did his best to watch over them on his end. I got a very peaceful feeling at that moment & as hard as it was to take him being gone, I knew he would do just that. This, oddly enough, had strengthened my belief in faith in itself, and the power of God. Now that I think about it more, I truly feel, with the kind of kid Jacob always was, this was his purpose. He needed to be here for reason, he had to go through what he did to help teach some of us a lesson, and let certain things happen, like the Home Makeover. He was an angel here on earth, and will continue to be! Goodbye Jacob, may you rest in peace...we miss you little buddy!
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