Back in February of 08 one of my Y friends, Bobby, had a triple bypass. I mentioned him in a previous post but didn't follow up on what was the nightmare recovery. He spent 6 months in a coma, multiple organ failure, this that and more. Months of rehab with one goal, to get back to work. He would tell us Go Big or Go Home and It's All Good. And he did it. He came back to work late last fall working back at the Andover Y as a School Age Site Coordinator.
Last week all of the Y directors went to Camp Nokomis for our annual staff retreat. This was a huge thing for Bobby as he was convinced when he was in the hospital that he would never get back to camp. He glowed the whole time we were there. We had a session about life goals, inspired leading and how not to take a minute of life for granted as it may be your last. I can't tell you how many times during that seminar each of us looked at Bobby as walking talking proof of what you can overcome.
Yesterday afternoon we got that sad news that Bobby had passed away in his sleep. It hit us all hard and typical of our Y family we all got together to grieve. People shared great stories and his Mom had passed along a message to us all with a huge thank you for being his family when she was far away in New York. There was alot of crying, a lot of laughing and too many hugs to count.
Why do I share this with you, because of this, life is a gift that too often we all take for granted. Treasure every minute of every day with all of those around you. Don't sweat the small stuff. And like Bobby would say It's All Good.
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