October 27, 2013 - It has now been 2 years. I have trouble in believing that it has been 2 years since Noelle passed away. What did we eat for dinner last night? Did I turn off the iron? Did I lock the door? Did I feed the dogs? Did I rinse out my shampoo when I was in the shower? Did I even shower? What day is it today? These are just a few things that go through my head on a daily basis. How can I not remember the simplest things but, yet…I can relive Thursday, October 27, 2011 like it’s a movie and Don, Hollee & I are the supporting actors with Noelle playing the lead? The few times that I have spoken about Noelle at special events; I began by saying, “to start at the beginning of our story of Noelle …I have to begin at the end”. So, here we go. Noelle was a 17 year old senior at Siegel High School who LOVED school. She was a gifted honor student & involved in many clubs & activities. She aspired to be in the medical profession where she would be able to work with special needs children. She attended Governor’s school at UTC & was encouraged by the opportunity to obtain an education & Spanish degree while pursuing medicine so that she may be able to work more hands on in the school system with special needs. She believed that there was a cure for autism, a missing undiscovered link & was determined to unlock the future in this field. I believe that she could have done just that! On Thursday, October 27, 2011 it was a rainy drizzly day. Noelle was excited that Siegel was the pick football game of the week to be televised that night. Don & I had to watch the morning show on TV to see if we could spot Noelle at the mock pep rally & we saw her! She was thrilled to be on TV never realizing that for the following days she would be repeatedly on every news cast on every local station, including radio & newspapers. When Noelle got out of school that day, she came up to work to visit me. She came up to the salon frequently but, usually to use me for an ATM or if I needed her to run an errand for me (that by the way she hated doing lol). This time, this time was different. I asked her if she needed some money & she said, “No Mom, I just came to hang out & spend some time with you”. I NEVER got off work early on Thursdays but, for some reason I was finished working & got to sit & just talk to Noelle. She was headed to work on a project at MTSU. I asked if she was coming home before the game & she said yes. Later, after running errands, I called Don to see what he wanted for dinner & for the FIRST TIME EVER… I called in a to go order of chicken & rice soup from Demos’ (one of Noelle’s favorites). Fast forward – I’m at home & it’s before 7pm… Noelle runs in by herself & starts changing clothes & finding warmer things to bundle up in. She grabs blankets & wakes her dad up to try on a hat for her boyfriend (to see if it would fit). She never woke her dad up due to him working nights but, this night she did. Hollee was chilling on the couch & decided she just wanted to stay home & watch - It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Noelle was headed out the door to meet up with friends at the game (they decided to split up & Noelle was grabbing the blankets) & I asked if she wanted me to take her & drop her off because there would probably be no parking. She smiled and said, “ huh?, No mom, I got this”. ………………………… At approximately 7pm Noelle walked out of the door of our home to never return. Phone calls of concern that a wreck had shut down the road to our subdivision started pouring in…I cannot explain to you why or how but, I IMMEDIATELY KNEW it was Noelle. Hollee was in the shower & Don was in bed. I ran and told Hollee that there had been a bad wreck & I was going to check to see if it was Sissy. I drove to the entrance to our subdivision & it was blocked by a patrol officer. I immediately tried to negotiate my way around him asking if it was my daughter. He wouldn’t let me go & asked for my driver’s license. I told him that I had heard that they were searching for someone and that she answered to Noelle not Miranda. I told him she drove a black Isuzu Rodeo with a BIG peace frog on the back. He called up to the wreck site, advised me to keep calling her, handed back my driver’s license and told me to go home. I SAW IT IN HIS FACE AND KNEW. He said that he would come to my house & let me know what he found out. I headed home ran through the door without closing it & went & started screaming at Don to get up, GET UP!!! …IT’S GOING TO BE NOELLE! Before I could even go back to shut the front door…The parade of emergency vehicles came down my street and stopped in front of my house. I was still holding on to the hope that Noelle was just badly hurt & that we were heading to the hospital but, there were TOO MANY emergency people…. We didn’t get to go to the hospital to see Noelle talking with a broken leg or such. We went to the hospital to see our perfect little girl with barely even a scratch looking as if she was merely sleeping. The rest, well…The rest begins our new life. Our new life without our firstborn beautiful baby girl that left at 7pm to go cheer on her high school football team. Two years later, TWO YEARS & this plays over & over in my head EVERYDAY! The minutes, hours, days, years & breaths that followed are what we are living with now. Today, we will be playing ball & finding ways together & within ourselves to honor Noelle’s memory. We continue to strive to do this on a daily basis with today merely just adding an unbearable milestone to our journey. This is why The First Noelle is so very dear to our hearts. I feel, as Noelle’s mother, that it is MY job to keep Noelle’s memory ALIVE. I can only speak for myself here but, I feel that I would be doing this world an incredible disservice by NOT creating projects to carry on Noelle’s legacy. I think that it’s a GREAT HONOR to have asked last 27th to reach 1,000 LIKES on The First Noelle page & achieve that goal with your help on the LAST 27th. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I am encouraged by you all to keep this dream alive & am excited to see The First Noelle grow & be able to share what an AMAZING young lady Noelle was. I hope that you go and LIKE & SHARE THE FIRST NOELLE page and help us better establish our foundation by supporting our book donations & scholarship fund. With the holidays fast approaching & It being Noelle’s 2 year Angelversary please help us today & through the holiday season in honoring Noelle Henson by a random act of kindness. Whether it be: donating a kindergarten level book, paying for someone’s meal, whatever (that’s why it’s called a random act lol)! You will be amazed by what you feel by doing something for someone else & honoring Noelle. Just keep in mind while doing this the definition of ** HUMBLE (urban dictionary) -Humble 1) An admirable quality that not many people possess. It means that a person may have accomplished a lot, or be a lot but doesn’t feel it necessary to advertise or brag about it.** Thank you for thinking of Noelle today. Thank you for continuing on our journey, prayers still appreciated and as ALWAYS…I LOVE my girls!
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 06:23:09 +0000
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