Tuesday Morning, January 22, 2008

Good Morning, Everyone,

It is so good to read your postings. I have to mention some friends and family; my friend, Jackie checking e-mails from California while visiting her son , and Rita, who was in Hawaii when this accident occurred. Darren and Stephanie our family in Tennessee, have left us messages that are heartfelt. Tommy Pearson, one of John's oldest buds in College Park, The Carni's our adopted baby family, Nick and Brenda Vitucci our soulmate family members, Bernie and Clyde, our very dearest to our heart family friends, Colleen and Kerry, our newest friends, who have gone through so much recently, just to be a family, My oldest girlfriends Joy, aka tons of fun, and Laura, aka, Loll who have been my best friends since 9th grade. Joe Foley, who spent the entire day with us on Friday, during the surgery, just because he was wanting to be there for John. Kay and Don, who we would have never believed would be a family, but are doing quite well. Don is only 13 months younger than John and has always been a little more adventurous than John, has stepped up into the man his father and brother ALWAYS knew he could be. Now, I would be remiss if I did not mention Jonathan Pometto, aka JP. He has been friends with Marcus since the age of 7, when he was doing stand-up on our deck. He was telling jokes and had a better delivery than most comedians. We have considered Johnny one of our boys for years. He has had some tough days, but has really turned into an incredible young man. He has gone to military academy for high school, graduated from college, and has a full-time job. He and Marcus are roommates now, one of their life long dreams. He was with Marcus and John when the accident occurred. Marcus and JP have such a unique friendship. They started out at about the same height, and now Marcus is 6'4", and JP is a stttrrreeettcchh 5'8". Johnny has the kind of sense of humor that is so quick witted, that he says things before you even realize it. You then hear it again, and just chuckle to yourself. Ironically, JP shared with me that at the scene, Marucs and he were hugging each other, initially the firefighters and paramedics thought they were a "couple", or life partners! I just found this out last night and it made me just belly laugh! I know this isn't exactly what JP, would like to be known for, however, it the midst of all of this tragedy, you have to be able to just find the laughter. It was so absolutely priceless. He is our John Candy and Chris Farley, rolled into one, but, without their "isms". He has kept us going on many levels. Thanks, JP, for being there for us, for so many years, and so many more.