Jailah Monè Young
📍North Carolina
September 19
"I am so proud of you Jay, you did it." Liyah said as she held Jaycee. My baby girl was beautiful she favored me so much.
"Thank you love, did Rod pick up Dante yet? It's been a while?"
"Umm I'll call him right now." I nodded my head as she put Jaycee in the bassinet then picked up her phone and called.
"Hey baby" Rodney said through the phone.
"Hey where is Dante, his flight should've landed already."
"I know right, I'm going to ask the front desk about the flights because he should've been here already." Liyah put the phone down to fix my bed cover since I was moving around so much.
"Here is your ice water Jay and here is your pizza Aliyah." Ya'Shay said as she came back in the room.
Yahsay sat on the bed with me and turned the tv on. She landed on the news channel and then turned the volume up, that was literally the only good thing on tv at the moment.
"We are interrupting our regular schedule news cast for a special announcement. There has been a airplane crash. Delta South, coming into South Carolina has crashed into the mountains over New York City. We have yet to know the cause of the crash but we do know that there are only a few survivors. 100 people have passed, 12 injured and 18 are in critical condition. We will get back to you with more information as the story unfolds."
"Wait what?" I said and sat up. Aaliyah and Ya'Shay looked at each other then got on there phones. "Rodney what's going on?" All you heard was yelling and shuffling on the other end.
"Rodney answer please." I said frantically.
"It... it was his plane. I'm heading to you right now." He said then hung up.
"What whaaa what do you mean? What's going on" I was hyperventilating at this point. The machine that was attached to me was going off and nurses rushed into my room. Jaycee started crying and I couldn't see straight.
"Where is my HUSBAND!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and eventually everything went black...
2 days later...
New York Presbyterian Hospital
"Hi I'm here to see Dante Young. I'm his wife and I'm with my oldest son."
"Hi, so he just got out of surgery and is being transferred to his room. The doctor will come and get you in a few minutes."
I nodded my head then went to sit down the Jahier. My mind was racing and my heart was thumping. I had to leave my 3 day old baby to check to see if my husband was alive... this couldn't be real. I still was in pain and could barely walk.
"Is dad okay?" Jahier asked as he looked up at me with worry eyes. I just softly smiled and squeezed his hand. "With the grace of God he will be. You want to pray with mama." Jahier nodded his head and grabbed both my hands.
We said a amen and just waited around for the doctor. "Mrs. Young" a young female doctor said as she came into the waiting room.
"Yes that's me, come on baby." Jahier stood up and helps me stand.
"Umm are you okay?" The doctor asked as she saw me having trouble walking.
"I just had a baby three days ago so not really, still in pain. How's my husband."
"You can sit if you want"
"No it's okay I need to know, is he okay?"
"Well he was one of the survivors so that's a great thing. But he does have third degree burn on his left leg and right now the right side of the brain is not responsive."
"What does that mean?"
"Well since we can't get any response from the right side of the brain we had to place him into a medically induced coma. This will allow us to track his brain motion without him dying. I'm not sure how long it will take his brain to regain response or if it ever will."
"so he's brain dead?"
"Not fully there is a big possibility that the brain can become responsive again but like I said we don't know when or how long it will take...
I just stared at her lips as they moved but I zoned out and just let tears fall from my face. My everything was in critical condition and it's nothing I could do to help him.
"Can I see him?" I asked cutting the doctor off. She nodded her head and motioned for us to follow her.
We stopped at room 903 and there laid Dante. "Sit right there baby." Jahier did as told and sat at the chair as I walked over and sat on the bed.
I shed my tears not knowing what to say or do. "My poor baby I love you so much.. why is this happening why baby." I said as I gripped his hand into mine and then I kissed it.
"What am I going to do without?" I tried my best not to cry hysterically in front of Jahier.
"Can I see dad too mama." I nodded my head then I held my hand out and Jahier walked over to me. I tried my best to lift him up then place him next to Dante.
Jahier followed what I did. He gripped Dante's hand then kissed it. "I love you da, come home please." He said then jumped off the bed then held my hand.
"Ma I hungry. Pizza please?" I nodded my head and sent a small smile to him. I placed a kiss on Dante's forehead then left the room and closed the door. "I love you Dante."
"Dad will be ok mommy." Jahier said as he looked up at me. I stopped in my tracks and bent down to his level. I gave him a big hug.
"Yes yes he will be Pooda I love you so much, you are so strong and smart just like him. Now let's get you some pizza and get home to your siblings."
"Love you mommy, can't wait to see jaycee."
I had to be strong for my babies...
