Big Sister
Whitney (11:30 am PST, Sunday, 2/20/22) Pepper is off to surgery #25 this morning. I’m sitting in her empty hospital room. I’m just thinking about the events of the night, 8 weeks ago. We still haven’t seen our two middle children since the accident. My heart aches for them. We will be reunited soon, plans are underway. I wanted to share some details that we haven’t shared yet. This is from Pepper’s perspective and maybe one day she’ll be able to share more detail and her own feelings. But for now I’ll share what I know. Pepper has always been a very mature girl. With a natural maternal instinct. She’s drawn to babies, and small children. But not only drawn to but could be fully trusted in her capabilities in caring for and loving a child from the age of 9. She’s special and I have no doubt will be one of the kindest mothers one day. She was a protector that night. When her daddy entered the bus she was seen standing between the flames and her 3 year old brother, Krew that night. P