Welcome Home Simba

On my 8th birthday as a gift from my best friend, Megan, I received a Simba doll. This doll in later years became very important to me due to the fact that Megan passed away when I was 10. You see she was born with half a heart. Megan went into surgery for the other half to be rebuilt or built. At the time I had no idea what was going on. I just had a very strong feeling that I needed to see her because at this point I had moved away. I wasn't too far. She was in Naperville and I was in Bolingbrook. My mom told me that everything was fine. Then one day I came home to find out that everything was not ok. Megan was not waking up, and she was now on life support. I then told my mom that I needed to go to the hospital and Megan needed a blessing. My mom didn't know how that would go because they are not members, but I knew she needed one. When we got to the hospital I was not allowed in the room because I was too young, but I could stand in the doorway and look at her. Then all of the sudden Megan became very excited and a bunch of nurses came running into the room to calm her down. Megan knew I was there. When her mom came out to see me I asked if it was ok for her to receive a blessing. With her consent Megan got that blessing. During the blessing Megan woke up, looked at me, and waved. I was so excited that she was saying hello to me. Come to find out a few days latter she was not saying hello, she was saying goodbye. That was the last time she woke up.

That Simba doll has become very important to me. It reminds me of her, and how I want to be like her. She was one of the lucky few who came to this earth and could not be touch by the advisory. But for the past few year I have not been able to find him. I knew that he was at my parents house, but I could not find him. This past Sunday when I went over there to have dinner, my mom, who was sick went down to the basement and looked through things and came upstairs with my lost treasure in tow. I am so thankful that my mom did that for me. And I am so glad that when I have a daughter and name her after Megan that I will have something to give to remind her who she was named after. Welcome home Simba!