This is my identical twin sister,we came into this world together and I never dreamed that we would be apart. Barbara, was so badly hurt in the accident but she did not have one mark on the outside. The doctor told me that her arm was ripped off, liver and kidney's was not working, all of her rib's on the left side was broken, her lungs was punctured, and the brain steam was hanging on by a thread and there was no hope. I was giving a choice to have her taken of all the machines, I started to but I just could not. All that I could hear is Barbara saying to me that she did not want to die. I went home so I could change my cloths because; I had not taken a bath or had clean cloths in seven days. And about a half an hour before I was going to leave for the hospital, I got a sick feeling and I knew that she was gone. The hospital call to let me know and, all that I could think was that I was not there to catch her spirit. Then I think of the person that killed her, walking around still doing the same thing. And even though she was found to have high levels of alcohol and drugs in her system, she feels that she did nothing wrong. All I know is when she killed my sister half of me was also killed, I will never be the same for as long as I live. All I know is that I will never spend another birthday with my twin. All I know is she will never see her children grow up or even hold her first grandchild. All I know is she will never feel the warm sun on her face or the cool rain on her lips. I can not bring my twin back but; I can try and stop people from drinking and taking drugs while driving. I don't care if people want to drink,I don't care if people want to take drugs that is there choice. But what I do care about is, the person that was given no choice of life or death. what I do care about is the children that was not given a choice if there mother or father should live or die. What I care about is all of the people that was not given of choice. These people need to understand that alcohol and drugs are like bullet's and their car is no longer a Honda,BMW or,a Mercedes. It is transformed into a Smith and Western when they decide to get into that car. When will driving under the influence be treated like a real crime?. You see on television our elected official going after the tobacco industry, saying to them. Hey! you are responsible for the deaths of those people and asking for millions of dollars. So why can't those same elected official's say to the alcohol companies, the beer companies, and the people who are selling drugs on the street. Hey! you are responsible for the death's of those people and, make them pay millions of dollars. Will update soon
Diane Walton Caldwell
Date Last Modified: 08/06/08
