6 years ago today, I got a call from Josh telling me he loved me and him, his dad and friend Alex were heading out to check out the race site in Wendover, Nevada. We discussed when I was leaving to meet up with them (our normal routine was mom stayed back to handle the business and then usually came the night before the race). As a family we were on cloud nine, Josh was looking to take first place in the race on Saturday, August 16th. Then he was going to prepare for his trip to Greece where he would have the honor in representing the USA in the I.S.D.E. I was one proud mama! I remember that day like it was yesterday cause I was watching a news clip on TV about the Olympics and they were interviewing two girls and their families on disciplines and training. One girl was from China and one was from the US - the girl from China was all about training and had no personal life and talked about the pressure her parents put on her to perform and in a round about way how she wanted a personal life - her entire relationship with her parents were bout her winning. Then the girl from the US her parents were easy going and said training and performing was up to their daughter, they wanted her to not miss out on her childhood. The girl from the US made a comment about her parents loving her no matter if she won or not. I explained this interview cause I remember how it effected me. I sat there wondering if we were putting that pressure on Josh. I never wanted him to feel like I loved him any less if he didnt win. His career as the youngest to go pro in off-road racing, all his accomplishments, was it too much for a 16 year old. I sat there and cried. I then picked up the phone to call my baby.....I got his voice mail! I left a message letting him know I loved him from the bottom of my heart unconditionally win or lose. My exact words were I just love you because you are Joshua Peter Morros! As most know the next day, August 16th didnt go as any mother would ever expect. We went from a check point where Josh was 10 seconds off the leader of the race to receiving a call 20 minutes later that he had crashed and it was bad. From that point my baby laid in a coma for 24 days fighting for his life as he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. As I sat during those 24 days waiting for Josh to open those big brown eyes (not sure what day it was during the 24 days) I went thru his phone that had over 100 voice mails. Guess what the first voice mail was - you got it, Mine! So this morning, Joshy is chasing the Reno to Vegas race with Erin Nicole Grieve and Gil Grieve, I know he is in good hands, just the fact he is at a race gives me anxiety. Erin texted me this morning letting me know that Joshs phone is dead and that they are all safe. Of course the water works start again. I know how amazingly blessed I am to be able to see those brown eyes and his smile that makes me melt. I love you Josh Morros!
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:23:56 +0000
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