I hope to
see my brother on the other side
At the moment of this writing, my twin brother lay
in a hospital bed, diagnosed with severe brain
damage and will be taken off life support day after
tomorrow.
I have this hole in me I can’t fill, but maybe I can
share a story in his remembrance. I had a bad car
accident back in February 1996 where my head hit the
windshield. I was taken to the hospital, my head was
stitched up and I sent home.
Later that evening I received a call from my twin
brother who lives in another state. Before I had the
opportunity to tell him about the accident, he told
me he had the worst headache of his life.
I hope to see him on the other side; he will be the
first to greet me.
For my twin brother Raymond Lees.
Richard Lees
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Twins, Raymond & Richard
Lees
Raymond (on the left) passed
away on 8-12-07
Below is Richard's follow up twin
story...
I wrote to you last
month about my twin Raymond Lees, who was being
taken off life support. Well he died August 12th,
2007. I miss him so much; I feel a part of me is
gone too. But I have to share this story with you,
and also thank you ever so much for posting our
picture on your website.
My twin (Raymond
Lees) passed away August 12th, 2007. While he was
being treated at a Veterans Administration (VA)
hospital, they had a great deal of problems
diagnosing what was wrong, but it eventually led to
his passing with severe brain damage.
He was life flighted
from the Fayetteville Arkansas VA hospital to the
Little Rock VA hospital to have a brain biopsy done
to help determine what was wrong.
Keep in mind we had
lived apart from each other in different states for
the past 25 years. When he was operated on for the
brain biopsy, it was done on the right side of his
head. That day I developed a large raised bump on
the right side of my head, which is only beginning
to disappear now.
We always
experienced these things throughout our life. If one
got hurt, the other felt the pain. I miss him so
much, but I also feel he is with me today.
Other strange things
happened AFTER his passing, but my twin always felt
family was first. I had not seen my 33 year old son,
(and my three grandchildren) from my first marriage,
and lost contact with him over the past 5 years.
After my twin's
death, my son called me on the phone. Note: I had
gone to his last known city, searched, and searched
with no luck whatsoever. My son said he was flying
out east (Cleveland) this weekend ( I live near
Pittsburgh), and he would try to make an effort to
rent a car, and come see me.
Well he just left
this afternoon, and nothing can convince me more
that my twin led him to me. He may not be with me in
body, but he sure is in spirit. Twins carry that
spirit inside forever. His image is clear, but my
tears will never cloud our life on earth together.
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