24/01/2021
I hesitated to post this for several reasons.. one being that based on who the real brave ones are in this country.. police officers, first responders, health care providers, grocery store cashiers and countless others... me flying on an airplane home from Florida is not exactly a brave feat... and the second being that I in no way wanted to come off as narcissistic or for anyone to feel sorry for me. My intention of posting these notes (anplease read all!).... is to highlight this flight attendant from airlines that went above and beyond the call of duty... to give some background , as most of my close family and friends know, I am absolutely terrified of flying... which is bizarre considering I was an International flight attendant for 3 years... but due to a bad experience in the air, I had to quit flying ... the fear I have starts the day before with anxiety so bad I can’t eat or drink and continues throughout the flight, with me crying and shaking on take off... it’s is emotionally and physically exhausting and especially hard on Rick as he feels helpless to help me... so why do I fly?? Because the minute I met Rick I knew I was going to have to join him or lose him because traveling is a huge part of his life... his entire family lives in Sweden, including his daughter, and me not going was not an option... so when I boarded the flight home from Florida, and the flight attendant saw me crying she looked at me and said...I have a 6 month old baby at home and it’s going to be ok.. I thought ok wow... I need to try and suck this up....here she is with two masks on her face...up and down all day in an airplane with a 6 month old baby at home.. but I still couldn’t get it together ..so when she started giving me these notes throughout the flight, I was embarrassed .. here I am a 52 year old women getting notes from this young flight attendant ... but by the last note I was completely overwhelmed by the kindness of this women whose smile I could not see but whose eyes were so warm ....I can’t say I will never be afraid again... but it does give me a glimmer of hope into the goodness of humanity ... thank you Sarah for my wings❤️❤️
