Liz Rhoda McCaw:
CLASS OF 1969
Penn Hills High SchoolClass of 1969
Penn hills, PA
Liz Rhoda's Story
Married the guy of my dreams - Paul Glover and got a home, then divorced seven yrs later. . Got a great job with great friends, in Shadyside,What a great life and such wonderful friends... but moved after my third robbery at the bank and my apartment being robbed the same day.
I moved to one of the highest crime ciies - Los Angeles. My landlord in Pittsburgh got me a great
place in L.A. to live. Got a wonderful job close to my new home in Westwood .
THe people I met there are all still my friends today - 35 yrs after I left.
Worked for one of my customers and moved with him to a new job close to my new home with Jimmy. Jimmy is my best friend and brother I lost to Polio. We talk every day. Barry, another friend I love ,traveled with me to the far side of the globe - Australia and New Zealand. I saw Figi and a couple other island nations while extending my trip While I saw the islands, Barry went home to his job. I went back to Australia and New Zaeland and decided I best even out my adventure by seeing Most of Europe Did it in 6 visitsI was also their when 5 or 6 yeats old with my parents.. Barry told me all about his business trips, I used them as a guide.. Barry and I also went to Alaska by car with his best friend a doctor. Drove up and back, having a great time then when we got back we left him at his sister's and the doctor to the airport for home. I drove thru Mexico and south on a second trip. Went with a friend I had just met at the doctor's office. He knew Spanish and it was a big help on this trip.
Learned many things about a life better than my own from Barry. He was a life saver in my life like Jimmy. Everything got better with thier advice and love.. I got a new home, and then another one with Micheal. It was a great place till Micheal moved to Poland and started a great company. I started a great job with my boss again, then learned to get on my own two feet for a better job. Got very ill - 2 yrs after I started my new job and had to give it a rest. Met a terrific man during this time. HE was terrific. Also met Ethel at this time. She was a guardian angel for me. She became our matchmaker.
We got married after 3 months. We both started our new jobs and got a place together. I got worse. I needed a new liver and then I needed a new kidney too. Had to wait 3 years for a transplant after these events, waited a long time, then I got news of getting what I needed but it fell thru - Then they found a liver two days later from a local girl who was only 17, and was killed by her boyfriend, accidentally. She gave 203 parts of her body to needy people
I got both a kidney and liver from her, and a friend at the center got her heart. we are both still around bothering all our friends past and present. George and I had a real wedding service after the hospital cancelled our wedding trip to Las Vegas. My best friends, Jimmy and Micheal were there with my lovely friend Leezah. We got a new old home only 2 yrs older than me. IT's a wonderful place. We have great neighbors,
Then we got a dog named after my grandmother. She has been our girl for 17 yrs.
Lost my Dad and Mom. Luckily we have great family thru George's side,
I also had Mom and Fran and Leezah like a close sister. Jimmy's f...Expand for more
amily have been my parents too along with Jimmv, Jeff and Jullie . They have taken care of me for 25 years. Then we lost Jeff. A couple years later , we lost Mom and Dad. I still have my Sister - SHeri . She introduced me to my first grand son - Chris. Then her Mom, took me in after my transplants till George got the house ready for me.These people, all of them saved me from missing the transplant because I was all alone in the world. Several called my doctors and said they would care for me after and make me get to all clinics.Steve and Jeff my other terrific friends and my new family. also called. SO they gave me the transplant. I learned how close my new family was.
I met a terrific man - the man of my new dreams created by seeing more of the world, meeting new friends all over the globe, Paul was terrific for my life then but I found I wasnt meant to stay in that life. He has a beautiful wife, younger than him and a terrific new job and home and new interests like fishing. THey are
very happy.
I have found that old friends from school are still my friends. What a terrific thing to find. Barb ,
you are terrific and I love you. Michael and Debbie Dewey - I love you both and your families. Debbie ,can you teach me how to quilt???? And I met new friends from Penn hills on t he computer - HI John!!!! Sorry I
havent been on line for a long time, but I still love our new friendship. I am as happy as a noisey Lark.
My great grandson is living with us over this last year with his Mom. I am getting ready for them to leave again. Sebastian was born in this house in 2005. THey lived here a couple years. THen they came back last Spring and she is finishing her college work. She is moving closer to school in Georgia. and she has a fine man she left behind with an older son who makes a great brother for Sebastian. But playing with Sebastian keeps me young. And I help in his school work over the computer - as Mom didnt like any of the schools around us. IT has been an adventure for me. I love it. I am used to my wheels yet. Got to get that taken care of. Before I bore my friends and family. Need the kind I can steer for myself.
Thanks for stopping by. Love to hear from you all. Bob and the Joan Drive Gang, and Paul.s old friends like Fred. Thanks to Bev and Cheri and Barb. John thank you too.. Thanks to MIke and Deb also. I am so very lucky. THanks to you all for being my " family" back then, when I needed to learn to grow up.
WHat a great job you all did. Connie you helped me the most. Love you all for your efforts.
UPdates: My youger grand daughter is getting married in 5 days. We like the guy - we were lucky enough to have them move in with us for a while so they could save for their own home. Along with them was our younger great grandson - Charlie.
Great News - Jimmy is coming back for a few weeks. I'll have him for a few days and then hell stay with friends..Leezah just came back and I got to see her a little . George and I have a lot of plans to complete.
Look forward to seeing you on here and finding your facebook account. Hoping to get back to Michigan and Piittsburgh not too long from now. Looking for friends and their new home in Vermont on that same trip. hope it can be around the time of a reunion.
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