What did Rabon love to do?
Play with Gracie, be out and about enjoying the neighborhood, offer comforting words and life advice to those around him, tell jokes and funny, unique stories from his childhood and youth, collect mini-colored rocks from The Saturday Morning Market St. Pete Rocks booth, collect antiques
0
What always reminds me of Rabon?
Comfort, wisdom, humor, empathy, boundaries, inspiration, persistence, honesty, truthfulness, healing power for others
0
What's the most fun I ever had with Rabon?
That's a hard one to think about. I'd have to give some deep thought to it.
Each and every one of our conversations was beneficial.
One day we were playing with each other. We just happened to coincidentally be texting each other at the exact same time.
How 'bout that? Ha!
He just happened to send me a text at the exact same time I was in the middle of writing him one.
0
What act of kindness did I witness from Rabon?
He always put others first before himself. He really knew how to care for others.
0
What made Rabon different from most people I know?
He was really empathetic.
Not only did he put others before himself, but he really felt for people with disabilities.
Obviously having one himself, how could he not?
I enjoyed him so much because I felt he liked me for the reason I feel a lot of people don't.
Again, he really knew how ro care for others.
He had the biggest heart. ❤️
One night we were texting and I was reminding him again all about my life challenges with my disability.
It was 2020 and I hadn't seen him in over a year with COVID but we kept in touch by text.
It had been a while since we communicated so he had forgotten some.
He responds he tells me:
"BTW, it saddens me to think about what you may have gone through.
Know this my dear.
I've got a lot of knowledge in that area.
I hope that I will be able to provide you with some comfort and wisdom." 💕
He was beyond kind.
He was just naturally that type.
Some people are just naturally born with it.
He was definitely high on the list.
No doubt about that. 😊
0
What did I learn from Rabon?
Most importantly the importance of respecting boundaries, as boundaries were very important to him.
0
How did I first meet Rabon?
It was kinda by accident he spotted me and engaged me one day while out on my walk.
He noticed right away I had a disability just like him and thought he could offer me some guidance.
It worked out.
We ended up really good local friends from around for four years, literally right to his end.
0
Share with others
