Note: This is my story of my dad that passed away on Tuesday of last week, it isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. I love you daddy. Love your baby girl.
Randy had just came in to have his days off for awhile and Rachel and Johnny ran up to him and said, "Papa. daddy's isn't feeling good." "What happened Rachel?" Randy asked their 18 year old daughter. "Well daddy and Johnny went to wash and daddy couldn't hardly breathe so Johnny did the rest of the clothes and daddy came back home and took a hot shower. He is still in there." Randy knew that the kids said that John was sick but he thought it was the flu just like John assured him it was. "John, how are you?" Randy asked his husband that was in the bathtub. "I feel my chest tighten and everything, I have the flu like Johnny did 2 weeks ago and he said his lasted for 2 weeks." ''Did you go to the doctor like I told you?" "No, the medicine and shit won't help me." "What about your breathing treatments, have you took those?" "No, Randy, I told you nothing can help me." "Well baby, you need to get out of the tub and go lay down in bed." "I will be out soon."
Johnny had just turned 16 the previous day and he was going on with his business because just like the rest of the family his daddy just had the flu. "Rachel, how was daddy today when yall went to town?" "At first he was tired and sleepy and I thought he would go to sleep driving then when we ate and everything, he was ok." "Yeah, I know, when we washed, I had to do everything because he couldn't breathe." "Hey let's get our mind off of daddy and let's watch Smackdown, Uncle Cody and Uncle Adam will be on." "Ok yeah it will help us."
John and Randy were in the bedroom, and Randy was getting hungry. "John, you want anything?" "No, I am not hungry." ''OK, Rachel, can you call me in a pizza?" "Yes, papa." After 10 mins Randy and Johnny went to get the pizza and Rachel was trying to watch Smackdown but John was getting worse. "Daddy, you need anything?" "Yes, can you get me a warm washcloth?" "Yes daddy." Rachel's heart was beating fast and she ran and got a warm cloth. "Here daddy." "Can you check my blood sugar." the blood sugar was normal 150. "Anything else daddy?" "No." "Ok, I will be in watching smackdown." "I know." Right after Rachel watched her uncle Cody have a hissy fit, John called her again. "Yes daddy?" "Can you get me a cool cloth now?" Rachel knew her daddy was getting sicker by the minute but she didn't know what to do. "Yes, daddy." Rachel brought the cloth back and rubbed his forehead with it as he started to relax. "Thank you." Rachel left the room again and went back to watch wrestling. John had got her into watching it, but Randy wasn't very fond of her watching but he knew she was addicted to it.
After 10 mins Johnny and Randy came back and asked Rachel how John was doing. "Papa, daddy asked me for a washcloth 2 times and he is coughing so bad now and I don't know what to do." "Just relax baby and just go back to watch smackdown and we will be ok." "OK." Rachel and Johnny started to watch smackdown again then they heard their papa hollering at their dad. "John, John, what are you doing? Are you ok? Wake up. Rachel, Rachel, call 911, call 911." Rachel was panicky and called 911 and when they answered and asked how can they help you, Rachel froze and Randy took over and asked for an ambulance. Within the 20 mins they waited for one to get to the house, John was awake and coming to again. "Papa, what happened to daddy?" Rachel asked. "He shook and his eyes rolled back." "Randy can you get me in the tub, I need to get warm." "Dear, the ambulance is almost here." "I don't give a damn, I need to get in the water." Rachel and Randy helped John get in the tub and Randy stayed and helped him get warm. Rachel ran to her's and Johnny's room to keep the dogs from barking when the ambulance gets there. Rachel got on her laptop and told her friends and fans of John's that her daddy wasn't doing good and he is going to the hospital.
The ambulance got there and checked John out, everything was fine. It wasn't fine to Randy because what was making his husband do the things he just did 30 mins earlier. "Well Mr. Cena, why don't you ride to the hospital with us." "No, I want to go to my hospital." "Where is that, Mr. Orton?" "Well my husband doesn't like going to the hospital yall are at so I will take him to the other one he likes." "OK, anything we can do?" "No, thanks." Rachel was sitting in her chair trying to calm her panic attack down because she didn't need to get sick but she knew that her daddy was sick and she didn't want to say goodbye to her daddy this soon. She was watching her Uncle Adam come out on smackdown and Johnny was outside with the drivers helping them back out. "Ok, John, we need to get you on some pants." Rachel and Randy helped getting his pants, shirt, and boots on and Randy and Johnny helped John in the car and went to the hospital. Rachel stayed home and watched over the house and played on her computer trying to calm down and prayed her daddy will get better. She regretted the things she did.
Rachel sat on the chair and cried, that week had been hell on her's and her daddy's relationship. Monday it started off auguring about the car being broke and he had cussed her out because they needed water to put in the car and they only had one bottle. They didn't hug or say I love you. Tuesday, wasn't any better, got the car fixed then griped the rest of the day. still no hug or I love you's. Wednesday, the phone went out and cussing was involved. still nothing. Thursday was lil better but still griping, and Today was Friday and it was ok but still nothing. Rachel cried because she blamed herself for not saying I love you daddy to him or hug him. She remembered the last time they hugged, it was right after her aunt was put in a home and she was crying and everything and she asked for a hug, her daddy hugged her soo tight and long. "Daddy, I love you and I'm sorry for the arguments and everything, please hang on daddy, I know daddy that you Never Give Up." Rachel called everyone she knew and told them and they said they would pray for him and everything. Rachel started to cry again, all she wanted to do is to hug her daddy and tell him she loved him. He always called her his baby girl, and nothing would take her away from him.
She got on her facebook page and her best friend was on and she told her about him and she told her that she wished she could be there for Rachel. Rachel told her friend that she regrets not telling her daddy she loved him or hugged him. Her friend replied and said that he knows that she loves him. Her friend cheered her up so much that she forgot a lil about her daddy being real sick, she watched the first promo Randy did and the first match Randy and John had in OVW. She laughed and she watched some funny things John said to some wrestlers. She laughed so hard and her friend told her that she was glad that she was feeling better. Rachel stayed up till after 3 AM when Randy and Johnny came in, Randy told her that John is really sick, he was built up with pneumonia and he had a seizure, and the last thing he had was another heart attack, he had 6 heart attacks in the last 9 years that was the reason why he stopped wrestling. Randy was crying so much but he stayed strong and told Rachel that they tried to put a mask on to help him breathe, but John took it off and the oxygen out of his brain and they had to paralyze him to put a trea in his throat to help him breathe. Rachel was shaking so much and Randy just said that keep on praying and having the faith. Rachel asked him when were they going to see John again, Randy told her in 4 hours so get some rest. She said ok and asked was her daddy wake, Randy looked at her with sad eyes and replied, "No, he is in a coma, and he will be transferred to a bigger hospital in 2 hours." "OK papa." Johnny was strong as ever and Rachel wished she could be strong as he was. Rachel got back on her facebook and updated and said Daddy is worse then I thought, he is in a coma and I am so afraid we will lose him, I have faith and I remember what he always said, NEVER GIVE UP. I am never giving up on him. I never told him I loved him or hugged him. :'(
Rachel cried herself to sleep while watching her daddy's DVD. "Daddy, I never give up, I love you so much daddy, please hang on and beat this. Lord I know my daddy is very sick just lift him up by all the prayers he is getting. Amen." Rachel fell asleep, hugging her pillow.
4 hours later, Randy woke her and Johnny up and told them to get ready so they could go see John who was 2 hours away. In 30 mins they were on the way to see John. Rachel laid down in the hummer and played on her cell phone, she told people that they were on the way to see her daddy. As she was looking through pictures she had posted of John and Randy together, she started to cry. She knew her dad was so sick and she hated to see him suffer. Randy turned the radio up some and they listened to old time country, "Daddy's Hands'' came on and Rachel cried and cried thinking bout the times she was lil and John was always there for her and protected her so nothing would hurt her. She cried herself to sleep. 2 hours later Randy woke her up and told her they were there.
They went to the CICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit) and Rachel was so afraid of what her daddy would look like so she went to the waiting room and cried, and got on her cell again and went to facebook that was her family away from her home. Johnny and Randy went in to see John only for a couple minutes and then went over to Rachel. "Rachel, honey, daddy is so sick, he is in a deep coma, they think he had a blood clot in his brain or lung, and he is on a machine to keep him alive." That last sentence just knocked it out for Rachel, her daddy, her everything was dying. Randy went to the women's bathroom where Rachel went to cry her eyes out. "Rachel, shhh, daddy wouldn't want us to cry, he would want us to carry on even if it is without him." "So, is there even a chance of him making it?" "The doctor gave him 1% of surviving, and they said that if he does he maybe brain-dead." "Did ya call grandma?" "Yes, she can't get here you know." "I know but she really needs to be here." "I know, we just have to remember what daddy always said, NEVER GIVE UP. He wouldn't want us to give up our faith so quickly." "I know, everyone around the world is praying for him." "That's good, prayers do get answered and miracles happen." "Papa, I am going to stay in here for awhile." "Ok."
When Rachel came out it was visiting times to see her daddy. Randy, Johnny and Rachel went to see him. "Hey John, we are here with you, come back to us please. Rachel and Johnny are here." "Hi daddy I love you." Rachel said tearfully, seeing her daddy on the machine getting oxygen that way was no way to live. Johnny just patted John's leg. "Hey John, we are here, I know you get tired of me saying this but I don't know what to say. Rachel and John are here." Rachel made up an excuse she had to the bathroom but that wasn't the real reason, she didn't want to say goodbye to her young father. "Bye daddy, I will see you later, I love you daddy." Rachel picked up his hand and kissed it and wiped her tears with his cold hand. Rachel ran out of the room and tears started falling about couldn't stop. She went to the waiting room area and called her like grandmother which was Cody's mom, "Daddy's dying, please come here." "Calm down sweetie, I'll be there in an hour, I have to fix dinner and I will be there, I love you." "I love you too."
