MADD Teen Influencer
November 2023
He had planned to start college in the fall. One of my favorite memories of Kaleb is when he gave me his hat, which I still keep close to me.
Meanwhile, Madysyn was 14 and was a funny, sweet, and playful sister. She was passionate about color guard, dancing, and being a social butterfly. She had just started high school at Ridgeview and was exploring all the world had to offer her. She was always joking around and filming her music.ly videos. She was a sassy yet sweet person, she always knew how to make a room light up. One of my favorite memories of Mady was when she was sitting in my room talking to me about my day. Madysyn and Kaleb changed our family and community by showing us the bright side of life. On the night of March 25, 2018, my mom got the phone call that would change everyone’s life, forever. Madysyn, Kaleb, their dad, and their younger sister Jordan, who were 41 and 11, respectively - these four lives were taken in an instant. I remember hearing my mom crying and rushing to leave the house repeating the same phrase, “I have to find my kids.” I found out my siblings died a few days after the crash. On the way to the hospital, my mom told me they weren’t at the hospital, and that they’ll never be coming home. Since I was nine at the time I didn’t fully understand what all of this meant. It wasn’t until the day of their funeral. Looking at the pictures and videos of them being happy, to looking at them in their caskets with scars made things more real than ever. We then moved and started off fresh, but things would just never be the same. The days from the crash to their funeral was a tornado of emotions. My mom was sleeping in our car in front of the hospital while I and my sister were being cared for by family members. I missed going home and I missed my mom. The realization of the crash just added to these feelings. My mom was going through grief unlike any other. She describes it as a twilight zone. The grief never fades away. We’re always missing them for holidays, birthdays, and even the little events. We’ve faced many challenges after their loss. My mom received backlash for getting married and moving to a new house after my siblings passed. This hurt my mom deeply because she knew that her kids would have
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