Good evening dear friends and family,

I hope this post finds everyone safe and well. I need to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have been so kind as to pray for our dearest friend, Dennis, who is truly  a very significant Member of my family.  I’ve been referring to him as “D” in order to protect his privacy , but at this time I feel it’s important to mention him by his true name.

At 13 years old, following the devastating loss of my father Barry, we were moving from our home to another one across the other side of our town. Another very beloved person in our hearts, named Dotsie, who treated Scott and I like her own children and was hired when we were babies to take care of us, brought over a few men from her neighborhood that she trusted, to help my family move our belongings.

That was the day I encountered one of the most beautiful and glowing spirits that I had ever known, my Dennis. I was very on guard at the time and so was Scott. Even my mother was. We were like burning rubble after a terrible accident. We were destroyed by my fathers death. We were in ruins.

I didn’t trust a living soul and I felt very afraid of the outside world. I came toward the kitchen where I heard someone laughing and talking with my mother. The voice was so full of warmth and joy. The laughter so innocent and comforting. I could feel his soul just from the sound of his voice. I turned into the kitchen and there he was. A beautiful and magical man.  On the outside you could see his strength and see his energy. I’ll never forget to this day the vision of him and the feeling of being in the light of his presence. There is something so spiritually divine about him.

Dennis has always been incredibly wise. He had seen a lot in his life, but he had the most positive mindset and had hope for everything and everyone. Immediately my fear was dissipated. Not only was I not afraid of him, as I was at that time of most people, but instead I was drawn to him. I felt even then in the beginning that there was some heavenly reason that he had come into our lives. Our whole home was filled with his energy, love, music and hope again. When he went home that night, we already missed his light and his presence until he came again the next day. It was the beginning of some sort of healing for Scott and my mother and I, and he was the healer. There was a reason greater than us, that we had crossed his path. He was always one of Gods messengers, one of his most powerful Angels. This is who Dennis is.

After the move, my mother hired him to work with us full time. He helped with everything and everyone in our family. He gathered us up from the wreckage and brought love and hope for a future for us again. Where my father had left, Dennis seemed to have stepped into his place. My father was not replaceable and neither was Dennis. Separate and apart, they both had their own magnificent entities.

I saw the difference Dennis made in Scotts life through those years. In a sense I feel that Dennis saved my brother in so many ways. I saw my brother smile again. I heard him laugh again. He gave Scott strength to go on after the heartbreak that he had endured. We all felt stronger and safer when Dennis was around us, and we still do.

We were never parted from Dennis after we met him. We always loved him and we always will.  He is so important to all of my family. No matter where we moved, where he moved, or what was happening in our lives, he was always our angel.

Dennis is still in the hospital tonight , and he is in the fight of his life against cancer. If anyone can beat this monster, it is our Dennis. And if anyone should be spared any pain or suffering, it is this extraordinary man who saved us and saved so many countless others. Everyone that knows Dennis adores him. He makes everyone feel like someone special and the reason for that is, that he sees the goodness in everyone, he really believes in the gift inside each and everyone that he meets.

Please, if we can ask you all again, please continue to pray for Dennis. Without him, life would be unimaginable. Not just for us, but for so many others that have been touched by him. We pray for him tonight , so that he can be restored to his full and optimal health. We pray that he is carried through this by God, and by the Angels he seems to have always walked beside all of his life. Dear God hear our prayers. In the name of all that is goodness, all that is kindness, and for all the love he has always given, please heal our Dennis. And please pray for his very loving family, who is so worried and struggling. In spite of it all , they still have hope.

No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed.  Amen.

Love from ,
Jessica Lee Smith,
For Sammy & Family