Gladys Bettis
Gladys Bettis
banks husband nice rink year
My husband would get the hose out to make that rink every year -- it even had nice banks made of snow.
boy bring brought guys motivated played took
I am so elated. It took this boy 13 years to make it back home. Those guys brought him home. He motivated those guys and they played for him to bring him back home.
across following forth kept miles routine separated stuck
But we kept following him, back and forth across the country, every game, every year. It was hard, but it was a routine we started and stuck with. The years, the miles - nothing separated the family.
felt games husband parents planning took
He wanted us there, and as parents, it was something we always wanted to do. It took a lot of arranging, a lot of schedule-changing, and a lot of planning to make it all happen, but my husband and I felt like we should be there for Jerome. So we went to his games - all of his games.
happy last
Personally, I would be happy if this was his last game. I want to see him go out on top.
almost came until wait
She almost died. She had to wait until they came back to find out if he was OK. I couldn't go through that.
When we did that, I said I would never do that again.
attempt bad chance five guy happened justify minutes miserable people pittsburgh prove realize took traded until word
What the Rams did to him was wrong. It isn't that they traded him. But they put the word out that he was a bad guy in an attempt to justify the trade. But it took people in Pittsburgh about five minutes to realize it was untrue. But Jerome was miserable over what happened in St. Louis, until he had a chance to get out there and prove the Rams wrong.
afraid game needed somebody
We went to every game because we were afraid that somebody wouldn't have an inhaler there when he needed it.
regret single time trip
We've probably experienced it all, at one time or another. It often wasn't easy, but it was important enough to us to make it happen. And we don't regret a single trip - especially not now.
afraid asthma care carrying coast college following game kept somebody staff step stopped took training
At first, we went to every game because he has asthma and we were afraid that somebody wouldn't have an inhaler. We stopped carrying the inhalers when he went to college because the training staff took care of that, but we've kept following him from coast to coast every step of the way.
football proud
That's his football family, so we were proud to have them here. They've been a part of our lives, too.
bowl ending given life man perfect super win
There's nothing I want more for Jerome than to see him win the Super Bowl here in his hometown. It would be the perfect ending for a young man who has given his life to the sport of football.
caught church donated fixed happened
We donated it to a church and had it fixed up, but we don't know what happened to it. I didn't even know it caught on fire.