Dusty McMannis
One of our dedicated chasers lost his daughter today. She was a beautiful young lady with a full life to live. She was Mr. Worthington's rock when it came to storm chasing, racing and life. Here is his quote from FB:
I feel like I owe a few of you an explanation on what has happened. Tearia had lost her kidneys about 6 years ago for reason unknown. It was called FSGS (FSGS is scarring within the kidney's.) That lead to many other problems over the years. She was a fighter to say the least. She had to fight many infections over the years but one of them got her heart and her lungs. She has fought for her life for a long time but her body was not as strong as her will to live. Last week she had another surgery to remove her gallbladder. She was still fighting like to true champ but her body was still saying NO. She developed pneumonia on her already scared lungs. After doing some research today I found out Lung Scarring is usually irreversible. For some reason no one was telling me the things I needed to know. I couldn't even get the Dr`s to tell me the truth till I did my own research. I don't know if Tearia didn't want me to know or what but she was much worse off then they were letting me believe. Never the less, with everything she was fighting over the last 6 years her body said she had enough even thou her will was stronger than ever. I got a call this morning that I needed to get there quick. I had a little 1 to 1 talk with the DR and even with his talks of hope I knew the fight was over. He still tried to BS me in to thinking there was hope. I never let on that I knew the truth except to Stacy but I didn't tell her all that I knew. I felt at that time it was in God's hands and he knew best. I will always be asking why things were kept from me, why things had to happen to such a great caring person, but on the other hand I think God put Tearia here to touch our lives and make us all better people. She was my ROCK for over the last 9 years. Even sick she was the one person that was always by my side. The feeling of helplessness is something you just cant explain. I keep thinking "What If" but I know it really wouldn't matter. I know that having Tearia in my life made me a better person so maybe that was Gods plan? She was my biggest fan in racing, storm chasing and anything else I was involved in. She was the one always pushing to me to complete every thing from race cars to the tornado tank, oh and always on my butt about not doing my book work at the shop....lol I not only lost my daughter, I lost my best friend. Her memory will live on as long as I am alive as there will always be part of her in everything I do. I cant walk through the shop with-out seeing her pushing me to do something. I will miss my baby but she will always live on through the things I do.... RIP Tearia, I know you will not be walking behind me pushing me any longer as now you will be walking beside me.
Love Daddy
I feel like I owe a few of you an explanation on what has happened. Tearia had lost her kidneys about 6 years ago for reason unknown. It was called FSGS (FSGS is scarring within the kidney's.) That lead to many other problems over the years. She was a fighter to say the least. She had to fight many infections over the years but one of them got her heart and her lungs. She has fought for her life for a long time but her body was not as strong as her will to live. Last week she had another surgery to remove her gallbladder. She was still fighting like to true champ but her body was still saying NO. She developed pneumonia on her already scared lungs. After doing some research today I found out Lung Scarring is usually irreversible. For some reason no one was telling me the things I needed to know. I couldn't even get the Dr`s to tell me the truth till I did my own research. I don't know if Tearia didn't want me to know or what but she was much worse off then they were letting me believe. Never the less, with everything she was fighting over the last 6 years her body said she had enough even thou her will was stronger than ever. I got a call this morning that I needed to get there quick. I had a little 1 to 1 talk with the DR and even with his talks of hope I knew the fight was over. He still tried to BS me in to thinking there was hope. I never let on that I knew the truth except to Stacy but I didn't tell her all that I knew. I felt at that time it was in God's hands and he knew best. I will always be asking why things were kept from me, why things had to happen to such a great caring person, but on the other hand I think God put Tearia here to touch our lives and make us all better people. She was my ROCK for over the last 9 years. Even sick she was the one person that was always by my side. The feeling of helplessness is something you just cant explain. I keep thinking "What If" but I know it really wouldn't matter. I know that having Tearia in my life made me a better person so maybe that was Gods plan? She was my biggest fan in racing, storm chasing and anything else I was involved in. She was the one always pushing to me to complete every thing from race cars to the tornado tank, oh and always on my butt about not doing my book work at the shop....lol I not only lost my daughter, I lost my best friend. Her memory will live on as long as I am alive as there will always be part of her in everything I do. I cant walk through the shop with-out seeing her pushing me to do something. I will miss my baby but she will always live on through the things I do.... RIP Tearia, I know you will not be walking behind me pushing me any longer as now you will be walking beside me.
Love Daddy
Thanks for sharing, Dusty. I will keep Steve and his family in my prayers.
