Poppy left everything to Deb: house, cars, all of it. As next of kin, in accordance with Poppy's living will, 19-year-old Deb was the only person with the capacity to make the call on pulling the plug. The doctors knew he wouldn't make it if he ever came out of the coma and suggested that the family let Poppy go. His last words to her were, "Debbie, kid, you never came home." He slipped into a coma and was on life support for three days. When Deb got to Poppy's room, he was white as a sheet. The doctor told them that Poppy had Stage 4 stomach cancer that had made its way to his lymph glands. That all changed when she got a call from Leora saying their grandfather was very sick.ĭeb rushed home as soon as she could and went straight to the hospital. Meanwhile, Deb was settled in and having a blast she didn't want to go back home. He didn't talk to his favorite granddaughter for two months. Poppy relented but made Deb promise that she would one day come home.Īfter Deb left, Poppy wasn't the same. Deb told him that he was being possessive and this was an opportunity that she just couldn't refuse. Poppy was furious, forbidding her from leaving the house.
The commute would be long, so Deb wanted to relocate.
It was a plum position the opportunity of a lifetime for an 18-year-old. Two days after she graduated from high school, Deb interviewed at a radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. And while she could go to local square dances, Deb wasn't allowed to date while she was under Poppy's roof. and essentially do what he wanted her to do. In return, he asked that she get good grades in school, keep up her public speaking work. For Deb's 16th birthday, he even got her a car. As the oldest grandchild, she tended to be his favorite. Catch up on Paranormal Witness on Peacock or the SYFY app.ĭeb and her grandfather, whom she affectionately called 'Poppy,' got along famously.
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