Losing Hope

As you might imagine, alone and in the middle of nowhere, Ashcraft did not have an easy time aboard the Hazaña. As she slowly made her way, the young woman would often feel overcome with sorrow. Imaging the pain and terror Sharp felt in his last moments would make Ashcraft want to give in. But just as she did, the young woman would hear his voice in her ear, telling her not to give up.

“I thought about Richard all the time, and I thought about our life together, I thought about my family. Your mind just races and runs around. I would think, ‘Have I completed the things I wanted to do in my life?’ Ashcraft recalled.