Jan-Mar 2008 - Mom's Passing
The early part of our year was completely
consumed with Mom's long stay in the
intensive care unit. A few days before
Christmas, she had a heart attack and
wound up having double bypass surgery.
The day before Christmas everything
seemed fine. Then complications ensued
related to the heparin blood thinner she
was receiving. We believe she received
one of those "bad batches" of heparin from
China. The next two months were a roller
coaster ride. One day she would look
great and be smiling. The next she could
barely breathe and did not seem to be
present. She fought very hard to stay with
us and we are thankful that she cared
enough to do that. But we are also joyful
that she finally joined God on March 6th,
2008.
Rather than a funeral, we had a day of
celebration a few weeks later. We think
Mom would have liked the casual service,
and we are thankful for everyone who was
able to come and show their support.