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I just got a call from a friend telling me a good friend of mine had a stroke today and passed on. My heart is shattered. She and I go to the same church, she's 46, has 7 children, her eldest daughter just returned from her mission in Bucharest for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We were pregnant together for our last 3 children, Nathanael's in nursery with her youngest, Tim is in CTR 5 with her next to youngest and her 3rd youngest is in class with Amalie. The other 4 are all 18 or older. My heart is breaking for the family and all the grand plans they had for their daughter's mission return, she came back yesterday. My friend had a stroke today and has been brain dead all day and is on life support until all the family can get here, several are in Utah. Such a sad sad day for them. Please keep them in your prayers, I don't know what I'm going to do without her, she was my mentor and friend, whenever I think I can't "do it" any more I looked up to her and knew if she can then so can I. I'm just so grateful to have had known her and can't wait to see her again.
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your very good friend. I can't imagine what you're going through, nor her family. One thing to cling to, is she was able to see her daughter home from her mission. Although I am not active in the church (haven't been for about 12 years), over the past year, we have invited many of the local missionaries into our home to give them a good homecooked meal and some nice conversation. The missionaries sacrifice so much, especially time with their families, but I hope your friend's family is comforted by the fact that she were able to spend time together as a whole family before your friend passed. Hugs and prayers going out to you.
well my friend's body is still on life support, bless the family's heart, they're keeping her body alive, and are giving her iv iron so that her heart can be donated. This must be so agonizing. There was a get-together at her Mom's today but I was told 20 mins before it started and well, with 6 kids and no hubby at home it wasn't like I could just drop everything..so I dropped to a chair and just bawled for 1/2 hour. I'm sure she wouldn't like that either but it hurts that I can't be around others who are grieving this loss. At least her organs will go on to help others in need and her memory will continue to live on.
Thank you all for your kind words, this is incredibly painful and just so utterly sad.
Kitty, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. The suddenness is particularly tragic. I'm glad to hear her organs are being donated, though--she'll live on physically in a way and will help others to live on.
and I am soo soo sorry! It reminds me of our good friend Dean, who died in March..... He is gone but a part of him lives on in others... Your friend gave the gift of life...even though she had to give up hers....what a saint...
If you need to talk, please dont hesitate to ask!
hugs!
this funeral was packed to its gills, our chappel was full, overflow was full, cultural hall (like a gymnasium) full, halls full, sitting areas full.. there was nearly 1000 people there. I kid you not. Not a dry eye in the room. This woman was truly remarkable and I felt so humbled to be counted as one of the women that knew her and called her my friend.
She always was the life of any party, get together, anything and always provided an abundance of laughter, food and love. Someone spoke today and said they're no longer afraid to die because when they do Becci will be there and she'll exclaim! "HI! I'm so glad you're here!!!" and have a cassarole in one hand and plate of cookies in the other"! She did SO much and had 7 kids...was on all sorts of committees, worked 2 jobs, never ever discouraged she always saw the bright side, sometimes the sensible side of things..always had this unwavering faith and it sustained her through her brief life.
What a wonderful tribute this funeral was today. I stood up to leave and looked back and itw as like man we're violating SO many fire codes!!!! I couldn't belive it, never saw anything like it.
The most somber part was seeing Timmy's best friend in tears, Nathanael's nursery buddy, her youngest, had to leave early, he couldn't handle it. Amalie's church class mate was sobbing..it was so hard. Everyone else tried to be brave but you could see the cracks...they had held up for so long. I chose not to go to the cemetary because first of all my kids were too antsy but secondly I was at peace with things and wanted to leave with my memories. Not to mention I don't think the cemetary had room for that many people, I swear to you, this was massive. I chose not to go to the luncheon either. Again, I just wanted to be alone with my pleasent thoughts..
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