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The day you left us
None of us thought that it was anything serious wrong with her.She had been talking about that she thought she might have a kidney infection but wasn't sure.One morning she woke up and had really bad cold chills and the shakes real bad and said her head felt crazy so she called my aunt to come take her to the E.R.There they admitted her.She had a high fever and they thought she might have kidney stones.The next day they wanted to go in and see if she had a kidney stone and remove it.But before they carried her down,she was having trouble breathing but yet they took her down for the test anyway and put her to sleep (knowing her breathing wasnt good).When they got her down there,they found that she did not have a stone and then tried to wake her up but couldn't get her out from under the anestecia because of her breathing.So they put her in I.C.U and they run test on her and found that she had E-Coli and it eventually started to shut her kidneys down,it had gotten so bad.She also had congestive heart failure and she wasnt getting any better where she was so her girls had her moved to a better hospital where there was a kidney specialist.She stayed in Critical Care Unit for a week at Tupelo Hospital where her kidneys were starting to function after the 2nd day that we moved her to this hospital.She started to get better the 2nd day that she was there so after spending a week in the unit,they moved her to room but she was so weak from all that she had been thru,they was having to help her walk with a walker down the halls to get her strength back.They told her on Friday,May 30th (her b-day) that she could go home that following Sunday which was June 1st (the day she died).We were all excited about her getting better and being able to come home but she didnt think she was ready.We told her that we would all take turns staying with her until she was able to do things on her own again but when she woke up that Sunday morning,they brought her Breakfast into her and she sit up and told my mom (her daughter) that she felt sick at her stomach and thought she was going to have to go to the restroom.My mom helped her to the bathroom,and then she went back and fixed her tray so that she could eat when she come back and she called my mom to the bathroom and said she was sick throwing up.My mom then wet her a cloth to wipe her face with and she said she felt like she was going to pass out (several times) and mom told her to lay over on her and she started to throw up again and said "I'm fixing to pass out" and then she just fell backwards while seated on the toilet.My mom then called the nurses because she couldnt get her to come to at first but by the time they got in there,she had come to.They thought she was just sick at her stomach and ask mom to hold her there until they changed the sheets on her bed.Mom asked her if she felt ok and she said "No,she felt like eveything in her was gone".My mom and the nurses helped her back to the bed and as they got her layed down,her eyes started rolling and they run to get the (i dont know what its called but it is the thing they shock you with)because her heart was stopping and she couldnt breath.They asked my mom to step out into the hallway while they worked with her.Then one of the nurses come out and got her and took her to the waiting room and said that they was still working with her.Then the Dr. came in there and told mom that they worked with her for 45 minutes and couldn't get her heart to start back.He said she could have either had a heart attack or a blood clot that they wouldnt know exactly what happened unless they done an autopsy.The girls talked it over and decided not to have one done.But now to this day we wish we had have becausse we have always wondered what really happened to her.She was very close to her daughters but my mom was the closest to her i think than any of the other 2.It was such a shock to us all because we thought she was doing so well and getting to come and then to die on the morning of her getting to come home?My mom was there by herself waiting for me and her other sisters to get there and she said it seemed like days until someone got there with her.It has took its toll on her because she was the baby of all them and at one time my mom & I lived with her so she was like a second mom to me really.My mom was the one that had to tell everyone when they got there because all they knew was that she had gotten worse.I know it hurts the other 2 girls and that they did love their mother the same as my mom did but i have to say that my mom is still to this day taking it harder than any of them.She is my nanny and I loved her soooo much also.I had my first child in March of 2001 and she thought there was nothing in this world like him.She was so close to him because she lived right next to us in the next apartment and saw us everyday and sometimes all day.When she was in the hospital all she talked about was that she was afraid that he would forget her but to this day,he still knows his nanny and talks about her just the same.We all love & miss her so and things aren't the same around here anymore without her.

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Togetherness
Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room Whatever we were to each other, we still are Call me by my old familiar name.Speak to me in the same easy way you always have.Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Life means all that it ever meant.It is the same as it always was.There is absolute unbroken continuity.Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight? I am but waiting for you,in an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is past. Nothing has been lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before.......only better.Infinitely happier. We will be one, Together Forever.
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A Letter From Home

I had a safe trip. The angels carried me safely into Father Abraham's bosom. Oh, the thrill I felt when I met the one that died for me!
And no matter what you've heard, there's just no words to describe the glories that surround him. I'm satisfied here; every need's been supplied. Just wait till you see my new home.
I'm satisfied because there's no sin here, no murders, no divorce, no abortions, and no need to ever have locks on the doors. Perfect peace reigns here. I'm satisfied because there's no sickness. Why, I've never felt better in my life! I have a brand new body just like Jesus.
And oh, I wish you could hear the singing. David played his harp today, and a great crowd gathered by the river of life and sang a new song. Of course, the angels couldn't sing that song, but they sure were listening. It's really wonderful here, because there are no strangers. Everyone knows me by name.
Why, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego showed me around. Seems like I've been here forever. The weather is great. There's a cool breeze blowing all the time. And you know one of the nicest things, night and darkness never comes. It's light here all the time, for Jesus himself is the light of the city.
Please, remember, I'm safe, I'm satisfied, and I'm not sick anymore. There will be no need for me to write again, because I was told today that nothing here ever changes. In closing, the only thing that would make this wonderful place more complete is for all my family and friends to join me here in Heaven.
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When Tomorrow Starts Without Me
When tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes, All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry, The way you did today, While thinking of the many things, We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me, As much as I love you, And each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand, That an angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready, In heaven far above, And that I'd have to leave behind, All those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my eye For all my life, I'd always thought I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for, So much left yet to do, It seemed almost impossible, That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the sad, I thought of all the loved we shared, And all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday, Just even for a while, I'd say good-bye and kiss you, And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized, That this could never be, For emptiness and memories, Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss come tomorrow, I thought of you,and when I did, My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home. When God looked down and smiled at me, From his great throne, He said "This is eternity, And all I have promised you." Today your life on earth is past, But here life starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last, And since each day's the same way There's no longing for the past.
You have been so faithful, So trusting and so true. Though there were times, You did some things You knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven And now at last you're free. So won't you come and take my hand, And share my life with me?
So when tomorrow starts without me, Don't think we're far apart, For everytime you think of me, I'm right here, in your heart.
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Something she would want everyone that she left behind to know!
Please don’t feel guilty It was just my time to go. I see you are still feeling sad, And the tears just seem to flow. We all come to earth for our lifetime, And for some it’s not many years I don’t want you to keep crying You are shedding so many tears. I haven’t really left you Even though it may seem so. I have just gone to my heavenly home, And I’m closer to you than you know. Just believe that when you say my name I’m standing next to you, I know you long to see me, But there’s nothing I can do. But I’ll still send you messages And hope you understand, That when your time comes to “cross over,” I’ll be there to take your hand.
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