Thanks for all of the prayers and special comments this week. It has been a long hard week. I'm spending some time with mom, as you can understand she is having a hard time losing her mother.
We buried my grandmother Thursday. http://wilsonfuneralhomeky.com/online-obituary/2013-06-mary-lee-conley/10066728
As I mentioned in my first post, she had a car accident. The accident actually happened somewhere around 8am. She was never up that early so who knows where she was going. The report said that she was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed, never even hit her brakes when she left the highway. The first person to stop said that she did know her first name and age but couldn't remember her last name but I guess that could have been from shock. She also wasn't wearing a seat belt.
At the local ER, she seemed to be somewhat confused but she also had a hard lick to the head. Some of the family said that she didn't even realize that she had an accident. That might have been from shock too...who knows. She did tell my sister that she loved her. The local hospital said that she had 8 broken ribs and a SLIGHT concussion. The shipped her out to a trauma unit across the state line in WV. They said that she had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest on the way and was DOA.
At this point, my mom was still about 2 hours away. The hardest thing was to call and tell my mom that her mother was gone. I can still hear her screaming. Another employee drove my mom in and I am so thankful that someone was with her. My sister and I met her at the office and took her to the hospital where the rest of the family was waiting with the corner. Needless to say, this was very hard on her. If I had not have known it was my grandmother, I would not have recognized her. She had a lot of head trauma.
So in the end, the funeral home said that she had 8 broken ribs, a crushed forehead, broken jaw, and broken neck. She was 74 years old.
The whole family had a hard time with the loss, she had 7 girls, 5 that are still living. My mom kept asking about her time of death, she was just frantic and for some reason she just needed to know. The corner came to her and told her that it was 3:16pm. At that point all mom could think of was, JOHN 3:16.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
That verse was read at her funeral.
I just want to say "thank you" to you all for the prayers and kind words through all of this. A person just never knows when it is there time to leave this world, so it pays to be ready.
Kristie
We buried my grandmother Thursday. http://wilsonfuneralhomeky.com/online-obituary/2013-06-mary-lee-conley/10066728
As I mentioned in my first post, she had a car accident. The accident actually happened somewhere around 8am. She was never up that early so who knows where she was going. The report said that she was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed, never even hit her brakes when she left the highway. The first person to stop said that she did know her first name and age but couldn't remember her last name but I guess that could have been from shock. She also wasn't wearing a seat belt.
At the local ER, she seemed to be somewhat confused but she also had a hard lick to the head. Some of the family said that she didn't even realize that she had an accident. That might have been from shock too...who knows. She did tell my sister that she loved her. The local hospital said that she had 8 broken ribs and a SLIGHT concussion. The shipped her out to a trauma unit across the state line in WV. They said that she had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest on the way and was DOA.
At this point, my mom was still about 2 hours away. The hardest thing was to call and tell my mom that her mother was gone. I can still hear her screaming. Another employee drove my mom in and I am so thankful that someone was with her. My sister and I met her at the office and took her to the hospital where the rest of the family was waiting with the corner. Needless to say, this was very hard on her. If I had not have known it was my grandmother, I would not have recognized her. She had a lot of head trauma.
So in the end, the funeral home said that she had 8 broken ribs, a crushed forehead, broken jaw, and broken neck. She was 74 years old.
The whole family had a hard time with the loss, she had 7 girls, 5 that are still living. My mom kept asking about her time of death, she was just frantic and for some reason she just needed to know. The corner came to her and told her that it was 3:16pm. At that point all mom could think of was, JOHN 3:16.
John 3:16
King James Version (KJV)
That verse was read at her funeral.
I just want to say "thank you" to you all for the prayers and kind words through all of this. A person just never knows when it is there time to leave this world, so it pays to be ready.
Kristie
13 comments:
Thank you for sharing. Again, I am so sorry for your loss.
(((HUGS))) to you all - it is never easy, no matter how it happens. So sorry.
Kristie, I am so very sorry for the shocking and sudden loss of your grandmother. I hope you all are able to find peace soon while you rejoice in good memories.
Oh Kristie, I am so very sorry for your loss. Words are never adequate at these times. I glad your mom found some comfort with John 3:16. Please know that your blogger friends are thinking of you and sending warm thoughts and prayers your way.
So sorry about your grandma. So glad that you can be with your mom. Take care.
Again, I am so sorry. You are never really ready to say goodbye to a parent or grandparent. I hope your mom is doing better.
Losing someone as close as your grandmother is a hard pill to swallow...and trying to help your Mother is difficult.Where would you be without the Lord to help at this time...we know he never gives us more than we can handle...we must just keep our eye on him and hold his hand as the new path unravels. God Bless you sweet girl.Hugs from me to you!
What a difficult thing to have happen, Kristie. I continue to keep your family in my prayers!
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers...
Keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers. It's so difficult to loose a loved one in such a tragedy.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I lost my mother suddenly 6 years ago and it just never goes away.
hi kristie
i just signed up for your blog and was reading about your grandmother. you have my deepest sympathy.
i had a brain anurysim and wasnt doing very well at all. my 36 year old daughter, an only child, who lived in danville and was a food stamp and adult medical case worker. she was stressed about her job and was burnt out. i told her that i had an extra bedroom and she could move back home if she wanted to. she took me up on my offer, quit her job and moved in on a saturday because she wanted to take care of me. tragically, just four days later she died in my arms from a blood clot that went to her lung. by the time an ambulance got there, she was gone. i not only lost my daughter because she was my best friend. i understand the pain that you and your loved ones are going through. the pain does get better, but it will never go completely away.
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i do all my quilting and piecing by hand and have given away over 200 quilts for charities such as cancer awareness, crictical care neonatal unit, for church raffles and the humane society. but now with an income of less than four hundred dollars monthly for disabilityp, i simply cannot afford fabric even from walmart.
have you ever if you have any ufos, have you thought about having a giveaway with some of your ufos as a prize? i would love to win some myself!!! and i am sure others would too.
i will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers and think happy memories of your grandmother. god bless, barbara babscorbitt@gmail.com
Kristie, Wishing blessings and peace for you all. Grandmothers are such special people in our lives. Yours looks like a sweet person and I know you will all miss her terribly. Know my thoughts and prayers are with your family.
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