I wanted to let everyone know that my stepfather, Allen, died yesterday morning at KU Med Center in KC, KS. He had initially done very well after double bypass surgery, but the last few days things had started to go downhill. His kidneys weren't working well, his liver wasn't working well, he was working so hard to breath and keep his oxygen levels up. Yesterday morning, his heart stopped.
Mom had called me yesterday morning around 730 and told me things looked bad. Pavan called about 45 minutes later and told me that he'd just talked with the nurse at KU, and Allen had died at 8AM. I hurried to pack bags for me and all of the children, picked up the girls from school around 1045, and left Rhinelander around 1130. I arrived at Mom's house 10 hours later, at 930 last night.
Today has been filled with the endless list of things that have to be done to plan for the visitation and funeral, which will be Thursday and Friday. The next few days will be busy busy busy, which might be a blessing because we all need something to focus on other than our grief. Once the funeral is over, no telling how many tears will be shed, once we fully realize the empty spot left in our lives.
Please keep all of us in your thoughts and prayers.
Rebecca
1 comment:
we are sorry to hear about your loss our thoughts are with you,
the Reddy family
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