We said Goodbye on Saturday

[MacroGuru]

Hey guys...

I guess when it rains it pours...I just received a phone call from my mom.

They hauled my sister away in an ambulance...accidental drowning is the ruling right now...My mom found her unconscious in the tub and has been trying to revive her and get her coherent and it wasn't working.

She has to wait at home for the detectives before they will even let her get to the hospital. Last she heard from the hospital was they were going to ventilate her.

Here I sit 2000 miles away and one of my "children" (I had legal custody of my sisters when I turned 18) is sitting in the hospital on the brink of who knows what...right now things are fuzzy from my mom and she is hysterical.

[Sun Tzu]

Yeesh. Best thoughts and a big gulp of fresh air are being sent from even further away. Keep us updated Macro...

[Chief Rum]

Man, sorry to hear that, Macro. I'm not too much for praying, unfortunately, but I certainly wish your sister the best I can.

Whoops, never mind, I figured it out. Best of luck, Macro.

[CleBrownsfan]

:(

Thoughts are with you and your family.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Sorry to hear that. My thoughts go out to you and your sister. I hope she pulls through.

[Lathum]

ugh, best of luck bud. She'll be in my thoughts

[samifan24]

We'll be praying for you, your sister and your family.

[Passacaglia]

That sucks, good luck with everything.

[lordscarlet]

Good luck to you and your family

[JPhillips]

God bless.

[Kodos]

Hang in there. I'll be hoping to hear good news soon.

[Tim Tellean]

Dennis,

Our prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family.

[JediKooter]

Oh man. Damn, I am sorry to hear this. I hope she is ok and has a speedy recovery.

Is she the sister that just got married?

[TroyF]

prayers are with you.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Best wishes your way.

[I. J. Reilly]

Prayers and thoughts, everything I got is going your way ... I can't even imagine.

[MacroGuru]

I don't know what to think other than the worse.

The crisis worker just told my father that he and her siblings need to get there as soon as possible...

My dad is booking all of our tickets as I type this and I will probably be on the 615 flight out of here.

[Telle]

You and your family will definitely be held in my thoughts.

[cubboyroy1826]

Sorry to hear Macro my thought are with you and your family.

[Swaggs]

Keeping you in my prayers.

[Lathum]

Keep us posted Dennis...

I also see you haven't posted any details on Facebook, I think out of respect those of us who are friends with him there just watch what we say.

[PilotMan]

Dennis,

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I understand how helpless you must feel. Hang in there, and we are here for you.

[Neon_Chaos]

Hang in there, Dennis.

Hoping for the best.

[Poli]

My heart and prayer is with you, D.

[MIJB#19]

Good luck with all of that, MacroGuru.

[tyketime]

Oh my... my thoughts and prayers will certainly be directed to you & your family.

[tyketime]

She has to wait at home for the detectives before they will even let her get to the hospital.

I wonder why? I don't think it would have been possible to either keep me out of the ambulance or right behind it... unless I was too distraught to drive.

[dolfin]

Dennis, I wish you and your family the best.

[MikeVic]

Wow, big prayers.

[spleen1015]

Thoughts are with you and your family man.

[MacroGuru]

I wonder why? I don't think it would have been possible to either keep me out of the ambulance or right behind it... unless I was too distraught to drive.

This is the interesting part...because they found her, they held her for questioning and even took pictures of the place...so I do not know the whole story.


I am on the 615 flight out of here to Utah...Just called work to give them the heads up I might need next week off...

I will provide an update when I get things squared.

[ISiddiqui]

My prayers with you!

[DanGarion]

My thoughts are with you Dennis.

[Marc Vaughan]

Will keep you and your family in my thoughts.

[the_meanstrosity]

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family Macro.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Prayers & thoughts are with you.

[flere-imsaho]

Thoughts and best wishes are with you.

[GrantDawg]

Thinking of you. Hopes and prayers...

[SegRat]

Wow, so sorry.

[Izulde]

Best wishes, Dennis. I hope your sister pulls through.

[Schmidty]

Prayers out to you and your family.

[RainMaker]

Prayers are with you. :(

[tucker rocky]

Terrible news. :(
Thoughts are with you.

[stevew]

I'm thinking of you.

[Mustang]

I hope everything turns out for the best for your family and you.

[terpkristin]

Yikes. :(

I can't begin to think how you and your family must be feeling. My thoughts are with you guys.

/tk

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. Sorry to hear that. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family.

[duckman]

Sending prayers your way...

[DaddyTorgo]

Jeezus Dennis. Saw this on FB before I left the office but didn't see this thread till now. My thoughts are with you man.

[PackerFanatic]

Thoughts and prayers with you and family, Dennis.

[Flasch186]

:( your way man--->

[FrogMan]

just read this, wow... you and yours are in my thoughts.

FM

[MacroGuru]

Well...I just arrived in my hotel room after stopping by the hospital to see her.

It definitely is touch and go...she is hooked up to a ventilator, but is somewhat responsive, her eyes will flutter and are vacant, but she did squeeze my hand when she heard my voice.

If you haven't experienced it, nothing will ever prepare you to see one of your loved ones hooked up to the amount of machines and iv's.

She will go in for a CT at 7 in the morning and we will talk with the dr around 830.

If she survives this they are preparing us for brain damage...I haven't spoke with my dad or mom tonight as I arrived way late.

[JonInMiddleGA]

If you haven't experienced it, nothing will ever prepare you to see one of your loved ones hooked up to the amount of machines and iv's.

No, that's something you're never prepared to see. About all you can do is try to take things as they come, love & support each other, and pray for the best.
I'm awfully sorry you're going through this.

[Icy]

So sorry to hear mate, wish you and your family the best.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Damn man... Hoping, wishing & praying for the best. Miracles do happen...

My dad went from a flatline CT and no response to pain to cursing out nurses in less than a week.

God Bless...

[saldana]

hoping and praying for the best

[Neon_Chaos]

It's never easy to see your loved ones like that.

Stay strong, dude.

[CleBrownsfan]

You and your family have been in my thoughts... keep the faith!

[Ksyrup]

Awful news. Best of thoughts to you and your family.

[Antmeister]

Damn....hope you find peace with this soon.

[Toddzilla]

Mac - I'm bawling as I type this, as the situation in the hospital sounds exactly the same as it was for my daughter years ago. My daughter was in much worse shape - hearing that she squeezed your hand is both beautiful and heartbreaking - so hold on to some hope. Responsivness, in any form, is a good sign. I'll be thinking of you and praying for you and your family.

[Castlerock]

Thoughts and prayers are with you.

[boberot]

Dennis, words fail. You've been through a lot.

Thoughts and prayers.

Dig deep and stay strong, man.

[Alan T]

Dennis, Sorry to hear about this. Your family is in my prayer and thoughts.

[chesapeake]

This is just terrible. My thoughts are with you and your family.

[Comey]

I hope everything is okay, Dennis. My thoughts are with you and your family.

[SirFozzie]

Keep the faith man, good thoughts, prayers and karma being sent your way

[MizzouRah]

Thoughts and prayers, so sorry. :(

[cuervo72]

Pulling for you and your family, Dennis.

[Draft Dodger]

yeah, hang in there man. hoping for the best

[BYU 14]

Damn Dennis, not being on much during the week I just saw this. Can't even fathom what you and your family are feeling right now, you have been through so much this year.

You know you and your family are in our prayers and we will be hoping for the best. We are here for you buddy if you need anything, god bless.

[CrimsonFox]

Many thoughts and prayers with you and your sister. Keep talking to her. I've been through that kind of thing before. Yeah it's not fun. Keep her spirits up. It so does help!

[MacroGuru]

Thank you so much for the prayers guys, I feel they are being answered!

Update: She was even more responsive yesterday, opening her eyes up to calling her name...her whites were completely red on Tuesday, yesterday they were getting their color back.

They provided a medicine to get her BP up, and that is up...but it is still medicine induced.

Things are looking positive...there is a big however here. She needs three of the following things to happen for me to say she is going to live through this...

1) Brain swelling HAS to go down, it's what has been causing the coma

2) Blood pressure needs to stay at the levels they are at without assistance

3) She needs to breathe without assistance. Right now the ventilator is doing the work for her. She is asleep 99.9% of the time...the only time she wakes is when we yell her name and get her to open her eyes. When she is up and responsive she breathes on her own. When she sleeps her body isn't recognizing the fact it has to breathe right now.

As for damage...it's hard to tell and the neurologist said we would only be speculating right now....But as I said the left side isn't functioning like the right through the grip tests and toe wiggle tests.

[DaddyTorgo]

Jeezus man. Haven't you been through enough? This is absolutely tragic.

Good that she's being more responsive though - that's at least a good thing.

[Kodos]

I can't imagine having to go through this with a loved one. Stay strong, Dennis. We're all rooting for her.

[Neon_Chaos]

Hang in there Dennis.

[PackerFanatic]

I can't imagine having to go through this with a loved one. Stay strong, Dennis. We're all rooting for her.

+1

[spleen1015]

Continued good luck man.

[CleBrownsfan]

For somebody I have never met it's amazing how much I've been thinking about you and your family.

Stay strong and like Kodos said - we're all rooting for her.

[Dodgerchick]

Jeez Dennis, I don't even know what to say. You're all in my thoughts and prayers ♥

[PilotMan]

Thanks for the update Dennis. We are pulling for you and your family. Keep us posted, and don't forget to take care of yourself.

[terpkristin]

Hang in there, Dennis.

And definitely don't forget to take care of yourself, like PilotMan said.

/tk

[MacroGuru]

Hey guys, another update (This is helping provide sanity for me)...

So she woke up out of her coma today to only be put back into one medically...her kidneys are failing and the acid drip they have her on to lower her PH levels also causes her to stop breathing, so the respirator is still going.

So positives and negatives are here right now. I will provide the story on everything that has happened and what caused this once I piece the puzzle together and things are solidified. I am staying in Utah until Tuesday the 21st..if I have to stay longer I will.

So, fingers crossed things are looking good a lot better than they were on Tuesday when I packed my suit in my suitcase expecting a funeral this weekend (Based upon the crisis workers statement to my dad)

[JediKooter]

Thanks for the update Dennis, I know it can't be easy. It sounds like she may have passed a hurdle or two that may help out with her recovery, which is definitely good news.

[Lathum]

Thanks for the update Dennis, continued prayers...

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Good luck Macro. Stuff like this is always up and down. Just try to stay grounded and focus on not getting too high or too low. It will all work itself out.

[Dodgerchick]

Continued thoughts and prayers. All my best.

[BYU 14]

Definitely good news that she has cleared some hurdles, hopefully the events of today signal a big upturn.

Keeping the prayers coming to all in yout family.

[FrogMan]

Hey guys, another update (This is helping provide sanity for me)...


report to us as often as you like if it makes you feel better, we're here for you, as "here" as we can be considering the distance.

Hang in there, I'm keeping you, your sister and your family in my thoughts.

FM

[MrBug708]

Prayers are being sent!

[CrimsonFox]

Awesome news! Give her a hug for us!

[MacroGuru]

HELL YES!!

She is off the respirator and breathing on her own! What an amazing turn around.

She even ate an ice chip, with her feeding it to herself from a spoon.

Her right side is still weak. She knows where she is at and now knows why we are there and how serious her situation. She is frustrated because she can't talk due to the tube (So far, it could be worse) but she is communicating through yes and no questions with us. We could tell at one point in time today she was frustrated with us there and asked if she wanted us to leave her alone for a bit and she shook her head yes.

Now we focus on recovery and therapy for my sister. I think we are out of the scary part now and just need to see where she is at.

So the story as far as I know so far:

She had a stroke while in the tub, sliding under and took a lungful of water. How she got her head above the water is weird. My mom found her in the bath that way, thought she was having one of her spells. (My sister has had seizure type symptoms in the past where the dr's told my mom to let her sleep through them, there wasn't anything they could do.) My mom put her in her bed...checked in on her throughout the night...it was in the morning when my sister was unresponsive when my mom called 911.

Was my mom at fault for not calling 911 when she found her, absolutely. However, the police and dr's have said they understand the issue of not, with past experiences of this type of situation. To me, this point is no longer debatable because I only care about my sister.

[Flasch186]

YES!

[PilotMan]

^^^^^^Great News!

[JPhillips]

Good to hear. Good luck to all of you on the long journey ahead.

[rjolley]

Glad to hear she has improved, MG.

[saldana]

thats awesome news!

[Lathum]

Really great news Dennis, and a great attitude to take with your Mom who I am sure feels worse that anyone can imagine. Continued prayers for her recovery.

[claphamsa]

hopefully the recovery continues!

[MizzouRah]

Great news, excited to read about it!

[duckman]

Awesome news, Dennis! Glad things are starting to turn around!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Good deal. An excellent starting point. Congrats.

[BYU 14]

Awesome news Dennis, great to hear. I second Lathum regarding your mother, after being conditioned got so long to think it was just another seizure it is easy to imagine why she did what she did. Hopefully she is not being too hard on herself, especially as things continue to improve.

[Swaggs]

Glad to hear things taking a positive turn (especially from where the thread began). I hope things keep moving in the right direction.

[CleBrownsfan]

Very good news - I just can't get over how scary this must have been for you and your family. Now on the road to recovery...

[terpkristin]

Great news! :) I think it's probably safe to say that we're all pulling for you and your sister, for more good news to come.

/tk

[spleen1015]

Great, great news!

[wade moore]

Great news, good to hear!

[FrogMan]

awesome, awesome news, here's to a good recovery. :)

FM

[Kodos]

So happy that things keep getting better with each report.

[the_meanstrosity]

Relieved to hear your sister is improving Mac. Here's hoping to a quick recovery.

[Chief Rum]

That's wonderful, Dennis. The fact your sister actually got frustrated with you guys is, IMO, a good thing. Too easy to let things go and take it as it comes when you lack energy or will to live. The sign she had the energy to get frustrated and the willingness to express it tells me she has considerable fight in her, and that's never a bad thing in these situations.

As for what happened with your mother, I would imagine the issues your sister had in this accident were already in place (stroke, lungful of water) when your mother found her. While I am sure getting her to a hospital would have helped things a lot, I can't imagine that your sister was going to avoid the more serious circumstances of her worsening condition, whether she went straight to the hospital or not. So I hope your mom isn't beating herself up too much over it (although I can't imagine she isn't).

[Marc Vaughan]

Fantastic news, good to hear :)

[SegRat]

Awesome!

[BigDPW]

Just saw this Dennis. I am praying for your sisters recovery. Glad to hear about the positives so far.

[MacroGuru]

Probably the last update before I travel back home...I might post once more.

I am completely shocked by the turn around my sister has made..The human mind, the power of prayer and personal desire are a great thing.

My sister today has been talking, holding conversations, tracking what we have discussed...she even excused me to go to my friends house to watch the BYU saying she knew I needed a break from the situation. (Probably needed a break from me)

They had her stand and walk in place for 5 minutes and she did so without pain, slowing or weakness in either side.

She has full use of her limbs and everything.

Now one thing I am noticing and my other sister has noticed is that when she talks it is a little slower than usual but it can be because she is weak or because of the stroke....we won't officially know until they start doing mental capacity testing.

Right now this is amazing and I am proud of her for fighting and not giving up when she could have. I thank everyone here for their prayers...I think having literally hundreds of people praying for her plus a blessing has helped a lot...whether your religious or not, to say that this was nothing short of a miracle is pretty crazy.

[TCY Junkie]

Great to hear!

[tyketime]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MizzouRah]

Made my night MG.. great news!!!!!

[PilotMan]

Wow, truly incredible. Great news!

[tucker rocky]

Great news to hear!
The power of prayer is a wonderful thing.

[BYU 14]

Best news of the day!!!

[Chief Rum]

That's wonderful, Dennis. Just great to hear.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

All right! Always good to start the day with positive news!

Just wondering... how old is your sister?

[MacroGuru]

All right! Always good to start the day with positive news!

Just wondering... how old is your sister?

She is 32....and they are moving her out of ICU today.

[spleen1015]

I am happy for you and your family. Great news. :D

[CleBrownsfan]

Awesome news! Very glad things are looking up & up

[FrogMan]

missed this up until now, great news, very glad to read this. :)

FM

[Sweed]

Just back from vacation so only found this thread. Scary stuff. Glad to read your sister is doing better.

[Dodgerchick]

I'm all teary eyed, what great news! I love how she excused you to go watch the game, hah that's great! I will continue to keep her in my thoughts and hope your mom isn't too hard on herself.

[boberot]

Fantastic!!
Thanks for sharing.

[MacroGuru]

Alright...finally update...

And now the real story...

My sister is an addict...she snorts her prescription pills and mixes what she gets from others. She snorted a xanax, ms combo...it caused her to pass out in the tub. to where we have gone through all of this.

Her addictions led her here and her addictions have led her to another place....Rehab. She has chosen to live with my father, follow his rules and enter into at least a 30 day in house patient rehab system. After she is released, they will be enrolling her into school at UNLV, and not forcing her to take a major yet...although it will probably be medical, we will see what her guidance counselor says though.

She will be receiving the same offer my other sister received. She goes to school full time and my father pays for it...she wants extra money, to play with and what not...she gets a job, but has to follow the family plan for savings, investing and budgeting...which is a structured way that worked for our other sister.

To me, I am finally happy to come to the finalization of this. I do not handle major stress and to where I was the oldest son in the family I was pegged to deal with the emotional stuff of talking to my sister, talking to my mother and talking to the hospital. I was also responsible for talking to the financial aid worker for the hospital.

The prayers that are needed now are for strength that she can work through this plan and succeed. Becoming an inspiration for others that hit rock bottom...where she was 1 week ago, was having her brothers, sister and father getting to Utah to bury her....she has been given that second chance...she is going to relish in it...and make it hers!

[DaddyTorgo]

Great news Dennis. Wow.

[Flasch186]

Woot Woot

[Izulde]

Wonderful to hear Dennis and although I'm sure your family is aware of it, once she's enrolled, there's also UNLV's CAPS as a resource she may want to look into.

UNLV Student Counseling and Psychological Services (http://studentlife.unlv.edu/caps/)

is the website.

[cubboyroy1826]

Good to hear Dennis, will continue the prayers.

[MizzouRah]

Thanks for the update.. will continue the prayers as well.

[JediKooter]

I hope this is the start of a lifetime of sobriety for your sister Dennis. I'm glad to hear she's ok and has a great opportunity to turn her life around. You're an awesome brother for being there for her and your family.

[CrimsonFox]

yay!

[MacroGuru]

Dad sent me a brief update...

Sister's left leg is numb and her memory isn't doing to hot...we were told by the dr's that some of this stuff might come out after, not to be to shocked..blah blah...

Anyways, nothing to shocking...sister is excited to be where she is and they are working on getting her into the place she needs to be. The one good thing...she went through detox while she was under.

[PackerFanatic]

Great news, Dennis. Hope everything continues to go well!

[MacroGuru]

I wish I was coming here to write good news.

My sister who was in the coma and made the recovery passed in her sleep this afternoon.

She just started a new job, the first she was able to do and it was challenging and she started to go back to work and she cleaned up her life. She was happy and doing great.

We will not know the cause of death until next week.

I am sitting here in Buffalo with great friends supporting me now (RendeR and Telle) and wishing I was in Utah hugging my mom through this.

Expect postings from me tonight in the drunk guy thread...

[RomaGoth]

So sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you and your family; drink a few for me tonight. :(

[Subby]

That is terrible news. Hang in there.

[Toddzilla]

OMG, I am so sorry. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers, stay strong.

[Draft Dodger]

sorry to hear, Dennis. My condolences

[Lathum]

oh man Dennis, really sorry to hear...

[CleBrownsfan]

:( I'm so sorry man.... You and your family are in my thoughts.

[terpkristin]

Terrible news, Dennis. :(

Hang in there.

/tk

[duckman]

Sorry for your loss, Dennis. You and yours will be in my prayers.

[Radii]

I'm so sorry to hear that :( My condolences.

[lungs]

Sorry to hear man :(

[wade moore]

Very sorry to hear - I can't even imagine :(.

[Swaggs]

So sad.

Hope you and your family can find the strength to get through this tough time.

[Dodgerchick]

Oh Dennis, I'm so sorry :(

[Chief Rum]

Sorry to see this, Dennis. My thoughts on you, your sister and your family.

[SteveMax58]

Very sorry for your loss MG... :(

[Kodos]

Words fail me. So sorry for your loss. :(

[Eaglesfan27]

Very sorry for your loss.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Thought & prayers with you & your family through this.

[Buccaneer]

So sorry to hear this :(

[PilotMan]

Sorry man. So sorry.

[EagleFan]

Sorry to hear. Thoughts your way.

[Flasch186]

damn, sorry man.

[MacroGuru]

You know...I just have to share this here...

My senior year in high school, she was a freshman. I had blown my knee out in football and was done for the season...first game of the season, I am on crutches and she runs to me crying, there is some punk ass calling her a slut and tormenting her...I stood up to the kid, on crutches and I remember the pride in her eyes as she knew her big brother would protect her no matter what.

She was able to return the favor when I had the separation from the Ex and all the shit went down. I knew right then and there what the true definition of family was and I will never forget it.

I turn 37 on Sunday and I will miss her calling me and singing happy birthday.....

[King of New York]

Terribly sorry, MG. Peace to you and your family.

[Ksyrup]

Very sorry to hear about this MG.

[Neon_Chaos]

Sorry for your loss MG.

[DanGarion]

I wish I was coming here to write good news.

My sister who was in the coma and made the recovery passed in her sleep this afternoon.

She just started a new job, the first she was able to do and it was challenging and she started to go back to work and she cleaned up her life. She was happy and doing great.

We will not know the cause of death until next week.

I am sitting here in Buffalo with great friends supporting me now (RendeR and Telle) and wishing I was in Utah hugging my mom through this.

Expect postings from me tonight in the drunk guy thread...
Sorry to hear this Dennis... :(

[Dr. Sak]

Sorry for your loss.

[cartman]

Damn, Dennis, sorry to hear. Way too soon for her to go.

[vtbub]

So, so, sorry.

[CrimsonFox]

*hugs* very sorry.

[JPhillips]

I'm really sorry to hear this. God bless.

[Antmeister]

Damn....I feel empathy for you and hope you safely make it out of your time of grieving. Please take care and thank goodness you have 2 other friends there for support. I wish you well.

[AnalBumCover]

Sorry to hear...

[Sweed]

Sorry for your loss.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Man, rough day on FOFC. Sorry to hear the news, Macro.

[Bad-example]

Terrible news. Very sorry for your loss.

[ISiddiqui]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Macro :(.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Man... It really puts things in perspective...

Sorry for your loss Dennis. Damn... :(

[Vince, Pt. II]

So sorry for your loss Dennis :(

[Castlerock]

So, so sorry to hear this.

[spleen1015]

So sorry man.

[JediKooter]

Damn. Very sorry to hear about your sister Dennis. :(

[Honolulu_Blue]

That sucks. I am really sorry to hear this. All the best to you and your family.

[BigDPW]

I am so sorry for your loss man. Know that my prayers are with your family.

[TroyF]

Sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.

[stevew]

Sorry for your loss, Dennis.

[MizzouRah]

Sorry for your loss.. terrible news. :(

[oykib]

My prayers go out to you and your family tonight.

[Karlifornia]

Hang in there, Dennis. I'm very sorry this happened.

[chesapeake]

I'm very sorry to see this. My condolences to you and your family.

[MacroGuru]

Thanks everyone for the kindness and prayers. It does mean a lot.

I have come to think of each and every one of you as my extended family. And the sense of peace, kindness and caring you have provided to me at this time has been great.

I have been trying to lose my self in other things to not think about it. I tried to go into work today and was promptly sent home by my boss.

One thing I will say. I have taken certification tests, written major college essays and high end funding documents, I have been in serious corporate negotiations for multi-million dollar deals but nothing, and I mean nothing has ever prepared me to write my little sisters obituary and plan out her service. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life.

[hukarez]

:( Dennis, so very sorry..

[DaddyTorgo]

Mentioned this on facebook where I saw it (been traveling so missed it here). My condolences Dennis. I can't even begin to know what to say to you man.

Hang in there.

[BYU 14]

Same as DT, saw it on facebook first, but continuing to pray for you and your family buddy.

You were there for me in a big way when I went through my challenge earlier this year and anything I can do to help I am here for you.

[cougarfreak]

Terrible news..........hang in there...........

[MacroGuru]

This will be my last post about my sister...I promise

On Saturday the 12th, I officiated over my sisters service. We said goodbye to her that day.

It was sad because she is no longer with us. However it was amazing to see the number of people show up and share their love for her.

It truly touched me and rocked me to my core. Everyone that introduced themselves to me had a common theme. She was a bright ray of light in their life at its darkest moment.

She came back from her coma for a reason, and I think it was to touch the lives she has in the past year to help them make a change in their lives. She used her story to help others and for that I was grateful.

If you have siblings or loved ones you are not as close to or are estranged from, reach out to them, let them know their loved by you. Life is to short....

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Glad that her friends were able to show you so much support. Always nice to see that even in rough circumstances, she had a positive impact.