It’s The Other 5%… As the days, months, and years pass by after a loss, you encounter moments that are tough to get through. Most of these moments are expected, and you can see them coming from a mile away. You figure out ways to make the best of these unfavorable situations especially when it relates to the loss of a loved one. You try to prepare the best you can and in all honesty it helps. Don’t over think…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 20 – Welcome Home Katelyn Memories from November 4th, 2016 – Day 20 So here we are…the last day. We fell asleep last night after a rough and tiresome day for all, especially Kate. I am usually a very deep sleeper. It takes a lot to wake me up. I can sleep through almost anything. This morning however, I heard the sweetest voice utter at a very low volume, the words, “Help me”. It wasn’t in…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 19 – Grace, Courage, and Faith Memories from November 3rd, 2016 – Day 19 From the start, this day didn’t start off as a good one. Neither one of us was able to get much sleep. I know that she was tired and I know that she was having some pains. We had seven calls recorded from this day. The first four were normal calls with the exception that she was upset and in pain. I…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 18 -Day Visit, Hold You Tonight, and Tell Him It’s OK Memories from November 2nd, 2016 – Day 18 Today would turn out to be a good day for Kate given the circumstances. Still slightly tired from not being able to sleep well. She did have some pains that were increasing at times, but she was sticking to her medicines to help with that. I also remember the day as I typed it above, as the…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 17 – Hold My Hand, Crafts, and Last Picture Of Her Memories from November 1st, 2016 – Day 17 Not a whole lot to share or remember from this day, just a few things. We only had one call saved. It’s the day after she made it out of the house for the last time. I believe today to be a good day. She was still tired as a good night sleep is hard to come…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 16 – Pumpkin Surprise, Raindrops on Roses, and Trick or Treat Memories Memories from October 31st, 2016 – Day 16 I shared a lot of memories on yesterdays post as far as videos, pictures, and messages go. I didn’t really touch a lot on how things were going with Kate. I just want to share a little bit on how things were going health wise with Kate on this day. A few messages and calls that…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 15 -Sunday Fun-day, OK To Let Go, and Mint Chocolate Chip Memories from October 30th, 2016 – Day 15 This day was a Sunday, and it looks as if we had the entire day together as a family in the house. It looks like we were fortunate to document a lot of things this day. We had a few calls, some nice pictures and also some videos of everyone hanging out. Kate was able to come…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 14 – Find Someone, Freddy K, and Guilt Trip Memories from October 29th, 2016 – Day 14 So today would start what I guess you could say was our last full weekend together. It feels crazy to even type that out, but it was exactly that. She wasn’t feeling terrible this day, but you could say she was tired. I remember it all fairly well by looking at some of the things that we did and…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 13 – Sin Inquiry, Finished Happy, and Good Snack Choice Memories from October 28th, 2016 – Day 13 When I write these posts I have no idea, what the next day will bring, except for her last two days here. I remember those very well. For the most part I just come and sit at the computer and start going through everything for the day before I start to type. Occasionally I will try to listen…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 12 – Hosanna, Losing You, and Happy Under Construction Memories from October 27th, 2016 – Day 12 We start this day off a little different. We don’t have our normal good morning call. I believe it’s because she was getting some rest and the Pastor was coming to the house to visit with her. I do get a charming message instead. We have only two calls recorded for this day, one of them was me calling,…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 11 – Setting The Stage, Urn Emoji, and Check Yourself Memories from October 26th, 2016 – Day 11 Moving on with the remaining 10 days I want to set the context and mentality of which we were living by. It may help to make sense of some things that I haven’t had a chance to mention. It may seem strange or unsympathetic that I was continuing to work while all this is going on. It may…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 10 – If You Have A Bad Day…Pray Memories from October 25th, 2016 – Day 10 Today doesn’t start off on the best note, but it’s not a terrible note either. We don’t get too far into our good morning call before she stops me and interjects. She says that she doesn’t want me to talk about eating today or say anything else about it. She tells me that she is going to have some cereal…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 9 – Spreading Germs, Cinnamon Toast, and Lilly Pulitzer Memories from October 24th, 2016 – Day 9 In life there are always situations that we will never understand until we are part of them. You will never truly understand the ins and outs or the emotions involved until you are a part of it. It doesn’t matter how many books you read, movies you watch, or people try to give you advice. Your understanding will be…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 8 – Piggybacks, Cheer Support, Visits, and Italian Wedding Soup Memories from October 23rd, 2016 – Day 8 New day, new memories, but reality remains the same. I can tell by listening to things that her cough is becoming more steady and happening more often. Breathing and coughing has been a problem since March, but it would fluctuate and get better at times as certain medicines and chemotherapy would help. Being treated for the cancer is…
20 Days Till Heaven…Day 7 – Confessions, Cards and Journals Memories from October 22nd, 2016 – Day 7 Today is going to be a short day. It was a Saturday, which means that I was with her the majority of the day. So the calls, texting and things that I normally use for the memories and building the story are limited. She started off the day sending me a text with a simple confession. A weird one of course, but…
