On November 27th, my grandma took her final breath here on earth. About 7 weeks ago, she had emergency surgery to replace her heart valve. She fought hard to recover from the surgery and get off the ventilator, but the doctor recently discovered that her phrenic nerve was damaged during the surgery (the phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm during breathing).
On Thanksgiving, my grandma was alert and had many visitors; however, a few days after Thanksgiving she was having significant problems with her blood pressure and her kidneys started shutting down. Her three children were with her when she died on Sunday November 27th.
On November 30th, we had the wake for my grandma. It was touching to see all the various people that came to pay their respects...family, neighbors, friends, the mechanic that worked for her company for 15 years, her accountant, my dad’s coworker, my dad’s siblings, etc. I enjoyed hearing their stories about my grandma. It was a true testament of how amazing my grandma was and how many lives she impacted.
The funeral service for my grandma was a very special event. I have attached audio/visual links:
Pictures: part 1 and part 2 (an assortment of pictures of my grandma during the 85 years that she lived life to its fullest)
Audio tracks from the funeral service:
This has been a difficult week, but I find comfort knowing that my grandma put her faith in Jesus and He has prepared a place for her in heaven.
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