Last Hospital Update

I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to
talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I
turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45
am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to the
brain, and there was none. They then pronounced her brain dead and didn't
require that the parents to make a decision when to "pull the plug". She
was left on life support to keep her organs viable for transplant. We went
to lunch around 12:30ish I think, maybe later, when we came back she had
just been rushed to the OR to start the transplant procedure, because she
had coded in the ICU. Her heart had stopped even with the drugs she was
given to keep it going, so she was gone without the additional heartache of
"did I do the right thing". As far as turning off the machines keeping her
alive. Sorry if I confused you, I just reread the last statement, and I
meant to say, she went on her own. I am sorry for the lateness of my post,
we have been very busy with arrangements and contacting relatives and
friends. I wanted to use one post to get everything across, and we were not
near a computer to update you anyway.

Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on Monday
Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will give an
address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that want to attend
a little notice when and where. She will be cremated and then there will be
a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral service (not sure what the bloody
difference is, but what the hell). The date is not set, but the time is,
and what I mean by that is it might be Tuesday, so keep your eyes on the
board. I want to again, thank everyone for there support and offers of
help, it means so much to us. Also they are(were) receiving the emails
y'all sent to the hospital, but please don't send any more, and she is not
there to visit either. I apologize for the length of the post, I had a bit
to say, I am going to copy and paste so you might read these very same words
on other boards.

Well that is it for now,

Pat

--
I'm up and dressed, what more do you want?

Dianne wrote:
I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able
to talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it
right. I turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this
morning at 10:45 am. They had finished one of the tests that
determined blood flow to the brain, and there was none. They then
pronounced her brain dead and didn't require that the parents to make
a decision when to "pull the plug". She was left on life support to
keep her organs viable for transplant. We went to lunch around
12:30ish I think, maybe later, when we came back she had just been
rushed to the OR to start the transplant procedure, because she had
coded in the ICU. Her heart had stopped even with the drugs she was
given to keep it going, so she was gone without the additional
heartache of "did I do the right thing". As far as turning off the
machines keeping her alive. Sorry if I confused you, I just reread
the last statement, and I meant to say, she went on her own. I am
sorry for the lateness of my post, we have been very busy with
arrangements and contacting relatives and friends. I wanted to use
one post to get everything across, and we were not near a computer to
update you anyway.

Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on
Monday Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will
give an address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that
want to attend a little notice when and where. She will be cremated
and then there will be a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral
service (not sure what the bloody difference is, but what the hell).
The date is not set, but the time is, and what I mean by that is it
might be Tuesday, so keep your eyes on the board. I want to again,
thank everyone for there support and offers of help, it means so much
to us. Also they are(were) receiving the emails y'all sent to the
hospital, but please don't send any more, and she is not there to
visit either. I apologize for the length of the post, I had a bit to
say, I am going to copy and paste so you might read these very same
words on other boards.

Well that is it for now,

Pat

Words can't express the sorrow I feel after reading this post. I will light
a candle for Dianne, nothing can hurt her now. My sincere condolences for
her family and all who loved her.
--
Adrian

Dianne wrote:
I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able
to talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it
right. I turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this
morning at 10:45 am.
Pat

This is soooo sad. Many prayers and purrs to you and to family and other
friends.

Jill

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 04:56:38 GMT, "Dianne"
wrote:

I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to
talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I
turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45
am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to the
brain, and there was none. They then pronounced her brain dead and didn't
require that the parents to make a decision when to "pull the plug". She
was left on life support to keep her organs viable for transplant. We went
to lunch around 12:30ish I think, maybe later, when we came back she had
just been rushed to the OR to start the transplant procedure, because she
had coded in the ICU. Her heart had stopped even with the drugs she was
given to keep it going, so she was gone without the additional heartache of
"did I do the right thing". As far as turning off the machines keeping her
alive. Sorry if I confused you, I just reread the last statement, and I
meant to say, she went on her own. I am sorry for the lateness of my post,
we have been very busy with arrangements and contacting relatives and
friends. I wanted to use one post to get everything across, and we were not
near a computer to update you anyway.

Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on Monday
Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will give an
address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that want to attend
a little notice when and where. She will be cremated and then there will be
a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral service (not sure what the bloody
difference is, but what the hell). The date is not set, but the time is,
and what I mean by that is it might be Tuesday, so keep your eyes on the
board. I want to again, thank everyone for there support and offers of
help, it means so much to us. Also they are(were) receiving the emails
y'all sent to the hospital, but please don't send any more, and she is not
there to visit either. I apologize for the length of the post, I had a bit
to say, I am going to copy and paste so you might read these very same words
on other boards.

Well that is it for now,

Pat

This has been devestating news. I am so sorry to hear of Dianne's
passing. My prayers are with you and Dianne's family.

Nan

Dianne wrote:

Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on Monday
Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will give an
address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that want to attend
a little notice when and where. She will be cremated and then there will be
a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral service (not sure what the bloody
difference is, but what the hell).



(((((HUGS)))))

Pat, please hang in there, for your own sake. Diane was a caring and
giving person, even after she was alive. Her gift to others will
increase the life span and quality of life for many persons. How
generous of her, her family, and yourself and Sam. Please accept our
condolences and sympathy. Giving up the one you love is at the same
time, the hardest and most generous things anyone can do.

If I remember correctly, a memorial service is held without a casket
being present, is less formal (in my experience) and focuses more on the
person and what they were like, than the formality of a funeral
service. I know I want a memorial service when it's my time to go.
Often there are pictures of the deceased at various stages of their
life, favorite objects, and personal reminisces by those who wish to
honor their memories of the deceased. For what I've seen, a funeral is
more formal, has set hymns, and is more ceremony related than a memorial
service.

Please give Diane's family our condolences (how inadequate those words
seem right now) and let Sam know we're thinking about him as well as
about you. I'll light a candle tonight in Diane's memory.

Pam, Rob, and the NC nine

{{{{{{Pat}}}}}}}

Words fail me, and I know you are probably in shock right now, and
deep grief. Please know that you are in our thoughts and hearts. My
heartfelt condolences to you and to Diane's family.

Blessings,

Ginger-lyn

I'm so very sorry for you, Pat, your family and Dianne's. There are no words
to express my sorrow, compassion and deep sadness. You are all in my
thoughts.
We are sending hugs and purrs to help you at least a little bit through
these hard times,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Dianne" wrote in message
nk.net...
I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to
talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I
turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45
am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to the
brain, and there was none. snip

Our sincerest condolences to you all. Purrs and hugs.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi

Dianne skrev i
diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:akdAb.1180$7p2.230@ne wsread2.news.atl.earthlink
..net...
| I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to
| talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I
| turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45
| am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to the
| brain, and there was none. They then pronounced her brain dead and didn't
| require that the parents to make a decision when to "pull the plug". She
| was left on life support to keep her organs viable for transplant. We
went
| to lunch around 12:30ish I think, maybe later, when we came back she had
| just been rushed to the OR to start the transplant procedure, because she
| had coded in the ICU. Her heart had stopped even with the drugs she was
| given to keep it going, so she was gone without the additional heartache
of
| "did I do the right thing". As far as turning off the machines keeping
her
| alive. Sorry if I confused you, I just reread the last statement, and I
| meant to say, she went on her own. I am sorry for the lateness of my
post,
| we have been very busy with arrangements and contacting relatives and
| friends. I wanted to use one post to get everything across, and we were
not
| near a computer to update you anyway.
|
| Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on Monday
| Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will give an
| address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that want to
attend
| a little notice when and where. She will be cremated and then there will
be
| a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral service (not sure what the
bloody
| difference is, but what the hell). The date is not set, but the time is,
| and what I mean by that is it might be Tuesday, so keep your eyes on the
| board. I want to again, thank everyone for there support and offers of
| help, it means so much to us. Also they are(were) receiving the emails
| y'all sent to the hospital, but please don't send any more, and she is not
| there to visit either. I apologize for the length of the post, I had a
bit
| to say, I am going to copy and paste so you might read these very same
words
| on other boards.
|
| Well that is it for now,
|
| Pat

How sad. Dianne will be missed immensely. I will light a candle to her
memory.
I am sorry for your loss.
I wish there was more I could do, from this distance I can only send cyber
hugs.
Purrs for all who miss Dianne.
Lena
--
lewe
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
lewemi at yahoo dot se | cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi

"Dianne" wrote in message ink.net...
I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to
talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I
turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45
am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to the
brain, and there was none. They then pronounced her brain dead and didn't
require that the parents to make a decision when to "pull the plug". She
was left on life support to keep her organs viable for transplant. We went
to lunch around 12:30ish I think, maybe later, when we came back she had
just been rushed to the OR to start the transplant procedure, because she
had coded in the ICU. Her heart had stopped even with the drugs she was
given to keep it going, so she was gone without the additional heartache of
"did I do the right thing". As far as turning off the machines keeping her
alive. Sorry if I confused you, I just reread the last statement, and I
meant to say, she went on her own. I am sorry for the lateness of my post,
we have been very busy with arrangements and contacting relatives and
friends. I wanted to use one post to get everything across, and we were not
near a computer to update you anyway.

Now for the good stuff, the memorial will be (tentatively) held on Monday
Dec 8th at 4pm at Carmichaels Funeral Home in Smyrna. I will give an
address tomorrow in my post, but I wanted to give those that want to attend
a little notice when and where. She will be cremated and then there will be
a memorial service as opposed to a Funeral service (not sure what the bloody
difference is, but what the hell). The date is not set, but the time is,
and what I mean by that is it might be Tuesday, so keep your eyes on the
board. I want to again, thank everyone for there support and offers of
help, it means so much to us. Also they are(were) receiving the emails
y'all sent to the hospital, but please don't send any more, and she is not
there to visit either. I apologize for the length of the post, I had a bit
to say, I am going to copy and paste so you might read these very same words
on other boards.

Well that is it for now,

Pat


(((((Pat)))))

Words can't begin to say how I feel, or help how you feel. Please
accept our condolences, inadequate as they are, and know that you are
in our prayers.
------
Krista