Thankyou
Nov 14, 2006 8:08 AM
I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for your encouraging words regarding my last entry. I attended my great grandmother's funeral on Friday. All of my extended family was there. Sitting throught the services reminded me so much of my son Jacob. My grandmother was so old when she died, but when all the family veiwed her body for the last time before the funeral, she looked so beautiful to me. She was skinny and wrinkly and her hair was so white and thin, but she was dressed in white and she looked so peaceful. She looked like an angel.
One of my cousins(first cousin once removed) spoke at the sevice. His talk was mainly religous, so I won't go into that, but it really touched me. He and his wife lost a baby in January of this year. A sweet baby girl. She was born at 25 weeks and lived about a month. She died from NEC. They are suffering so much. I could see it in their eyes. I need to help them. When my cousin quoted a scripture, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven. A time to be born and a time to die...." my heart felt broken for hime and his wife. I miss my son Jacob, but suddenly I felt their pain and not so much mine.
My grandfather also talked about my greatgrandmother's life. At the end he told everyone how many decendends she had (about 94 blood decendents). Then he told who preceeded her in death. My Jacob was among those mentioned. I felt so blessed to have an extended family who acknowledges the birth, life and death of my beloved son. Along with my son, three other children lost in babyhood were mentioned....two others who were also premature.
My grandmother was burried in a beautiful spot surrounded by fir trees. It was raining...one of my cousins(10 years old) said that grandma was crying for us and that is why it was raining.
I hope everone is well and my heart goes out to all of you parents trying to keep your preemies healthy and RSV free. I hope your cabin fever doesn't get too bad. I truly understand having to stay away from everyone and keeping everything germ free. The Summer will come and some day you won't have to stay indoors every Fall, Winter and Spring. We did it for two years then partially for a third. Get some good movies, books and games; and enjoy those babies!!!!
Tiffany
One of my cousins(first cousin once removed) spoke at the sevice. His talk was mainly religous, so I won't go into that, but it really touched me. He and his wife lost a baby in January of this year. A sweet baby girl. She was born at 25 weeks and lived about a month. She died from NEC. They are suffering so much. I could see it in their eyes. I need to help them. When my cousin quoted a scripture, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven. A time to be born and a time to die...." my heart felt broken for hime and his wife. I miss my son Jacob, but suddenly I felt their pain and not so much mine.
My grandfather also talked about my greatgrandmother's life. At the end he told everyone how many decendends she had (about 94 blood decendents). Then he told who preceeded her in death. My Jacob was among those mentioned. I felt so blessed to have an extended family who acknowledges the birth, life and death of my beloved son. Along with my son, three other children lost in babyhood were mentioned....two others who were also premature.
My grandmother was burried in a beautiful spot surrounded by fir trees. It was raining...one of my cousins(10 years old) said that grandma was crying for us and that is why it was raining.
I hope everone is well and my heart goes out to all of you parents trying to keep your preemies healthy and RSV free. I hope your cabin fever doesn't get too bad. I truly understand having to stay away from everyone and keeping everything germ free. The Summer will come and some day you won't have to stay indoors every Fall, Winter and Spring. We did it for two years then partially for a third. Get some good movies, books and games; and enjoy those babies!!!!
Tiffany
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