| Location | Toledo |
| Age | 44 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 26/08/1962 |
| Date of Death | 05/08/2007 |
| Visitors | 18,153 since 18/09/2008 |
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My dearly beloved sister became little mommy shortly after I was born. We grew up as all sisters do. I adored and admired her while at times she drove me nuts. We spent many sleepless nights snuggling and talking while I was an adolescent and she was a teenager. Her life was anything but easy. She had endured many terrible experiences but the one defining memory she lived to rectify was an abortion when she was 16 years old. Like most daughters, she didn't want to disappoint or embarrass our dad and mom. So she thought an abortion would be the easy way out. Little did she know, this would shape the rest of her life. As we both became adults, family commitments and relocation put distance between us. She continued to invest herself in personal excellence as she climbed the predominantly male saturated construction project manager ladder. Then she gave birth to two boys who adored her. She was told she couldn't have children so in the end, their 17 month age difference didn't really matter. As they grew up, they became best of friends because their mom modeled what is is to be a real friend. She had many, many friends who loved and adored her. Her best friend and lover of over 23 years was her husband, Billy. Both came to the know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. From that point on, their life took a dramatic turn as they chose to selflessly live for Jesus. Over the last 8-1/2 years of their marriage, they adopted 6 children from Lucas County Children's Services and she became a stay-home mommy. Two of the children were a niece and a nephew. Over the years, she claimed many other children as her own spiritual children. Her offspring just seemed to grow and grow. Then in 2004, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. By October 2004, she had completed all her chemotherapy and enjoyed a celebration party with family and friends to share what she had endured and learned through her fight against breast cancer. Little did any of us know that the breast cancer had mestastacized and spread to the bones. God granted them their last foster-to-adopt baby just around the time she found out she had the cancer. Today, Serena, their last baby, is now 4 years old and her name brings peace to all who know her. However, not all of our years were spent in peace and harmony. Differences caused us to have a falling out 3 years prior to her cancer diagnosis. Then we began to work on reconciling and rebuilding shortly after her chemotherapy was over. I helped her with cleaning the house, doing laundry, and assisting with babysitting detail. At one point, she had 8 foster and adoptive children under the age of 12 in her home. She named her family the Bad News Bears because they were all the societal misfits nobody else wanted and she decided to bring them together as a dream team for Jesus. Over time, I realized her strength and stamina weren't what they should have been. Her energy took a dramatic dip the summer of 2006. Then she received a blood analysis that told her she was anemic. Our LPN mother told us she was afraid the results might indicate that her cancer had returned. Her oncology nurse told her not to worry or jump to conclusions so we continued to go on as usual. Then in November she developed cellulitis in her calf. The infection was gradual so she didn't really give it much attention until early on in January 2007. In panic, our mother called me and told me to stop what I was doing and get her to the ER right away or she might need her leg amputated. So this began the day of reckoning for us. Over the course of her time in the ER, she had difficulties breathing as they tried to get her to the restroom and then while they were transferring her from the examining bed to the X-Ray bed. That's when the hospital staff started asking her specific questions while she was in delirium from the infection. Over the course of the next few days, she was admitted and one test after another was ran on her. This is when they found that her cancer hadn't just returned but that it had spread throughout her entire skeletal system, her lymph system, and her adrenal system. Her family doctor didn't think she'd make 3 months but her oncologist attempted to tell her she may have 18 months or 5 years to live, nonetheless her diagnosis was terminal. After she made it home, we decided to work together very closely to map out and prioritize her daily, weekly, and monthly agendas. During that time, I didn't realize that I would become her main caregiver but that's what happened over the course of 7 months. The hospital didn't set her up with a caseworker so I became that, too. Thankfully, CancerCare partnered with me so that we could work to get umbrella coverage and care for the garden variety of complexities her individual and family needs required. In the end, she gave me Power of Attorney over her medical care decisions which has been my haunting since. We had discussed when she wanted to have hospice called in and why she felt it important that we make sure to take care of her in-patient transfer shortly before she passed away. She wanted her home to continue to be a safe haven for her many children and husband. She didn't want her death to haunt or cast a dark shadow upon their very young and impressionable minds. Her biggest fear of staying at the hospice center was being alone so our mom and I made sure she had round the clock visitors to stay and sit with her. She only lived 5 days at the center before going home to be with the Lord but she slipped into quietness 3-1/2 days before she left us. I remember the day she died just like it happened yesterday. Our mom was relieving me as I was on my way to church. During Sunday School, I begged God to take her quickly because our mother's birthday was only 3 days away and mom couldn't bear to have lost her mother AND her daughter on her birthday. Then just as I was getting ready to start playing the piano for church, our step-father told me our mother had called from hospice and said we needed to leave immediately because Rhonda was in the end stages of dying and only had maybe one more hour left to live. Getting from church to hospice was a blur but I do remember what is was like when I walked in her room. There was a glow just above her bed and a heavy presence filled the room. I had to bow at the foot of her bed and pray to the Lord. I realized I was in our Lord's presence and He expected me to acknowledge Him, worship Him, and set things right with Him before I could enter into this holy of holies. Then I began to bathe my sister's feet with my tears and hands. Her dear body was so cold and blue. The loss hadn't really hit me yet. Her breathing became very slow and no signs of struggle were present. So I felt compelled to give her one last snuggle just like we did while I was an adolescent and she was a teenager. I so loved my sister more than words can express. I couldn't hardly bear to give her up to Jesus but I could see she needed to surrender this life to Jesus so that she could enter into eternal peace with Him. As I peered around the room, my heart was filled with joy and elation because there was standing room only attendance of family and friends sending her off to the Lord. God made sure her request would be answered and that this would be her last earthly get together with many of her loved ones. Then came the rallying session just before she met Jesus. The entire group of us began to cheer her to hold on because her eldest boys were on their way to join her before she died. Then her breath intervals went from 1 minute apart to 2 minutes to 2-1/2 minutes and to 3 minutes. The boys had missed the hospice center's driveway and had to make an erratic U-Turn in the middle of a busy thoroughfare. A group of family were out near the entrance of the center trying to give them directions down to their mother's bedside. All she needed to know was that they had safely made it to the hospice center and at nearly 4 minutes between her final breaths, she let go and went home to Heaven. Her boys had just missed seeing her take her final breaths by maybe 1 minute. She was a selfless mother to her children to her last breath. This is what I remember about my sister.
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~ ԼƠƔЄ ƛԼƜƛƳS ~ ♥
Thank you so much for all your support on my brother Karls Angel day 15th January.So much love, kindness,candles,gifts,poems,pictures,tributes and well wishes.All helped the day go a little gentle.Knowing my brother is remebered with love.means so much.He grew his wings at 17 years of age.sorry i have not been every day.i am having health problems,and personal problems.I just dont feel i am strong at the moment to be on Gts every day.Since losing my precious grandmother.Whom was a mother to me from birth.Raised me up.My best friend.I will try and come on as much as i can.Taking each day as it comes.Godbless you and your loved ones.Always in my heart forever.Love Halina and her Angels xxxx hugs xxx SORRY IF I MISS ANY SPECIAL DAYS,I WILL POP ON EVERY DAY X
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We'll Never Say Goodbye
I cannot see you with my eyes
Or hear you with my ears,
But thoughts of you are with me still
And often dry my tears.
You whisper in the rustling leaves
That linger in the fall,
And in the gentle evening breeze,
I'm sure I hear you call.
A part of you remains with me
That none can take away;
It gives me strength to carry on
At dawning of each day.
I think of happy times we shared
And then I softly sigh,
But this I know--we'll meet again
And never say good-bye.
Larry Howland
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THE SHIP OF SOULS
DAVID CANNON
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The lighthouse breaks the haze,
In an eerie nightly mist,
Sat alone upon the harbor,
A ghostly child awaits his ship,
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Dressed in shorts and cap,
A teddybear in his embrace,
Gazing blankly over oceans,
Sat upon an old suitcase,
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His cries haunt the darkness,
Echoing beyond the afterlife,
He awaits the ship of souls,
To carry him to heavens light,
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And there upon horizon’s,
A ghostly vessel rides the sky,
Sounding horns played by angels,
Sent to take the souls on high,
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Shining bright amidst the black,
Slowly descending into fall,
Drops anchor by the harbor,
“All aboard” the Captain calls,
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The touching hands of angels,
Gently lift him in there grip,
He says farewell to the world,
Then sails away into the mist.
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~♥ With Love ♥~
Oh most beautiful star
In the sky tonight
You are most bright
I watch and wait
With hand raised up
Open and waiting
Slowly, oh so slowly
You move through
The night sky
You come closer
As I watch and wait
Hand outstretched
Then ever so softly
You come to rest
In the palm of my hand
You shine like a diamond
Your brilliance
Holds me in awe
I could almost wish
To hold you tight
To keep you safe just for me
In time, your light
Would fade from sight
You would die
To me and to all
So I let you stay
As long as you wish
With palm open
So you may leave at will
You will travel back
To the night sky
To shine brightly
For all to see
I will cherish
The moments you gifted me
With your light
Specially for me
For a little while…
Star So Bright
by Ann Marquette
Sending you lots of love angel and a big thank you to your loved ones for all they have done for my little princess demi-leigh and myself in the last year...HAPPY NEW YEAR XXXXX
Love alway elaine xxxxxx
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Have A Heavenly New Year ♥ Rhonda ♥ ~ Love,And Peace To You And Your Family -x-X-x-X-x
Thank you all for your support this year.May you and your loved ones have a Happy New Year,filled with love,peace,hope,happiness and good health.Godbless our Angels in Heaven.Love Halina and her Angels x31.12.11
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Ring out the old
Cheer in the new,
As I raise my glass
All I think of is you.
Another year passes
More memories to store,
But, None are as sweet
As the ones befor.
A new year begins
No one knows
Just what it brings,
Still..... In my heart
Is for you a longing.
So, Ring out the old
Cheer in the new
I will raise my glass,
And Always want you.
Copyrite. Anne Ellender dec,2010
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~♥ With Love ♥~
Oh most beautiful star
In the sky tonight
You are most bright
I watch and wait
With hand raised up
Open and waiting
Slowly, oh so slowly
You move through
The night sky
You come closer
As I watch and wait
Hand outstretched
Then ever so softly
You come to rest
In the palm of my hand
You shine like a diamond
Your brilliance
Holds me in awe
I could almost wish
To hold you tight
To keep you safe just for me
In time, your light
Would fade from sight
You would die
To me and to all
So I let you stay
As long as you wish
With palm open
So you may leave at will
You will travel back
To the night sky
To shine brightly
For all to see
I will cherish
The moments you gifted me
With your light
Specially for me
For a little while…
Star So Bright
by Ann Marquette
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Thank you all for your support this year.May you and your loved ones have a Happy New Year,filled with love,peace,hope,happiness and good health.Godbless our Angels in Heaven.Love Halina and her Angels x31.12.11
HAPPY NEW YEAR
♥[̲̅̅H̲̅][̲̅̅A̲̅][̲̅̅P̲̅][̲̅̅P̲̅][̲̅̅Y̲̅]★[̲̅̅N̲̅][̲̅̅E̲̅][̲̅̅W̲̅]★[̲̅̅Y̲̅][̲̅̅E̲̅][̲̅̅A̲̅][̲̅̅R̲̅] ♥
take my love into 2012 with you always
angel and sleep peacefully,
Love Bev,Steve,Beth and Sam x x x x
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