SusieStone
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I do not know how to start this.
I have a young son that just turned six. Wednesday night I asked his father at the last minute to go trick or treating with us. It was a grand time and the best night we had had together as a family since out divorce. Actually this past Sunday, we went to church together and ate dinner on the grounds afterwards as a family.
Anyway, we talk several times every day and know everything about each other. He has never dated since we divorced as his prayer was I would always be his wife.
Anyway, within 2 hours of beginning trick or treating, son and I decided to walk home from where DEH had parked when He picked us up (we were in front of my 3 cub scouts houses and sons best friends).
We said bye. DS and DEH kissed hugged and my son said it had been the best night ever. ....we left waling done the street, son skipping in one direction and father smiling and waving while getting in his Jeep. Twenty minutes later, BFs mom called and said Virgo was asleep in car and they couldn't wake him up. Praise God, I was T or Ting at a policeman's house and he went with me down the street. EMS was called. By the time we were there, he was unresponsive, gasping, vomiting, and seizing....he was laid on the ground until EMS arrived.
Thank God I left son with policemen's wife and my mom went and got him.
From beginning a nurse, I recognized by his posturing that he was more than likely brain dead or heading in that direction.
When Ems loaded him, he was only taking two or three breaths. 2 hours after the last picture of son and his father, he was on a ventilator and four hours after that, he was made a DNR, life support was removed. I held his hand and prayed over him as he choked and gasped and for fifteen minutes relieved every good memory we had ever had.....and some of the not so good ones.
The chaplain was at the bedside and read a prayer from a book.....at the end of the prayer, the 2 nurses and I prayed the Lord's Prayer with him. As the last Amen was said, Virgil's heartbeat stopped and he was pronounced dead after that.....2:15 AM on All Saint's Day.
I told my 6 year old yesterday morning. Don't ask me how I did it. - It was God.
I told the school - dad had been at the class party the day before.
Yesterday my young son (birthday was just in Sept) - my tiny man and I went to Wilkerson's and together we identified his father's body for cremation and the owner of the funeral home was awesome with him.
I have purchased a hand carved duck to keep some of the cremains and he picked out one that he thought had eyes like his dad. He and his dad always spoke of the day they would be able to duck hunt together.
We know that his sweet daddy is in heaven with Jesus right now. he never had any pain at all...his last memory would have been us walking away .....
The Celebration of Life Service will be at Covenant in Greenville on Saturday at 2 PM.
So, why am I posting here.....i am not thinking about swapping right now. Do not think I have flaked or have your packages.....I just have to get through the next few days.
Thanks guys.
Susie
PS. Rebecca Thanks for swapping the pages with his dad in them with me.
I have a young son that just turned six. Wednesday night I asked his father at the last minute to go trick or treating with us. It was a grand time and the best night we had had together as a family since out divorce. Actually this past Sunday, we went to church together and ate dinner on the grounds afterwards as a family.
Anyway, we talk several times every day and know everything about each other. He has never dated since we divorced as his prayer was I would always be his wife.
Anyway, within 2 hours of beginning trick or treating, son and I decided to walk home from where DEH had parked when He picked us up (we were in front of my 3 cub scouts houses and sons best friends).
We said bye. DS and DEH kissed hugged and my son said it had been the best night ever. ....we left waling done the street, son skipping in one direction and father smiling and waving while getting in his Jeep. Twenty minutes later, BFs mom called and said Virgo was asleep in car and they couldn't wake him up. Praise God, I was T or Ting at a policeman's house and he went with me down the street. EMS was called. By the time we were there, he was unresponsive, gasping, vomiting, and seizing....he was laid on the ground until EMS arrived.
Thank God I left son with policemen's wife and my mom went and got him.
From beginning a nurse, I recognized by his posturing that he was more than likely brain dead or heading in that direction.
When Ems loaded him, he was only taking two or three breaths. 2 hours after the last picture of son and his father, he was on a ventilator and four hours after that, he was made a DNR, life support was removed. I held his hand and prayed over him as he choked and gasped and for fifteen minutes relieved every good memory we had ever had.....and some of the not so good ones.
The chaplain was at the bedside and read a prayer from a book.....at the end of the prayer, the 2 nurses and I prayed the Lord's Prayer with him. As the last Amen was said, Virgil's heartbeat stopped and he was pronounced dead after that.....2:15 AM on All Saint's Day.
I told my 6 year old yesterday morning. Don't ask me how I did it. - It was God.
I told the school - dad had been at the class party the day before.
Yesterday my young son (birthday was just in Sept) - my tiny man and I went to Wilkerson's and together we identified his father's body for cremation and the owner of the funeral home was awesome with him.
I have purchased a hand carved duck to keep some of the cremains and he picked out one that he thought had eyes like his dad. He and his dad always spoke of the day they would be able to duck hunt together.
We know that his sweet daddy is in heaven with Jesus right now. he never had any pain at all...his last memory would have been us walking away .....
The Celebration of Life Service will be at Covenant in Greenville on Saturday at 2 PM.
So, why am I posting here.....i am not thinking about swapping right now. Do not think I have flaked or have your packages.....I just have to get through the next few days.
Thanks guys.
Susie
PS. Rebecca Thanks for swapping the pages with his dad in them with me.
How terrible for you and your DS! 
But what a gift that your last memories of being together were happy, with no harsh words or anything.
to be going on with.
I am so sorry. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. 
