If you don't pray. Please don't take this offensive.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

Let me preface this by saying. I know you will all understand how difficult this is, as we get so close to our students, families and communities. Things like I am about to tell you about cut to the core of our being.

I have had a very heavy heart all week. This past Sunday a former student of mine (that I literally helped raise her and her younger sister). ( no mom in the picture in their school years) Was killed in a car accident. She leaves her husband (her high school sweetheart), and 4 kids ages 15-4. She is also my sister's niece (by marriage). There is a slew of community members who adored her in many ways.

This radiant young lady was a scholar student. All while raising a baby that she had when she was 15,( My sister in law was one of the ladies in the community the rolled up her sleeves and rolled out her heart to help her get through high school and raise her baby.)

She was a fiery redhead and got Melanoma later in high school. Had extensive surgery, chemo.

Made me so proud then she became an RN, and then a Nurse Practitioner in the last 2 years. Working at our small local hospital and was having a stellar impact on her profession and patients.

Her funeral is tomorrow at noon. My brother is preaching the service and my sister is playing the piano. It's gonna be nearly impossible for them, and everyone else to get through it. Especially lift her family up.

(Her little sister that still calls me "Mom", is also an RN. Working in the same hospital with her. Just got accepted into Nurse Practitioner school.)

If you pray, I am pleading for you to lift everyone up. If you don't pray. Can you please think extra happy thoughts? Gonna be unreal. Still numb, shocked and stunned.

I am not one to think that many things are impossible to get through. But, this has to be close. Thanks. :cry:

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(((((Cattz))))

You and yours are in my thoughts. I'm so very sorry.

I wish I could reach through the screen and hug you.

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How awful! I'm so sorry for your loss.

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Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. (((HUGS))))

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Prayers to you and your family and her sister. May God give you the peace and strength to handle this time. So sorry you are going through this. Hard when taken suddenly and with kids affected.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
(((((Cattz))))

You and yours are in my thoughts. I'm so very sorry.

I wish I could reach through the screen and hug you.

Thanks. Me too. I don't know how her husband/family will carry on. Her mother in law and sister in law are also RN at the same hospital. Her Aunt works in the office. I can't imagine how the hospital is carrying on, either. The connections to her...are immeasurable.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

I'm so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. You, your friend's family and all her friends have my prayers.

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Specializes in School nursing.

(((((((((((Cattz))))))))))))))))))

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

You know Cattz, the line forming to ask God why things like this happen is long and winding. I'm in it, you're in it, and most likely, everyone you know is in it. Why things like this happen to such wonderful people who make such a positive impact on everyone they come into contact with. Why???!!! Why are these angels on earth taken from us while the most useless examples of humanity, who have only contributed pain and suffering to those around them, who only draw from society, and literally have no identifiable reason to exist continue to live on and on and on and on...I don't get it. There are absolutely no words to minimize the grief and sense of loss that you and your community will bear and endure henceforth. Just know we are with you, arm in arm, in spirit. You can endure this, you will endure this, and only time will provide the coping mechanism to decrease the pain. Go to God frequently, be mad, rage at Him for doing this, He's a big God and can handle it, ask Him for strength, ask him for anything; hold each other tightly and try to celebrate the brief time on earth this beautiful person shared with you. This really hurts.

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I'm so very sorry for this tragic loss. Too many of these lately. Many prayers to all who need them.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
You know Cattz, the line forming to ask God why things like this happen is long and winding. I'm in it, you're in it, and most likely, everyone you know is in it. Why things like this happen to such wonderful people who make such a positive impact on everyone they come into contact with. Why???!!! Why are these angels on earth taken from us while the most useless examples of humanity, who have only contributed pain and suffering to those around them, who only draw from society, and literally have no identifiable reason to exist continue to live on and on and on and on...I don't get it. There are absolutely no words to minimize the grief and sense of loss that you and your community will bear and endure henceforth. Just know we are with you, arm in arm, in spirit. You can endure this, you will endure this, and only time will provide the coping mechanism to decrease the pain. Go to God frequently, be mad, rage at Him for doing this, He's a big God and can handle it, ask Him for strength, ask him for anything; hold each other tightly and try to celebrate the brief time on earth this beautiful person shared with you. This really hurts.

Beautiful. Thanks.

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Specializes in kids.

My Heart hurts for you and I will be holding love and light for you all.

Namaste

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