Strange Days
As mentioned in a recent entry, my sister's fiance's nephew (Billy) died at the end of June. thelemurgod and I had been at Billy's mother's house (my sister's soon-to-be sister-in-law) just a couple of days before the ATV accident which claimed Billy's life, discussing plans for my sister's bridal shower, which was to be held at his mother's house.
This previous Friday evening was spent at the bridal shower (understandably not held in the original location but at another soon-to-be sister-in-law's house). Everyone seemed to have a good time, my sister was 'showered' generously with gifts and good wishes, and the celebration was infused with laughter.
Early Saturday afternoon we found out that my sister's fiance's grandson (yes, he's a relatively young grandfather) was in the hospital and they were having difficulty stabilizing him. The story: he'd choked on a cookie, resulting somehow in his heart stopping, eventually resulting in "100% brain damage" and complete unresponsiveness to all testing, etc. Approximately five hours ago, they removed the life support system and this young one (17 months) has now passed on.
My sister's fiance has been with his daughter since early Sunday morning, and my sister will be joining them down in Georgia early Tuesday morning.
Strange days, indeed.
This previous Friday evening was spent at the bridal shower (understandably not held in the original location but at another soon-to-be sister-in-law's house). Everyone seemed to have a good time, my sister was 'showered' generously with gifts and good wishes, and the celebration was infused with laughter.
Early Saturday afternoon we found out that my sister's fiance's grandson (yes, he's a relatively young grandfather) was in the hospital and they were having difficulty stabilizing him. The story: he'd choked on a cookie, resulting somehow in his heart stopping, eventually resulting in "100% brain damage" and complete unresponsiveness to all testing, etc. Approximately five hours ago, they removed the life support system and this young one (17 months) has now passed on.
My sister's fiance has been with his daughter since early Sunday morning, and my sister will be joining them down in Georgia early Tuesday morning.
Strange days, indeed.