Sorry I haven't been around much; this week has been a one I'd like to forget.
I got a frantic call from my sister Wednesday morning, very early. She was sobbing; our cousin had fallen down a flight of steps at her home, and was rushed to the hospital. Off I went.
Come to find out that sometime between 9:00pm and 11:00pm this must have happened. We know the bookends because she was on the phone with one of her good friends around 9:00pm, and stated that she was going to grab a drink of water and head to bed, and that her husband (A CMPD officer) should be home around 11:00pm.
He did get home around that time, but couldn't open the front door, only to find out it was her body blocking it. He called 911, and they rushed her to the hospital by ambulance. She had suffered severe head trauma, and had no brain activity when they arrived.
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It's bad enough that a freak accident claimed the life of someone so young (she would have been 48 on 11/26/2018), but this is the younger sister of my cousin we lost in August to cancer. Her Mom, my Aunt, has lost two daughters in less than four months. My cousin (the middle child) has lost two sisters. And just for fate to twist the knife one more time, Wednesday was my Aunt's birthday. She was already going to have to deal with her first birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas without her daughter; now she gets to do so without both of them.
I've always cautioned my kids that "life is not fair". I didn't warn them that it could also be so cruel.
Fortunately, my cousin, a pediatric nurse her entire adult working life, was an organ donor. We're hoping that for one who gave so much throughout her life, this final act of giving saves several others.
Please pray for the soul of my cousin, for her Mom, brother, husband and daughter - as well as her extended family and friends. We are all still in shock.
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