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NAR: sad
Hey ladies -- sorry I've been MIA. I was supposed to be on vacation last week visiting family, but unfortunately, my little
vacation was not very vacation-y.
My mom, Payton and I were staying with my grandparents and on Monday morning, after coffee and a late breakfast and lots of
playtime with Payton, my Pop (Payton's great-grandfather) left the house
to run some errands around town and out at the farm -- we got a call about 20 minutes after he left the house from my uncle asking my Mom to bring my NeeNee to the farm
ASAP. My Pop had died.
We thought originally it was a heart attack
or something, but it turns out he was had tried to start an old tractor (that everyone hated, but he loved and refused to get rid of) and when it
didn't start with the key, he called my uncle (who told him to wait for
him to get there) and then jump started it with a screwdriver. It must
have started on the very first try, knocked him off the step, and then
ran over him. The cause of death determined by the autopsy was blunt force trauma to the
chest. When they got out to the farm and found him, his Australian shepherd
was laying on his chest. And when one of the neighboring farmers was reaching
down toward his body for some reason, the dog attacked the back of his
leg trying to protect Pop. She is so lost without him and just wanders
around the house. 
We ended up staying at my grandparents all week and the funeral was
on
Thursday. DH flew out to
be there even though he was sick and then we all
ended up sick all week long and I've been guzzling hydrocodone cough
syrup for the
past 5 days and still am hacking like I have the plague. We got home around
11 pm last night.
This was so very unexpected and my family thought it would be
my NeeNee who died well before Pop. She has never lived alone or taken
care of
herself -- they got married when she was 18 and she had her first baby
right away. They just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on
February 27th. I'm so thankful my Mom got to spend his last
night/morning with him and that we have pictures of him that morning
with Payton, since she is his youngest great-grandchild and will never
"know" him. The funeral was so amazing -- they had the service at the largest church in
their little town and the sanctuary was full, the fellowship hall was
full, and they were putting overflow in the nursery and standing in the
cry rooms (where there are speakers).
Now it's back to reality for us and we're just trying hard to find comfort in remembering the good times, but it's so hard since it was such a tragic accident. If you can spare a few thoughts for me, I would appreciate it.
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Re: NAR: sad
I am so sorry for your loss-thoughts and prayers to you and your entire family.
TTC since 2005
missed miscarriage nov 2006- 4 failed clomid cycles-
3 failed femara iui cycles-
moving on to IVF oct 2011
ER nov. 7th
tansfered 2 blasts on 11/10
lots of +hpt!!
beta #1 on 11/21= 50.4
beta #2 on11/23= 90.8
another miscarriage 12/23
moving on to Round 2 of IVF with an auto immune dx
ER 4/23-retrieved 12 eggs
ET 4/28 3 transfered
Beta #1- 356
Beta #2- 870
I just read your post --- I am so sorry for the loss of your Pop. How very sad. I'm so glad that you got to spend some time with him before it happened.
Thinking of you and your family.
Oh my, I'm so sorry. You and your family are in my thoughts. Take Care!
Mrs.B, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. What a tragic situation! I'm sure you were happy to be able to spend time with your family during this most difficult time, but it would also make sense for you to feel worn out, and as if you now need some downtime to renew yourself.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, especially your NeeNee.
Oh MrsB, I'm so sorry for your loss. It's never easy, hang in there.
::HUGS::