Sep 4, 2011 2:42 PM
As the sun came up early this morning and the air was crisp and
clear, Andrew decided today would be a wonderful day to fly. He took one
last breath and went to meet Jesus at 7:03 AM. When he left us he was comfortable
in his bed, resting in Mommy's and Daddy's arms, with Hamma and Hampa close by.
His bedroom window was open, the fresh air was pouring in, and the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was
playing in the background. Andrew left peacefully and quietly, consistent with
his inner nature.
Early Friday morning at around 3:00 AM, Andrew cried out in
pain, but quickly settled down after an extra blast of morphine. Since then he
was unresponsive and just slept, comfortably propped up on his Woody pillow,
wrapped up in a "Queen car" blanket. Yesterday as Aubrey played dolls
with one of her friends, she aptly explained to her playmate, "When Andrew
goes to Heaven, Jesus will take away all his lumps and help him feel good again."
Why at the time of 7:03? It could just be coincidence, but
Bri and Joe's wedding anniversary is 7/03....and Great Grandma Moore's birthday
is 7/03.
"Goodbye little buddy. We love you and we're really sorry
to see you go. It stinks that you had to suffer with all those bad owies, but that's
all over, and now you can spend every day playing outside in the sunshine with
your cousin, Ty. You guys will have a lot of fun in Heaven! Don't forget to
look down on Mommy, Daddy, Aubrey and the rest of us. We might ask you for help
sometimes too. Though your struggle is over, we're still really sad here, and it might
take us awhile to feel happy again. We don't really know what else to say right
now, but thanks for spending an awesome couple of years with us, and we all
look forward to seeing you again someday. We will always remember you as
"Awesome Andrew". So long Andrew, we love you and we will miss you."
Grandpa Gary
6 comments:
I'm so sorry Jenn. What a beautiful post by Grandpa Gary. Our thoughts and prayers are with your entire family during this difficult time.
~Mindy
Grandpa Gary you are wonderful!!
My heart hurts for all of you! We send our warmest, uplifting, faithfilled thoughts touched with tears.
God bless all you for being there for Andrew and may your upcoming days be filled with peace and happy thoughts of remembering how blessed everyone was for knowing Andrew.
Deb and Michael
Hi Jenn, I have been lurking around your blog for a while and just wanted to let you know that I am praying for you and your family, particularly for Andrew's parents. I cannot imagine what they are going through and hope that God's grace pours over them during this time.
-kaly
Jen - as a lurker since back when Tegan was tiny (with Mindy being our connecting friend), my thoughts and prayers are with your family. A friend of mine had her son lose his battle with cancer not long ago, and she shared a message that someone had shared with her:
"Little I knew that morning, God was going to call your name, in life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone, for part of me went with you, the day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again."
May your family find some comfort in knowing that Andrew is in peace and in time everyone will be reunited.
Jen
Thanks for sharing this. It's such a heartbreaking thing for parents to lose a child. I'm so sorry your family is hurting in this way, again.
To find solace, I remind myself that Andrew's suffering has been taken away, that he and Ty are together, and that "the chain will link again." (beautiful!)
Thinking of you guys, and Bri, Joe and Aubrey too.
.ivy
I'm so very sorry. Prayers and hugs... life is hard to understand. Your faith is extraordinary, and Ty and Andrew both were blessed to have such wonderful parents during their time here on Earth.
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