In nearly 17 years of life, she made a lot of memories. I have created a new email account where you can email me (please include your name and any other relevant information) and tell me your memories of her. Then I will post them here; Maynard and Faye read this blog and they will love to see your memories as well. It would be nice to have a few memories already by May 23rd, as it would have been her 17th birthday.
memories.of.andrea@gmail.com
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My first memories of Andrea are from before I ever met her- a quick-alert to pray for her and her family, and on several occasions, strangers stopping me while shopping to inquire if I knew Andrea Froese and her family and if I knew how Andrea was doing. My Mom says she remembers meeting Faye at some function and Faye held a beautiful little bundle of pink, but I don’t remember meeting Andrea until I came to Edberg to teach. It wasn’t long before I came to really appreciate her. Her twinkling eyes and easy smile and she usually said “Hi” in passing in the halls or on the way out the door for recess. Once or twice I braided her hair for her before schoold started because her Mom hadn’t been home that morning to do it. When I got married and moved here, I got to be her neighbor! One good memory I have of Andrea is searching their coulee for crocuses. The way I remember it, we were a little early but I still enjoyed the warm spring afternoon with her. I was very thankful for the times she came to Camrose with me after Alec was born. She was a calming presence. I was kind of rattled about shopping with a baby but she handled it like a pro! That’s always how I rememnber her- walking out of Superstore, wind blowing her hair, a bouncing-arm-and-leg-waving baby nonchalantly held in the crook of one arm, guiding the stroller with the other hand, while calmly telling me a story and here I was with only a cart and a purse and struggling to keep my head on my shoulders. I was in awe! I still am.
I’m so glad her real story is just beginning, that we’ll get to see her again.
Sarah Baerg, Edberg, Alberta
I don't remember when I first met Andrea. I remember Jeff talking about her and I always wanted to meet her! One time my bro Clair and I met Andrea, Jeff, and their parents at Mcreary and drove with Andrea and Jeff till Gladstone or th #1 I'm not sure. I don't remember anything in particular about that trip axcept that Andrea was talkative and fun to be with and I wanted to be with her more.! Another time we (Andrea and I) persuaded Maynard and Faye that she should come spend a day or two with me at our place after Jeff's wedding. We got to know each other a little better. She rode along with me on the tractor and just loved it as she did everything else. Could she ever not love life? She bounced up and down on a little stool while we shared the things that mattered most to us. What I always found so amazing is how she never once talked bout anything other then living and doing all kinds of things.! She did not have her drivers at that time yet and we had to take the pickup to the other field and I can stil remember clearly her sitting up straight and carefully manuvouring the pickup down the road right behind me!! I just had to laugh because she was so intent! When Clair and I took a trip we made a point of stopping by her place and we ended up listening to C.E. from the comfort of the living room.. We spent the night there too. It seems that when I come to Edburg next time she'll be there, looking forward to my coming with the same anticipation she did before! Sometime my phone is going to say "new text message Andrea" thats how it feels but I know that somewhere she's happier than she's ever been, somewhere her heart is free. I can almost picture her running through the streets and sitting next to Jesus!!!! I can't wait to see her there!!!!!! Marcy
-Most of the time Andrea and I spent together was talking, hours and hours of talking about everything “under the sun”. I always knew when I saw her and her big, blue eyes had a certain mischievous twinkle that she had something to tell me (“Nebs, I have to tell you something!”) One day I went to chapel service in Edmonton with her and her parents, and I brought along a notebook so we could “discuss” things without their super-sharp ears hearing us! I wonder if I have those papers still. But No! You cannot see them!!!
A few weeks before she went into the hospital, a day in late July or early August, I decided it was high time to get her over again. So she came over after church, and stayed all day. We made cards, talked, made spinach dip for a picnic us youth were having that night, and laughed at the horrific mess my brother made of the kitchen. We finished the dip only to find out we didn’t have crackers, so her and I decided to go around by her place, get crackers and pick up her meds, then go to the picnic. A few miles down the road, we hit a terrible rainstorm, couldn’t see out the windshield at all. She just calmly pulled over and waited for it to pass. I was fully expecting her to freak out, I would have had it been me behind the wheel. But no, she just waited till it was gone then continued on her merry way.
It didn’t take big things to make her happy, walks and talks, “Whoopie Pies” and Pepsi, handmade cards (which I have lots of from her) and inside jokes. We hung out with another girl once, only to realize later we had excluded her from our whole conversation, we had talked about people and incidents without ever mentioning any specifics, that’s how well we knew each other!
One of her very favourite sayings was “To love someone deeply gives you strength; being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.” This saying was on and in numerous cards we exchanged, and it became a bit of a joke between us.
Another thing she taught me to do was to jump on elevators. Guaranteed to be exciting! I won't tell you what happens but try it, both going up, and going down!
Another thing she taught me to do was to jump on elevators. Guaranteed to be exciting! I won't tell you what happens but try it, both going up, and going down!
Natalie Boese/Nebs, Edberg, Alberta
-I don't have tons of memories of Andrea...but remember few things from weekends out there...she was just so cheerful & ready to be a friend...Last time I was with her was the weekend of Melanie's wedding last August. She couldn't play ball so I remember sittin on the counter between the kitchen & the gym & just talkin alot that weekend...wish I could have gotten to know her better! She was 1 awesome girl!
~Sheila Loewen, Neilburg,SK
I don't have too terribly many memories of Andrea. I first met her in 2007 at my A. Charis' wedding. After that we wrote letters back and forth and became long-distance friends. When we were at U. Lyle's during the summer of 2008, A. Charis invited them over for supper and the evening. I really enjoyed that short time I could spend together with her. I wish I could have got to know her better. Janalee Toews, Elma, MB
-My memories of Andrea aren't so definite but they are still there. She was a combination of kid-sis & niece to me. Whenever I'd go over to Maynard & Faye whether it was for supper or to sew or just to be she always had some smart comment to make to me! At meals we had this thing going between us to see who could make the other person spill first since we were sure that someone needed to spill something! I'd always tease her that she had a deficiency because she liked to eat ice. We shared a liking for chocolate, Pepsi & gummi things. One time Faye, Andrea & I were in Edmonton together. I think they were going to pick up meds for Andrea & they invited me along. We had a whale of a time! We stopped at Micheals & another scrapbooking store where she indulged in a few things to add to her collection of card making stuff. At Fabricland we had fun picking out dress material for ourselves & discussing who the other pieces in the store looked like & who had what. In the mall we tried on different kinds of shoes from ones that we wished we had money to buy to ones that we thought looked ridiculous but still were fun to try on. A different time I was over at their place & Andrea got this idea to sew outside. So we set up the picnic table & strung extension cords & sewed outside in the breeze! I don't think we accomplished much but we did have a good time. Another time when I was sewing at their place I was working on a dress for someone else. Andrea didn't know that & she had a weird look on her face for awhile. Finally she told me, "You know, that really doesn't look one bit like you. Whatever made you chose such a strange piece?"
Another memory of Andrea came to me last night. I had hopped a ride with them to Edmonton again. One of the last places we stopped was at Costco since Faye needed a few things there. Andrea wasn't too impressed at stopping at such an uninteresting place. I told her we'd find something interesting. So the two of us went off looking and sure enough - Andrea spotted it first. It was a display of card making stuff - scissors, templates, huge packs of paper. We ended up getting the paper and splitting it between us. Later on we'd ask each other "Have you used this stuff yet? It worked perfect for this."
Charis Friesen
-I'm one of Andrea's older cousins and I don't really have alot of specific memories of Andrea...she was mostly a little girl who was just around! I do remember holding her when she was a very sick tiny little baby, trying to comb her hair when she was 3 or 4 and it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be! She had lots of beautiful hair. Then in the last few years I mostly remember how she loved to be with my girls...a couple of different times when she and Melissa babysat them, they had such a party! And at the Froese reunion when a bunch of cousins were going canoeing, at the end of the ride they almost all, including Andrea, ended up in the water and how she loved that! I also have a mental picture of her there in the dorm in the morning and she did NOT want to get up yet! And now she is free from all her pain. Praying for you, Uncle Maynards and Jeffs. Roxanne
I've only been with Andrea a couple of times, but each time we were together we got along awesomely and had lots of fun! I remember her smile: she was always ready to smile.
The last time I was with her was when her and her folks together with some other families came to our CE program at church. Her folks wanted to leave for home straight from church, but Andrea didn't! So she persuaded her folks to pick her up at our youth deal! Before we left for youth she needed to get something from their car, so i went with her to find it. She told me to look for the car with the HUGE taillights!!
I'll always remember fun-loving Andrea, and i feel lucky to have known her... i can't wait to see her and my other friends in Heaven... praying for you Maynard and Faye
Mary Schartner Swalwell, AB
One of my last and most vivid memories of Andrea is at Jeff and Twila's wedding. I thought she looked the picture of health, roaring around with her friends and cousins, clearly having a wonderful time! Another memory I have is her reading Jillian Jiggs stories to my girls (Ashlyn and Madison) in Uncle Larry's basement. (Christmas 2008) She knew alot of them nearly by memory from hearing them in the hospital so many times!!! And I will always think of Andrea on May 23... her birthday and that of our angel baby, Derek Rey. Nancy Penner (cousin)
I am Andrea's cousin... My memories would be more of being with Jeff and Andrea was always just the little sister. A special little sister though! One good memory I have was going with Andrea and her family to Vancouver Island. We went to the beautiful Butchart Gardens, walked around the harbor, and went to the wax museum. The way I remember it Andrea wanted to go in the Chamber of Horrors but her parents didn't think she should. She and Auntie Faye waited for us outside. Good thing too cuz it was scary and she was only 10.
Andrea and I were close to the same size so I gave her some of my old dresses. She was always excited to get more.
I saw a picture of her just grinning away and that is exactly the picture I have of her in my mind...always smiling and laughing. She left a hole here on this earth but I love to think of her in heaven, running and laughing and never having a worry or pain. -Janalee
I’m another of Andrea’s cousins. I will give you a few memories that I have of her. Around the Christmas of ‘09 we were on our way home and stayed at U Maynard’s for night. Andrea and U Maynard were starting into their metal artwork and she was doing the computer work and designing part of it. We were also thinking of buying a plas table, so this interested us very much. Doug gives Andrea and U Maynard a lot of the credit for getting him enthused to continue. Then, just 10 days before she died, we were going through Edmonton and wanted to stop and see them, so we did. I spent awhile in her room with her and A Faye and gabbed. She had head aches already but I asked her if she had pain and she said no. I still have that mental picture of her in my mind of what she looked like then and it was pretty good. I treasure that time that we could be there, although it was very short. I am happy for her that she can be free from suffering and pain, be resting in beautiful Heaven with all the loved ones we know. She will be so happy when she sees her family, friends and all of us coming to join her someday. -Carmen Riemer, Carrot River, Sask
It's hard to believe I won't be seeing Andrea here again..So many memories left..but I'll just write a few...I had her over for a sleepout July 26,"09. We slept on the deck,looked up at the stars and had a wonderful talk together. We stayed up 'til four or something.
I also was able to take driver ed classes with her and Jillisa from here...which included a quick stop at Tim Hortons or wherever after-managing to spill several drinks on ourselves or each other :)
Andrea was usually optimistic. I loved her upbeat spirit,encouraging me on in life. She was a grade above me-so many school days were spent together..singing,playing sports etc. This evening all us youth were together..beings it was her birthday we wish we could of celebrated it with her there,but we know her birthday in Heaven was not even comparable..singing with the angels and walking with Jesus.. I miss her already--SO much. But I am happy I can again meet her someday- The verse I wrote in my diary that day she was over was - And this is the promise that He has given us. Even eternal life. l John 2:25 Rosemary Boese, Edberg, Alberta
-I don't have tons of memories of Andrea...but remember few things from weekends out there...she was just so cheerful & ready to be a friend...Last time I was with her was the weekend of Melanie's wedding last August. She couldn't play ball so I remember sittin on the counter between the kitchen & the gym & just talkin alot that weekend...wish I could have gotten to know her better! She was 1 awesome girl!
~Sheila Loewen, Neilburg,SK
I don't have too terribly many memories of Andrea. I first met her in 2007 at my A. Charis' wedding. After that we wrote letters back and forth and became long-distance friends. When we were at U. Lyle's during the summer of 2008, A. Charis invited them over for supper and the evening. I really enjoyed that short time I could spend together with her. I wish I could have got to know her better. Janalee Toews, Elma, MB
-My memories of Andrea aren't so definite but they are still there. She was a combination of kid-sis & niece to me. Whenever I'd go over to Maynard & Faye whether it was for supper or to sew or just to be she always had some smart comment to make to me! At meals we had this thing going between us to see who could make the other person spill first since we were sure that someone needed to spill something! I'd always tease her that she had a deficiency because she liked to eat ice. We shared a liking for chocolate, Pepsi & gummi things. One time Faye, Andrea & I were in Edmonton together. I think they were going to pick up meds for Andrea & they invited me along. We had a whale of a time! We stopped at Micheals & another scrapbooking store where she indulged in a few things to add to her collection of card making stuff. At Fabricland we had fun picking out dress material for ourselves & discussing who the other pieces in the store looked like & who had what. In the mall we tried on different kinds of shoes from ones that we wished we had money to buy to ones that we thought looked ridiculous but still were fun to try on. A different time I was over at their place & Andrea got this idea to sew outside. So we set up the picnic table & strung extension cords & sewed outside in the breeze! I don't think we accomplished much but we did have a good time. Another time when I was sewing at their place I was working on a dress for someone else. Andrea didn't know that & she had a weird look on her face for awhile. Finally she told me, "You know, that really doesn't look one bit like you. Whatever made you chose such a strange piece?"
Another memory of Andrea came to me last night. I had hopped a ride with them to Edmonton again. One of the last places we stopped was at Costco since Faye needed a few things there. Andrea wasn't too impressed at stopping at such an uninteresting place. I told her we'd find something interesting. So the two of us went off looking and sure enough - Andrea spotted it first. It was a display of card making stuff - scissors, templates, huge packs of paper. We ended up getting the paper and splitting it between us. Later on we'd ask each other "Have you used this stuff yet? It worked perfect for this."
Charis Friesen
-I'm one of Andrea's older cousins and I don't really have alot of specific memories of Andrea...she was mostly a little girl who was just around! I do remember holding her when she was a very sick tiny little baby, trying to comb her hair when she was 3 or 4 and it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be! She had lots of beautiful hair. Then in the last few years I mostly remember how she loved to be with my girls...a couple of different times when she and Melissa babysat them, they had such a party! And at the Froese reunion when a bunch of cousins were going canoeing, at the end of the ride they almost all, including Andrea, ended up in the water and how she loved that! I also have a mental picture of her there in the dorm in the morning and she did NOT want to get up yet! And now she is free from all her pain. Praying for you, Uncle Maynards and Jeffs. Roxanne
I've only been with Andrea a couple of times, but each time we were together we got along awesomely and had lots of fun! I remember her smile: she was always ready to smile.
The last time I was with her was when her and her folks together with some other families came to our CE program at church. Her folks wanted to leave for home straight from church, but Andrea didn't! So she persuaded her folks to pick her up at our youth deal! Before we left for youth she needed to get something from their car, so i went with her to find it. She told me to look for the car with the HUGE taillights!!
I'll always remember fun-loving Andrea, and i feel lucky to have known her... i can't wait to see her and my other friends in Heaven... praying for you Maynard and Faye
Mary Schartner Swalwell, AB
One of my last and most vivid memories of Andrea is at Jeff and Twila's wedding. I thought she looked the picture of health, roaring around with her friends and cousins, clearly having a wonderful time! Another memory I have is her reading Jillian Jiggs stories to my girls (Ashlyn and Madison) in Uncle Larry's basement. (Christmas 2008) She knew alot of them nearly by memory from hearing them in the hospital so many times!!! And I will always think of Andrea on May 23... her birthday and that of our angel baby, Derek Rey. Nancy Penner (cousin)
I am Andrea's cousin... My memories would be more of being with Jeff and Andrea was always just the little sister. A special little sister though! One good memory I have was going with Andrea and her family to Vancouver Island. We went to the beautiful Butchart Gardens, walked around the harbor, and went to the wax museum. The way I remember it Andrea wanted to go in the Chamber of Horrors but her parents didn't think she should. She and Auntie Faye waited for us outside. Good thing too cuz it was scary and she was only 10.
Andrea and I were close to the same size so I gave her some of my old dresses. She was always excited to get more.
I saw a picture of her just grinning away and that is exactly the picture I have of her in my mind...always smiling and laughing. She left a hole here on this earth but I love to think of her in heaven, running and laughing and never having a worry or pain. -Janalee
I’m another of Andrea’s cousins. I will give you a few memories that I have of her. Around the Christmas of ‘09 we were on our way home and stayed at U Maynard’s for night. Andrea and U Maynard were starting into their metal artwork and she was doing the computer work and designing part of it. We were also thinking of buying a plas table, so this interested us very much. Doug gives Andrea and U Maynard a lot of the credit for getting him enthused to continue. Then, just 10 days before she died, we were going through Edmonton and wanted to stop and see them, so we did. I spent awhile in her room with her and A Faye and gabbed. She had head aches already but I asked her if she had pain and she said no. I still have that mental picture of her in my mind of what she looked like then and it was pretty good. I treasure that time that we could be there, although it was very short. I am happy for her that she can be free from suffering and pain, be resting in beautiful Heaven with all the loved ones we know. She will be so happy when she sees her family, friends and all of us coming to join her someday. -Carmen Riemer, Carrot River, Sask
It's hard to believe I won't be seeing Andrea here again..So many memories left..but I'll just write a few...I had her over for a sleepout July 26,"09. We slept on the deck,looked up at the stars and had a wonderful talk together. We stayed up 'til four or something.
I also was able to take driver ed classes with her and Jillisa from here...which included a quick stop at Tim Hortons or wherever after-managing to spill several drinks on ourselves or each other :)
Andrea was usually optimistic. I loved her upbeat spirit,encouraging me on in life. She was a grade above me-so many school days were spent together..singing,playing sports etc. This evening all us youth were together..beings it was her birthday we wish we could of celebrated it with her there,but we know her birthday in Heaven was not even comparable..singing with the angels and walking with Jesus.. I miss her already--SO much. But I am happy I can again meet her someday- The verse I wrote in my diary that day she was over was - And this is the promise that He has given us. Even eternal life. l John 2:25 Rosemary Boese, Edberg, Alberta
I was with Andrea a bit last summer when I came to Edberg to teach Bible School Bible School
Michelle Isaac, Hythe , Alberta
We are friends, having met in hospital last fall on the 4C3 ward of the Stollery. We discovered we were living at the same place in September, remaining as residents together at the Ronald McDonald House til early December. We have been in and out of care since then with our daughter. We became good friends, sharing journeys that although different, were and are difficult to make sense of and to walk through. I think Maynard and I became especially close, meeting late at night and around the hospital to discuss our girls, and to share thoughts about our Lord and His word. We share the same faith in Jesus, and have many of the same questions for God's purpose in the suffering of our loved ones. Our contribution to them is:
We first met Andrea in September, and were struck with her quiet beauty and poise. We knew she was very sick, yet never saw her complain or mistreat those who would help her. She became an inspiration to us, as she submitted to the treatment plans made by others for her with grace and resolve. I first spoke with the family in one of the hallways, telling Andrea she was our 'beautiful girl' who gave us strength and hope for our own daughter. We have many memories, but in truth spent less time with her than with Maynard and Faye. During one of our better times, though, we hung around the RMH together, where Andrea played Wii with our seven year old Hannah, and learned a few games with our youngest son Tim. We corrupted her by convincing Mom and Dad to let us share a gift of a Nintendo DSI to her, prior to being transferred to the Mazankowski Center in preparation for the artifical heart. We are better people for having known Andrea, and will look forward to a strong friendship with her family while we journey this earth. Dan & Bonnie Baskill
Well I have tons of memories Andrea so I'll try to put a few of them into words. In Febuary 2010 she came out for a weekend. One day she came to the shop where i work and helped me for a bit in the office. We had many good times and had a lot of long talks. She always loved to just visit and we had many late nights much to our parents dismay:) In August of last year we met Uncle Maynards & Jeff & Twila in Fairmont for a day. She wasn't feeling the best then but one thing that always impressed me was how she never complained about her issues but just quietly lived with it. We went swimming in the hot springs and the pool by their condo and went up the chairlift and it was just a awesome time. Another thing was family gatherings. When all of us cousins get together we sure have a party. We will sure miss her!
Every once in a while she would all sudden have a twinkle in her eye and a little smirk on her face and you would know she had either a funny story to tell, a funny thought pop into her mind, or was going to play some kind of trick on you. When we went to see her the last time in the hospital as we walked in she shot us with her little gun that shot foam dart thingys. She didn't really smile that much but she had that mischevious twinkle in her eye. I don't think a day has gone by when i havent thot about her since since she died. It's hard but I just have to think of her up in Heaven where she's free from all her pain. I can't wait to see her in Heaven!!
Marshall Friesen, Creston, BC
I wanted to leave a little tribute to Andrea too, altho don't have many memories really. In Jan of 2010 UMaynards stayed at our house over the time of a funeral, so she babysat my two
One little thing I remember about Andrea is when she had her very
first heart surgery, we went to visit her in the hospital. Jessica,
her and I were colouring- She informed us very matter of factly that
'clouds were NOT blue!' the sky was blue, but the clouds are white:)Jenn (Baerg) Jantz
The first time I recall seeing Andrea was in august 2002. She was in hospital after a heart transplant at the same time as my family was in Edmonton for my little brother's open heart surgery. We bumped into Maynards now and then during those weeks; it felt like we had a little in common. I was priveleged to get better acquainted with Andrea after I married her cousin Brad in May 2008. I remember her cheerful personality and how excited she was about learning to snowboard the Christmas before last. She loved little kids, and though Parker is too young to remember, he was lucky to be a recipient of that! I'm glad I was able to know Andrea. -Frances Thiessen
We are friends, having met in hospital last fall on the 4C3 ward of the Stollery. We discovered we were living at the same place in September, remaining as residents together at the Ronald McDonald House til early December. We have been in and out of care since then with our daughter. We became good friends, sharing journeys that although different, were and are difficult to make sense of and to walk through. I think Maynard and I became especially close, meeting late at night and around the hospital to discuss our girls, and to share thoughts about our Lord and His word. We share the same faith in Jesus, and have many of the same questions for God's purpose in the suffering of our loved ones. Our contribution to them is:
We first met Andrea in September, and were struck with her quiet beauty and poise. We knew she was very sick, yet never saw her complain or mistreat those who would help her. She became an inspiration to us, as she submitted to the treatment plans made by others for her with grace and resolve. I first spoke with the family in one of the hallways, telling Andrea she was our 'beautiful girl' who gave us strength and hope for our own daughter. We have many memories, but in truth spent less time with her than with Maynard and Faye. During one of our better times, though, we hung around the RMH together, where Andrea played Wii with our seven year old Hannah, and learned a few games with our youngest son Tim. We corrupted her by convincing Mom and Dad to let us share a gift of a Nintendo DSI to her, prior to being transferred to the Mazankowski Center in preparation for the artifical heart. We are better people for having known Andrea, and will look forward to a strong friendship with her family while we journey this earth. Dan & Bonnie Baskill
Well I have tons of memories Andrea so I'll try to put a few of them into words. In Febuary 2010 she came out for a weekend. One day she came to the shop where i work and helped me for a bit in the office. We had many good times and had a lot of long talks. She always loved to just visit and we had many late nights much to our parents dismay:) In August of last year we met Uncle Maynards & Jeff & Twila in Fairmont for a day. She wasn't feeling the best then but one thing that always impressed me was how she never complained about her issues but just quietly lived with it. We went swimming in the hot springs and the pool by their condo and went up the chairlift and it was just a awesome time. Another thing was family gatherings. When all of us cousins get together we sure have a party. We will sure miss her!
Every once in a while she would all sudden have a twinkle in her eye and a little smirk on her face and you would know she had either a funny story to tell, a funny thought pop into her mind, or was going to play some kind of trick on you. When we went to see her the last time in the hospital as we walked in she shot us with her little gun that shot foam dart thingys. She didn't really smile that much but she had that mischevious twinkle in her eye. I don't think a day has gone by when i havent thot about her since since she died. It's hard but I just have to think of her up in Heaven where she's free from all her pain. I can't wait to see her in Heaven!!
Marshall Friesen, Creston, BC
I wanted to leave a little tribute to Andrea too, altho don't have many memories really. In Jan of 2010 UMaynards stayed at our house over the time of a funeral, so she babysat my two
boys, while us and them went. My boys talk about the "smashed wraps' she made still:) Sheldon just remembers her as being so pretty & vibrant then. Also she held Savannah (3 mo) and told
her mom "I think this is the littlest baby I've ever held!" Then in July when we saw them you could tell she just didn't feel very good. My boys started praying faithfully in fall for her that
she would get better & they were glad to go see her in Feb 2011, they wished we could go again! She seemed so brave...It's hard to imagine what all she went thru on this life, and how bad she wanted to get better, now she truly is free! Maybe she"ll hold my little boy,Zachary, over there for me:) thinking of you UMays&Jeffs Loralee Boese One little thing I remember about Andrea is when she had her very
first heart surgery, we went to visit her in the hospital. Jessica,
her and I were colouring- She informed us very matter of factly that
'clouds were NOT blue!' the sky was blue, but the clouds are white:)Jenn (Baerg) Jantz
The first time I recall seeing Andrea was in august 2002. She was in hospital after a heart transplant at the same time as my family was in Edmonton for my little brother's open heart surgery. We bumped into Maynards now and then during those weeks; it felt like we had a little in common. I was priveleged to get better acquainted with Andrea after I married her cousin Brad in May 2008. I remember her cheerful personality and how excited she was about learning to snowboard the Christmas before last. She loved little kids, and though Parker is too young to remember, he was lucky to be a recipient of that! I'm glad I was able to know Andrea. -Frances Thiessen
