"We Love Andrea" was created to update Andrea's friends as she went through a difficult journey. After her second heart transplant when her pulse began to speed up she was given a pacemaker, then a Heart Mate II or LVAD. She was in the Stollery Children's Hospital, then the Mazankowski heart unit in Edmonton, Alberta for 7 months. However, she peacefully died on May 11, 2011 when the rest of her heart and other organs could handle the strain no longer. If you come to this blog, pray for her family and friends, remember to tell your friends you love them, then sign your organ donor card.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Lonesome Moments

Lonesome moments hit at the strangest times...
lying in bed at night
Sunday mornings at church
mid-math class
singing with new friends
talking to old friends
making cookies
at the end of a long day
the beginning of a new day
reading in my diary (a year ago I went to see her)
seeing one of my students do something she would have loved
They hit and leave you reeling, the empty Andrea-shaped spot in your heart throbs, your eyes water, you frantically wipe away the tears and pretend to smile. "I'll cry later," you say. Then one day "later" comes and you can't push the tears off any more. The tears flow, healing the Andrea-spot a little and you can go on.
Until next time.
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2 comments:

  1. Jenn JantzOctober 9, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Hope today was a better day... its ok to cry :)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    *being lonely isn't about how long it's been since you've seen someone or when the last time you talked to them was. it's that moment when you wish they were there to share life with* keep smilin. and cryin. it helps

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