aliassak
May 7th, 2005, 01:46 AM
I've told this story to a few in chat the other night, but after hearing it, I'm hoping that I could enlist the help of some of you....
Yesterday (Thursday), when I got to work, one of my cube-mates told me that our boss had some bad/sad news to tell me. Not knowing what was going on, I went to her office before I had even turned my system on. Jean (my boss) then informed me that the son of one of my coworkers had died the night before. (This coworker is a dear friend of mine and has taken care of my child overnight on several occasions.) My heart just dropped. DeWayne was her only child, and in his early 30s, the picture of perfect health the one time that I had met him while he was visiting his mom.
I asked what happened (thinking a car accident), and she told me that he had collapsed the night before, they rushed him to the emergency room via ambulance, found that he had fluid on his lungs and apparently suffered cardiac arrest. They were not able to revive him. His girlfriend called to let his mom know, and she flew down to Tulsa early yesterday morning.
I feel completely helpless because of the distance between where I'm at and where she's at. She is taking him back home to Mass for his final resting place (which is where her family is from). She will have a lot of additional expenses and will have to sort through all of his affairs and property down in Tulsa. We have no idea when she will return to work. And all of this happened just a few short days before Mother's Day... I can't imagine the pain my friend is in right now...
When I first heard this news, one of my first thoughts was to make a comfort ghan, but I do not have the time or the resources to take on this project by myself right now. I know that a lot of our members have very giving and generous hearts, and I am calling on you to help me help her through all of this.
I wish I could say for sure what colors would suit this ghan best, something to remind her that her son's memory lives on in the thoughts of others, even if they are strangers to her. I've been to her house just a few times, but I couldn't tell you for sure what colors she has in her home. I do know that her son's girlfriend is a very talented crocheter (I've seen an afghan that she made- just beautiful). However, I think off-white/cream and navy would be ok. I will be starting some 7" squares this weekend.
Yesterday (Thursday), when I got to work, one of my cube-mates told me that our boss had some bad/sad news to tell me. Not knowing what was going on, I went to her office before I had even turned my system on. Jean (my boss) then informed me that the son of one of my coworkers had died the night before. (This coworker is a dear friend of mine and has taken care of my child overnight on several occasions.) My heart just dropped. DeWayne was her only child, and in his early 30s, the picture of perfect health the one time that I had met him while he was visiting his mom.
I asked what happened (thinking a car accident), and she told me that he had collapsed the night before, they rushed him to the emergency room via ambulance, found that he had fluid on his lungs and apparently suffered cardiac arrest. They were not able to revive him. His girlfriend called to let his mom know, and she flew down to Tulsa early yesterday morning.
I feel completely helpless because of the distance between where I'm at and where she's at. She is taking him back home to Mass for his final resting place (which is where her family is from). She will have a lot of additional expenses and will have to sort through all of his affairs and property down in Tulsa. We have no idea when she will return to work. And all of this happened just a few short days before Mother's Day... I can't imagine the pain my friend is in right now...
When I first heard this news, one of my first thoughts was to make a comfort ghan, but I do not have the time or the resources to take on this project by myself right now. I know that a lot of our members have very giving and generous hearts, and I am calling on you to help me help her through all of this.
I wish I could say for sure what colors would suit this ghan best, something to remind her that her son's memory lives on in the thoughts of others, even if they are strangers to her. I've been to her house just a few times, but I couldn't tell you for sure what colors she has in her home. I do know that her son's girlfriend is a very talented crocheter (I've seen an afghan that she made- just beautiful). However, I think off-white/cream and navy would be ok. I will be starting some 7" squares this weekend.