Special Lupus Awareness Issue May 2017 | Page 14

The Last 3 Days… Saturday 2-28-2015 Monday 3-2-2015 “I feel like everything inside me is dead Then Monday came. She held on as long as except my brain, it refuses to die,” Nazy often she could but around 1:15 pm… said. She was convinced that the problem was with her head and had been asking for an MRI Life hasn’t been the same and never will be. for the longest. So the Saturday night before she passed the doctors honored her wishes. Our hearts are broken but we take comfort in Turns out her head was fine. It was the cruel, knowing that she is now resting in the arms troublesome wolf and its complications of our Lord. In a place devoid of pain and messing with her head. She thanked everyone sadness and lupus. We lost our beloved but — her nurses and doctors — and was gained an angel. An angel guiding us through unusually talkative that night. We were the despair. She gave her all in all that she did hopeful — she was bouncing back! and wouldn’t rest until it’s done. So, we know she will carry her angelic role and will not Sunday 3-01-2015 tire until we’re all okay! But Sunday morning at about 8 am, a call There may be no end to grief but we also from the hospital came in and the very know that love endures forever. When we find contented Nazy from the night before was ourselves in a stupor of sadness, we conjure now intubated — on life support and unable up the fond memories to help us through the to speak. How could this be?! The doctors said despair.  her lungs had collapsed. A machine was now responsible for her breathing. 14