Mom Barneck

Norma (mom) has been very ill for about 6 weeks now. It would take all day to tell you all the details, but who has time to do it or read it? The short story is that she had heart surgery and she has been experiencing complications in the form of multiple critical infections, anuerysm in the carotid artery, tumor in the uterus etc... the list goes on and on. It is with great sadness that I tell you that we as the children/children in laws, have decided (after a long talk with the Dr) that she will not get better :( The trach is breathing for her, the infections are showing up daily and the drugs are so harsh on her little body. So, sadly, and with broken hearts we will be seeing her go back to her Heavenly Father this week. She is in constant pain, we don't want this for her any longer.

Norma has been the glue that has kept the Barneck family together. She keeps up on all of the activities of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and documents them in a newsletter she then sends to us all. She loves to get together for holidays and loves to visit her children on Sunday afternoons with Ralph. She attended every grandchild's event that she could possibly go to including the ones who have lived out of state. She has prayed for us, gone to bat for us, worried about us and loved us always unconditionally. I know my family in particular will miss her greatly! There will be a hole in our lives.

I will update more next week, just too sad to say anymore.