Chrissy joins Daddy in Heaven...
Current mood: crushed

Life is strange. You think you can't take it anymore and another curveball comes at you.

I was at my Dad's wake on Wednesday night. I am taking my Dad's death very hard. I was extremely close to him. So you can imagine how I was feeling. There was a great turnout for him, he was loved by everyone who knew him. The placed was packed. I sat with my Mom the whole time. I didn't walk around, I just sat there as people kept coming up to me, telling me how sorry there were for my loss. As people passed me, I noticed they would form small groups and talk amongst themselves, so it was a little noisy at this point.

We were there for a little over an hour, and all of a sudden the place got quiet. You could hear a pin drop. I thought it was odd, but I assumed that everyone was just tired of talking. I looked up and everyone was sitting now and staring towards where my Mom and I were sitting. I can't remember who we were talking to, but my husband came over and tried to pull me up from my chair. I yanked back, telling him to stop because I was talking to someone. He then looked down at me and told me that Chrissy was gone. My brother-in-law had stayed home with her because we just didn't know when it would happen. he called my three nephews and told them to get home asap. She had passed about 7:15pm. I ran out of the room. My sister-in-law told my Mom because at this point everyone knew except for my Mom and me and they were afraid that people would say "we're sorry for your losses". My Mom let out a scream. It was bone-chilling. I came back in and went right to my Mother. How much more could this poor woman take? Here is her husband lying there and she gets word that her daughter passed. Thank God for my family. We get strength from one another. We stayed at the funeral home until a little after 9pm and went right to Chrissy's house.

When we got there, we saw Chris. My nephew said that when she passed, her mouth was wide open. When the nurse went back in the room about a hour later, Chrissy's mouth was closed and she had a smile on her face. No one had touched her mouth. No one had closed it. Talk about having chills run up and down your spine. It is amazing how God works. That smile was there when we saw her. She is at peace now after being in pain for almost a year. I believe the smile came when she met our Dad in heaven.

As sad as I am, I truely believe that they are both in heaven together. No more suffering, no more pain. I will miss both of them so very much, but they are in my heart and another guardian angel has been sent to me.

Chrissy, I love you and miss you. You were a great big sister and I will never forget how wonderful my Frishy was. May God rest your soul.

Francine xoxo