According to her wishes Vivian was cremated. Serge, Sarah, and I all had an opportunity to say our last goodbyes to our wife/mother. Our plans for the memorial service are coming together nicely. There will be no lack of pictures and memories to share with friends and family. A lot of people have reached out to us offering a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen, an arm to help, and many words of encouragement, not to mention all the delicious food people have made.
I have a couple of notes about the visitations and memorial service.
1. There is a kitchen/family room area at the funeral home with toys, couches, a TV with VCR/DVD available for families to use with their children.
2. Lory's Place will be at the visitation on Friday evening to provide support and activities for any children and/or students of Vivian's that may need an outlet for their grief.
If more details come up I will be sure post those as well.
Vivian was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on January 6th 2012. She immediately started chemotherapy and along with some pain management started feeling better. At the end of March she started having severe abdominal pain. New scans revealed that tumors had spread throughout her liver and pancreas. That's where this blog picks up. Vivian passed away on April 26th, 2012.
You continue to amaze me, Schillios..... love, Gretchen
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