Entry #4. Love and Loss
Every single person has gone through trials. These different trials shape who we are as individuals whether it is negative or positive. This past May, I went through one of the hardest trials of my enitre life. As stated in my introduction blog, I have known my best friend, Maddie and her family for my whole life. I grew up spending most of my time at the Uthe home and going to their family vacations. Maddie's parents became my second parents, her brother Jake became my other brother, and her sister Katie became the older sister I never had. Last November, when found out that Katie was having her first child everyone was so ecstatic and could not wait for this exciting new chapter in Katies life.
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| (Left to right: Katie Uthe, Maddie Uthe) |
On May, 12th Katie gave birth to a beautiful boy named Asher. I had never been more excited. I was excited to see what an amazing mommy katie would be and I was also excited to finally meet our precious Asher. Two days later on May, 14th Katie caught an infection that quickly spread throughout her body. Her organs began to shut down and her heart stopped four times that day. Things would go from bad to worse to good to worse again and we all just held on waiting for the doctor to come out and tell us that she was going to be okay. Unfortunately that never happend. On May 16th, Katie went home to be with Jesus. What was supposed to be the happiest time of our lives turned to be the worst. Katie was only 24 and had her whole life ahead of her. Sweet little Asher would not get to know his mommy like we did and that was the hardest thing to swallow.
It has been been nearly 5 months without Katie and life just isn't the same. Although it is extremely difficult to wrap our heads around this unfortunate situation we have to be strong for the beautiful boy she left with us. As he grows up we will tell him of what a wonderful mom he had and will not let her legacy die. I am extremely grateful to have had Katie in my life and I know that she would be so proud of little Asher.
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| ( Little Asher, 4 months old) |
Oh wow. What a tragedy and unnecessary loss. Even when focusing a post on such a personal topic, it still needs to provide all the aspects of a post - including a "point". Maybe something about the awareness of family bonds outside of our own families, that there is not promise for a tomorrow, etc. There are many possibilities to connect to in this post that would relate it to the larger audience.
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