God called An Angel Home
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Korbyn, my granndaughter, a special little girl
Special Memories with my granddaughter
- In the year of 2001, my youngest daughter came to visited us. My husband and I was surprized with her visit, she did not visit often because of her work schedule. Her husband were only married for a little two years , they were trying to have a baby for several months. Well on this very day of her visit she wanted to share the good news with her father and I that she was expecting.
- The first five months of her pregnancy was going so well. Just a week or maybe two before she was going to her six month term, she started having pain. At this time I thought it was just false labor pain. I have explained to my daughter that you will have false labor pains now and then. A few days later her pain got worse where she started to blot blood.
- She called me immediately when this was going on. It was very early in the morning. I quickly ran upstairs to my bedroom to change my night clothes to my every day clothes. Upon my arrival to my younger daughters home I walked in her front door, noticed she was laying on her sofa screaming in pain. Baby-girl, I said; you are in labor. She quickly responded back in a loud voice; "No! Mom I can't be. It sadden me to look in her face to see her fear, I felt her pain.
- Baby-girl; Mom needs to call an ambulance for you are in labor andneed medical attention. She broke down in tears, looked at me, asked me this question; Mom she says, my baby is not going to live is she? I did not know how to honestly responded back to her question. I told her that only God knows baby-girl, it is in His hands so we need to pray and call our pastor.
- On December 24th,2001, my daughter had an emergency C-section. Everything went wrong that day. Her doctor came to the waiting room where the nurse asked us to wait. My husband and I were praying and praying. When the doctor was explaining to us what was going on and on my daughter's condition. The doctor was telling us during the surgery her daughter went in to cardiac arrest two times and we revived her; she is in recover room ICU, she lost a lot of blood so we had to give her transfusion.
- We asked about the baby. Doctor tells us the baby weighs One LB, of course my response to that was "What?" and he continue to tells us that I am sorry; but I do not know how to tell you this, your granddaughter might now make it, your daughter will recovery and be okay. Right now we have your granddaughter in NICU she is under develop, her lungs, she is on life support and we're going to do everything that we can to help her to live. Let me explain the doctor stated; it chances that she will live is very low because she is so tiny and her body is so under develop for a preemie her size.
- My daughter named her Korbyn was born on December 24,2001. My husband and I spent the Christmas Holiday with my daughter and granddaughter at the hospital with her. We visited our granddaughter and daughter every day. May I say I thank God for the Mcdonald's house. My daughter was released from the hospital but Korbyn had to stay.
- Korbyn was fighting for her life andgave up a good fight. For the first few days after her birth she was doing well the doctor stated. Approximately on the 4th day, Korbyn was four days old, her healthstarted to fail, the fact her lungs were undeveloped the hospital, the doctors hooked her up to oxygen and they gave her a strong dose of air, two machines for her breathing. The doctors tookmy husband and I aside and asked us if he could step outside for a minute of the NICU.
- We followed Korbyn's doctor and her care nurse outside of the NICU, he then started explaining to my husband and I about Korbyn's care and her health. The doctor stated as I was explaining to you both earlier, Korbyn may not live. Korbyn's doctor then stated that we done all we could do, she is not getting any better. Korbyn now has blood in her brain. I did not know how to respond, my husband said so what are her chances? The doctor said they do not looked good.
- Sunday morning, January 6,2002. My son-in-law, daughter's husband, granddaughter's father called out home but we were upstairs so at the time of his call we missed his call. He left a message on the answer machine. I played the message, he said that we need to come to the hospital immediately and call the pastor. We called Pastor Tim but he was in the church doing the morning church services. We talked to the Assistance Pastor. Took the message. We arrived at the hospital within forty-five minutes. When we got there the nurse came out to tell us that there is two men from your church here.
- The two men that was there from our church was the assistance Pastor, Pastor Dan and the usher, we walked towards my daughter's room. At 9:00 am, Korbyn's doctor arrived. The doctor stated I am glad to see you are here, your daughter's family for she is going to need the support and your prayers for the news I have to tell you.
- So we all took a deep breath and knew the news he wanted to tell us before the doctor even told us the news. Korbyn's doctor bluntly and came out directly telling us that we as a family need to make a decision to remove Korbyn's life support. We did all we could do, her health is failing quickly and to keep continue to keep her life, basically Korbyn's doctor was saying she will be a vegetable. The doctor asked us and the family if that we may consider calling our pastor. After our conversation with Korbyn's doctor, I told the doctor that I already did that before I left my home this morning after I heard the message from our son-in-law.
- On January 6th,2002, we were all there, the assistance pastor,usher from our church, daughter,her husband,my husband andI, the care-nurse that took care of our granddaughter for the thirteen days she lived in the NICU. The nurse then got a private wall to put around Korbyn's little space for the family to have the privacy we needed. We all got to hold her, withmy daughter being the first one, then her husband, I was the last to hold her to say our good-byes.
- As I was holding in my arms the nursestarted removing her life support but before she moved anything the nurse administered morphine in Korbyn's IV. As I was holding my granddaughter with tears rolling down my eyes trying to be strong and supportive for my daughter andher husband I fell apart but in a softly voice speaking to my granddaughter I whispered to her in her tiny ears; Korbyn open your eyes for grandma wants to se thosebeautiful eyes. She opened her eyes for maybe a second or two. I told my granddaughter just how much I love her and I am proud and was blessed to make the wonderful memories with her even though it was just thirteen days. I will never forget the holidays, Christmas of the year 2001 or the New Years 2002. I whispered in her tiny ear saying Korbyn you tried with all the strength you had to fight to live but God had other plans for you bubbles. The nickname that my daughter gave her.
- Korbyn lived for fifteen minutes after all of her life support was removed. As she layed in my arms she closed her eyes and tookher last breathe. My husband stayed silent. He looked at our daughter nd gave this unusual lookin a silent way. The room became silent. My husband and I, pastor, the usher walked over to the window of the NICU Korbyn was in. A few minutes after Korbyn took her last breathe, we all took noticed as we were looking at the NICU window that the first snow started to lay. When I blurted out saying the words; Korbyn is in Heaven now, God is sending us a sign she is okay for that day, January 6th, 2002, God called an ANGEL home.
- On January 11,th,2002 day before my husband's birthday which is January 12, layed down to rest. Today, since our granddaughter's death my husband no longer celebrates his birthday.
- I wrote a poem in the Memory of my granddaughter. The Title of my poem I gave it: God Called an Angel Home.
- God blessed you my child to be with us for 13 days, we thank God for
those precious memories. You were so wee and small and fighting as best
you could but God had other plans for you and he called you home. The
first time I held you in my arms was the day they removed the life
support and while in grandma's arms you looked up at me and and as hard
it was to leave you go, grandma whisper in your sweet tiny ear, my
precious child it's ok to go. Now every Christmas Eve that comes
around I light a candle for you, in the memory of your name and the
fight you gave and the love that you showed.When you closed your eyes
and went home the first snow came down, I knew in my heart that God
took and angel home.Dorothy Parker
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My deepest sympathy . Hoping you daughter is doing well and that she has a life full of blessings. So hard to lose a child.
My deepest sympathy . Hoping you daughter is doing well and that she has a life full of blessings. So hard to lose a child.
I also lost twin sons. I was 5 1/2 months pregnant and began early labor. My boys lived for only a few hours. I have seen my husband cry only once and that is when he held his dying son in his arms. I know the pain. With God's help you will make it through this. God bless you and your daughter and her family.
Thank You all
Georgiakevin 2 years ago
My deepest sympathy . Hoping you daughter is doing well and that she has a life full of blessings. So hard to lose a child.