Good bye

I head that there was problems with the audio for the streaming video, sorry about that. I hope the video was enough. if you would like a copy of the video email me and i'll send you a copy.

I placed the farewell letter in the coffin.

My Mom's body has been laid to rest. The need for this blog is done. Thank you for reading it and watching for updates. It has helped me a lot to write it down and to have you read it. It's going to be tough for me and Dad. This blog will be one of those things that i'll remember that will help me get over some of the rough spots. if you need to talk to me about anything you can email me. Take care, God Bless

Good bye

Live Video Stream For Mom's Funeral @ 1:00PM Friday

Funeral starts at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Friday July 11, Camera will likely start before 1:00 p.m.

I won't have a chat open as i can't moderate it. Feel free to create your own and post the location of the chat in the comments section.

email me (mithrang "at" yahoo.com ) if you have any requests/questions before Friday Morning.

http://live.yahoo.com/sylviacoleman

Obituary

This is the obituary for Mom written by my Aunt Rose.

Sylvia Coleman
April 26, 1950- July 7, 2008

Sylvia Coleman passed away peacefully Monday, July 07, 2008 in Royal Inland Hospital surrounded by her immediate family. Sylvia was born in Swan River, MB, and completed her nurse’s training in Winnipeg. She spent the first year of her marriage in Kenora, ON prior to moving to Merritt in 1971. She was employed by Princeton General Hospital until 2002. Sylvia courageously battled breast cancer, and as a cancer survivor worked very hard to support and encourage others going through a similar battle. Many of the participants in the Cancer Care Network looked upon Sylvia as someone who was always there for them and benefited from her care and support.

Sylvia enjoyed socializing with friends and family and the numerous friends she met on-line. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was a nurse who had a keen interest in healthcare. She was warm and loving to all who knew her, and did not hesitate to extend a helping hand to those in need.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband Harold, son Darren, grandchildren Benjamin and Abby, mother Pearl Balan, sisters Iris (George) Rauch and Rose Balan, and numerous extended family members. Sylvia was predeceased by her son Dennis in 2001.

If friends so wish, a donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Canadian Cancer Society in Sylvia’s name would be greatly appreciated.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 11, 2008 at the Crossroads Community Church at 1:00 pm.

Farewell Letter

If you would like to send a farewell letter to mom add a comment to this post. I'll print them off the day of the funeral and place them in her coffin.

Funeral Date/Time

The funeral will be Friday July 11, 1:00 p.m. at

Crossroads Community Church‎
2990 Voght Street
Merritt, BC V1K 1C8, Canada
(250) 378-2911

You will not find a hotel in Merritt as the "merritt mountain music fest" is on at the same time. If you are unable to stay with family/friends I would suggest that you stay in Kamloops or Kelowna and drive in to Merritt the day of the funeral. Both cities are 1 hour away from Merritt by car. Leave a little earlier then you think you would need, traffic will be bad getting into Merritt.


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Funeral plans

Watch the Blog for funeral plans.

Mom's gone

Mom's gone.

July 7th now

It's july 7th now... Mom is still with us. But they removed the vent

Tough part is my brother died on july 7 2001. I don't know what to make of that.

Family is here

Aunt iris, aunt rose , Dad and me are with mom. She's still with us.

Tonight

It doesn't look like she'll make it through the night

Darren

More Detail on what's going on

The doctor said that the oxygen/gas levels in her blood are too low, they can't sustain her organs. They don't expect her to recover from this, they are seeing her levels trend down. She they expect to be gone in the next 12 to 24 hours. The cause may have been a blood clot in her lungs but they can't do the test as it would be too invasive right now.

Her eyes are open a little but she's constantly looking left to right. she does not responds to any questions. She isn't in a lot of pain.

As things change i'll update the blog.

12 to 24 hours

Mom is starting to slowly fade. We have about 12 to 24 hours

Send a msg to Sylvia

If you would like me to read a message to sylvia make a comment on this blog post. I'll take it in and read it to her.

Make it something to the point, not a novel. Make it about something you've been up to while mom's been in the hospital. She hasn't heard from a lot of her friends in a while.

Also make a note if your apart of Family, CCN, Church, compassionate friends or any group my mom is a part of. if you're not a part of these groups i doesn't matter.

Don't forget to put your name in. I'll read them as they come in so if you think you missed sending her a msg don't worry. i'll get to them as they are added.