The First Year

In loving memory of Masako From. Beloved mother and grandmother, laid to rest January 3, 2008. She is greatly missed and will always be in our hearts. She was unexpectedly joined by sister, Susan From, on July 14, 2008. God Bless You, Steve, Sharen, Sandy and Stan, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren

Sierra Neveah Masako Vermule

Head over to Caden's blog (http://mylittleson.blogspot.com) to see Masako's latest great grandbaby.

Memories live forever....

December 29th was one of the toughest days of my life. Masako was the best grandmother I could have ever asked for. Every moment around her was a gift from god. I was at work at the time when I got the news that she was not going to make it. My soon to be sister in law came and got me from work and we hurried over to the hospital. You know you try to prepare yourself for this, but honestly your never ready.

I have plenty of memories, but it cant replace her laugh, how she said my moms name, or her warm touch...but if I cant have her here in person I know she is her in spirit and always watching us. I am looking forward to telling my children one day about her and telling them all of the things she did to make people happy. Her selfless acts to keep a smile going and people happy. I must say I am also very happy to have the mother I have, I see alot of my grandmother in my mom. She has the same selfless heart, same strong will, and boy she is tough as nails.

My grandma will forever ramain in my mind. G od decided it was time and he took her. Released her from any pain, and for that I am thankful to god. I like to think that she is watching over us, with grandpa smiling and watching over her family knowing that we love her and will never forget her.



I love you grandma !!

A Last Kiss...

Last night we got to give great grandma Masako, grandma Masako, and (to the rest) mom kisses for the last time. At 12:23 AM, Masako past on comfortably and quietly.

Caden, Holly, and I (Cecil) were at dinner with my brother Josh, his fiance Amy, and my nephew Cameron. Some time around 8:00 PM Josh received a phone call from our mother saying that Masako was probably not going to make it home today like we initially thought. We had just paid for dinner so we rushed out the door. We made it to the hospital within 10 minutes. They said she was in a coma.

Once Caden saw Masako, he wanted to give her kisses. Every time that we visited, he wanted to give her kisses. I picked him up and he gave her hugs and kisses. After letting her hear Caden and Cameron playing around we decided that it wasn't best for the kids to be there, so Holly took Caden home and my mother-in-law Debbie stayed with him.

Her heart rate was around 81 bpm when we got there and it slowly started to decline over the hours. We started talking to her and asking her questions...and she started responding. We took it as a sign that she could hear and understand us. We asked if she wanted some ice and she would reply, "Yes." Since she was talking we all were giving her kisses and telling her that we love her. My mother gave her a kiss and said, "I love you Mommy-san." Masako whispered, "I love you too." My uncle Steve went next and he got the same whisper. I gave her a kiss and told her that I love her and she belted, "I love you too!" The whole room heard her say it. This made us all start to cry. Now my uncle is a little jealous since I got a loud reply.

She held on for a few more hours and we could tell when she was passing because her heart rate was erratic, so we said our final goodbyes.

We will miss you grandma!!!