ANDREA CLARK PASSED AWAY TODAY

[Th1onein]

Andrea passed away peacefully a little before 3pm
today, with her family and her friends at her bedside.
We love her so very much and we are going to miss her
terribly. We hope that the battle that we fought for
our sister will bring to light and bear witness to the
horrible acts committed in the name of ethics in
hospitals across the state of Texas.

The fact that we had to fight this battle is both
frightening and a sad commentary on the so-called
"ethics" now being practiced in medical facilities in
this state. The battle for life is a difficult one,
in the best of situations, but when a family is put
through what we had to go through at such a time, it
is especially agonizing.

We wish so much that we could have spent more time at
our sister's side, when she was living and fighting
for her life, rather than having to visit our
attorney's office, give interviews to radio and
television stations to let the public know of the
atrocity about to befall Andrea, and literally stand
outside the hospital and beg them not to kill our
sister. In attempting to deprive Andrea of the most
basic of her human rights--life--St. Luke's Hospital
managed to deprive her family and her of that which is
most dear to us all, when we are faced with the death
of a loved one: a proper goodbye.

How, in the name of God, anyone can call putting
someone to death when they are at their most helpless
and begging for their lives "ethical," we cannot
imagine.

Melanie Childers

[stevedeshazer]

1. Sorry

May you all find peace.

[MercutioATC]

2. Anybody have a background to this story???

[Occulus]

35. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

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and

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

and

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[npincus]

110. .

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[Old and In the Way]

3. So sorry fror you and your family.

Andrea had a great family fighting for her....I wish it could have turned out better for you all.

[SeattleGirl]

4. My condolences to you and your family, Melanie

on the loss of your beloved Andrea.

[serryjw]

5. I'll second that

I am so sorry this was such a battle for your family. Hope you can all find peace with all your efforts in your sister's behalf.

[hyphenate]

6. My condolences

But I suggest you might have a new fight on your hands--a willing and determined one: sue the hospital that brought all this to the forefront. Even if you don't win, it will bring out all the sore points with the system, and perhaps down the line prevent other families from going through what you have.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. :-(

So sad. We'll never forget your fight, Melanie, for your sister. May she rest in Peace!

[pitohui]

8. i am so sorry for your loss

it's too bad that her final days had to be spent fighting w. some damn hospital bureaucrats

i am so glad you were able to be there for her and with her at the end

[madokie]

9. My heart is with you, I wish I had some answers but I only have questions

[nofurylike]

10. Rest in Peace, Andrea. Peace in your heart, dear Melanie.

and yes,
you raised consciousness!


Peace

[beam me up scottie]

11. I am truly sorry for your loss.

And for the injustices suffered by her and your entire family.

Please accept my heartfelt condolences.

[DearAbby]

12. May your family find peace

No words can take away the pain of loss for you and your family, add on to that the anger and frustration you are feeling because of the situation that your family had to endure.

Maybe there was a reason, to bring to light this inhumane law. Andrea's fight was not in vain. May your family find the peace you deserve, and time to heal.

I send my thoughts to you and yours.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. I'm so sorry Melanie

Peace and condolences to you and your family.


No-one should have to deal with this kind of horrible legislation while a loved one is dying.

[zulchzulu]

14. Deep condolences to all and hope to resolve and heal

Best of luck and love for you all to help each other through this time.

[deadparrot]

15. I'm so sorry.

Best wishes to you and yours, Melanie. May Andrea rest peacefully.

[leftofthedial]

16. Th1onein, I'm so sorry for your loss

and for the extra grief our corrupt culture of insensitivity known as healthcare caused you.

[Oversea Visitor]

17. sorry

[TomInTib]

18. I have been watching this unfold, silently.

Melanie, you and yours fought the good fight for your sister. You did all that was within your power.

Unfortunately, you were up against something that, in today's world, held higher cards.

Andrea was indeed fortunate to have you on her side.

May your sister now rest in eternal peace.

[Erika]

19. This is SO sad.

If she had been rich, she would have still been alive. Money talks. Texas signed her execution.

Please take care.

[faithnotgreed]

20. prayers

for everyone impacted by this

i wish you love and peace

[Jane Austin]

21. May you all be at peace.

Bless you for fighting for your sister.

[juajen]

22. I pray that you and your family are at peace.

Death comes to us all, but having to fight for her final care was abhorrent. I hope the populace in Texas wakes up soon. Peace and love, friend. Go easy on yourself. You and your family need to rest now.

[Toucano]

23. RIP Andrea.

Peace to you and your loved ones.

[Hissyspit]

24. So sad to hear that.

Thanks for letting us know, Melanie.

[helderheid]

25. Melanie, her fight was not in vain

God bless you.

[cal04]

26. My condolences to you and your family

My Prayers and thoughts are with you

[hlthe2b]

27. Melanie.... her fight, your fight for her life...

will surely not be in vain. You have unmasked the ultimate secret of our multi-tiered health system-- that a failure to observe our most personal wishes does, indeed cut both ways. Here, your sister desperately wanted to live and fought so hard and your family was united in trying everything possible to make it so. That, your decision to continue to fight for life was to be taken away, is unconscionable.

I pray that you will all be at peace. Your fight was a truly important one. Others may well benefit directly from your turmoil. May Andrea's strength remain with you all.

[Horse with no Name]

28. I am so sorry for your loss

but hopefully the struggle that you went through will be beneficial to the next family that is thrust into your situation.
May your sister rest in peace.

[Oceansaway]

29. so sorry for your loss...n/t

[Vidar]

30. My condolences.

[me b zola]

31. Peace to Andrea, you, and your family

I don't believe that I responded to any of the earlier threads about your fight to save Andrea but I have read them all while silently weeping. I have been sending prayers & positive thoughts and will continue to do so.

I am so sorry for the injustice that was done to your family, and the families of countless other Texas families. We will change this horrible law. We must.

[PatrioticLeftie]

32. I'm very sorry to hear this

[CC]

33. I am so sorry for you and your

family. It is hard right now but know that you did all you could to save her and that she went on her own terms and not at the hands of a cold unfeeling hospital because of all you and your family did. Andrea is at peace now and would want her love ones to be at peace. Through you and your fight there are many that mourn your loss with you and remember Andrea, even if they didn't know her personally. She will not be forgotten. Hopefully one day you will be able to smile through your tears at the memory of the love you all shared.

[nicknameless]

34. I am so sorry, Melanie.

[mia]

36. I'm sorry for your family's loss.

All of you fought so hard for Andrea's life.
Peace and prayers for all of you.

[cry baby]

37. So sorry you lost Andrea today. My heart goes out to you and

your family. Maybe your public struggle will help bring an end to this unmerciful act of inhumanity.

My best to your and yours in your time of grief.

[DesertRat]

38. I'm so sorry Melanie

You and your family are in my prayers.

[shance]

39. My thoughts are with you and your family Melanie.

You and Andrea and all your family have been so brave throughout this ordeal. I hope if there is any comfort that can be had from all this for you, it will be that you fought tirelessly for your sister, and in doing so you have awakened many Americans to the corrupt and unjust system that needs to be exposed and changed.

Take care and please keep speaking out. You have been such a positive force and please know your actions will continue to resonate and are greatly valued by so many.

[mike_c]

40. oh, I'm so sorry....

[BrklynLiberal]

41. I am sorry Melanie. You did EVERYTHING you could possibly have done

for your sister. You put up an incredilbe battle.
This is such a sad ending to a valiant struggle.

[Iowa]

42. I am so sorry...

May peace be with you and your family.

[degreesofgray]

43. my deepest condolences to you and your family

***

[sandnsea]

44. I'm sorry for your loss

You did all you could, and more than many. I hope that brings you some peace and comfort in this difficult time.

[Jack Rabbit]

45. (())

[Raksha]

46. I am so sorry, Melanie. You fought so very hard.

I hope your ordeal will at least spare some other family from having to endure a similar one. The Texas futile care law is an atrocity and ought to be abolished.

[KT2000]

47. Peace to you and your family

You came to your sister's aid and you did a terrific job. I am so sorry for your loss. RIP Andrea.

[Vektor]

48. I'm so very sorry for your loss, Melanie.

[Gloria]

49. Godspeed, Andrea.

You have a wonderful family.

[Maraya1969]

50. I am terribly sorry for you loss.

[Faux pas]

51. You and you family fought the good fight. I'm sure your sister

appreciated it more than she could say. Peace be with you all and my heart breaks for you.

[Breeze54]

52. I'm so sorry for you and your family....This is very sad news.

http://www.poemsforfree.com/youdid.html

"You Did Not Merely Die, but You Were Murdered"

Music: The Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus 7 By J.S. Bach.
Sequenced by David Grossman.

You did not merely die, but you were murdered,
And so my anger magnifies my grief.
Love and hate are clean and filthy water
Spilling through my veins like hell unleashed.

I would but mourn, but vengeance clouds my sorrow;
I would but kill, but love finds there no peace;
I would but weep, but weeping is a river
That flows with vast intention to the sea.

I must, I must confess that I have lost you,
And find a place to plant my plucked-out love,
And look to justice, not revenge, to free you
To dance again with joy where loved ones live.





Get some rest Melanie... You are a loving sister.
You and your family fought the good fight, as did Andrea...
~ Peace ~

[benburch]

53. My most sincere and heartfelt condolences. nt

[Rainscents]

54. I'm so sorry to hear about your lost.

May she rest in peace.

[troubleinwinter]

55. I am sorry, Melanie. My best thoughts to you and your family.

[Hekate]

56. I'm so sorry for your loss, but glad she was at peace & w/her family there

I hope for all your sakes she was lucid at the end, because I know one of your greatest concerns was that she was being overmedicated into unconsciousness, and so unable to let her wishes be known.

Regardless, I believe she was aware you were all with her to ease her crossing.

You miss her terribly now -- but in time her name will be remembered for a blessing.

Hekate

[MinneapolisMatt]

57. I'm so sorry for your loss.

My deepest sympathies to you and your family.

[rucky]

58. My deepest condolences.

Your family is the epitome of courage.

Peace.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

59. I'm so sorry for your loss, Melanie.

[KitchenWitch]

60. I am sorry for your loss

and for the fact that you did not get to spend the time with Andrea that you could have.

[DoYouEverWonder]

61. I'm so sorry

to hear about your sister's passing.

It's a horror what these health care 'providers' put your family through. In the end, you may not have been able to save your sister but maybe other unsuspecting families who send their loved ones to St. Jude will not have to go through a similar ordeal.

One thing is for sure, no one could ask for a better sister then you.

Peace to you and the rest of your family.

DYEW

[pecwae]

62. Deepest sympathy

to you and your family.

[Jeanette in FL]

63. My prayers to you and your family

I am so sorry to hear of your loss this morning. God Bless Andrea and God Bless your family.

[Ecumenist]

64. Melanie, I am so sorry that your sister has crossed

and left such a huge hole in the heart of your family and friends. I recently lost my MIL, two years to the day that we held my mom's memorial, March 5th of this year. Andrea is a heroine to all those whose suffering happens in the shadows, away from the public ear and in groups that haven't the funds and means to gain acccess to care that should be the aegis of each and every human being on the planet, certainly the country. She has focused a laser sharp spotlight on this issue and I, for one, will spread the word to see what can be done to raise the awareness of this cruel and nazi like treatment of human beings whose only crime is to have the bad luck not to a member of the rich and influential circles.
God bless you Melanie and I want you to know that you'll be in my prayers, you and your family and friends. God bless you and keep you...

[Peter Frank]

65. The unfairness is a lesson to all...

There is a conscious process of exclusion happening abroad and here. Two choices -- become discouraged, or become determined.

[nonconformist]

66. I'm so sorry, Melanie

Peace and strength to your family.

[H2O Man]

67. I am sorry

to hear that your sister died, especially under the circumstances. The loss of a sibling is one of the most difficult things in life. The frustrations from dealing with an inhumane bureaucracy must add to that. During your families' hardest days, you fought a bigger fight, so that others do not have to have the added pain and suffering that you have endured. For that, Melanie, I thank you very much.

Whatever else you do, take time for yourself now. Again, I am sorry for your loss.

[Mikimouse]

68. I wish you peace, and send my good vibes to you and your family

[Tsiyu]

69. I am so sorry to hear about your sister's passing

You fought so hard for her, and I want you to know that is everything you could have done.

May there be peace for you and your family, and courage to keep up the good fight, and many beautiful memories of your sister to keep you going in the days ahead.

from another Melanie

[Karmakaze]

70. So the hospital DID withdraw treatment?

I thought that had been prevented?

[knitter4democracy]

138. No, they'd decided not to last week.

The new doctor took over instead. This just happened the way it often does in the unit--sadly and quickly.

[OhioChick]

71. I'm very sorry to hear this, Melanie

[malaise]

72. Deepest sympathy

You all fought hard to give her every chance to recover.

[Memory Container]

73. You bought her time with those she loves

That is priceless.

It is just one more gift she will bring with her to the Divine.

May God Bless Andrea and your family.

[TorchTheWitch]

74. Sincerest condolences to you and your family

This is a battle that should never have needed to be fought. I'm so disgusted by this hideous law, but I'm glad that you were able to prevail and let nature take it's course as Andrea wanted. I'm also glad for her and for you and your family that you could be with her when her time came. My heart goes out to you and your family in your time of grief.

Never forget that Andrea is in a much better place now... I absolutely believe that.

[MelissaB]

75. My thoughts are with you.

I'm so sorry.

[qanda]

76. A wish Andrea a peaceful journey

And may your entire family begin to heal from the pain of losing her and the struggle you had trying to save her life.

[soup]

77. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Rest in peace Andrea.

[laylah]

78. Oh Melanie!

I am so sorry. May Andrea rest in a better place and may you and your family find peace.

Jenn

[tblue37]

79. I am so sorry for you and your family.

I can't help but wonder whether stress affected her outcome, too.

[ProSense]

80. My condolences to you and your family.

RIP Andrea.

[bdamomma]

81. my deepest sympathy to you and your family

[titoresque]

82. A big hug

Listen for her, regardless of your beliefs; she's with you now and more alive than she ever was here on Earth.
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

[Suziq]

83. Oh Melanie . . .

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Andrea's story really scared the crap out of me. What country am I living in?

[Joe Fields]

84. My God. I am terribly sorry for your loss of your loved one.

I know my words cannot help much. You have been so overwhelmed by needlessly tragic events, and I am dumbfounded by what has happened to your sister. No family should have to go through what yours has.

[elehhhhna]

85. Oh honey--

You fought like a tiger for your sisters dignity. You have touched so many people--Andreas cause brought the most liberal liberals together with the Right to Lifers--a small miracle which won't be soon forgotten. She was a miracle baby and a miracle woman. Now she's at peace.

In time the recent, terrifyingly Kafkaesque nightmare will fade, and be overtaken by all the years of love and good memories.

Peace to you and your family, Melanie.

[MelliMel]

86. My sincerest condolences to you and your family. I feel

just so sad for you all. You and your family will be in my prayers.

[The Backlash Cometh]

87. Andrea was given the greatest gift from God.

The ability to reach out to so many and have a chance to make a positive difference in the world. You were a part of that.

[Mnemosyne]

88. I'm so very sorry Melanie. n/t

[stepnw1f]

89. Sorry for Your Loss

My condolences.

[TBreeze]

90. I'm so sorry

[Blue Diadem]

91. I'm so sorry Melanie

You and your family have my deepest sympathy.

What that hospital put Andrea, you and your family through is, IMO, criminal. I hope there is a way the law can be changed..perhaps in Andrea's name, so that no other family has to endure the pain that your family has.

[kiteinthewind]

92. May peace be with you and your family, Melanie.

[myrna minx]

93. I am so sorry for your loss.

[sinkingfeeling]

94. I am so terribly sorry for your loss. You and Andrea fought the good fight

[bear425]

95. I'm so sorry for your loss, Melanie

I wish your family and you strength. Rest in Peace, Andrea.

[jackster]

96. Go in Peace Andrea Clark...

and my deepest sympathies to her family and friends and to all those who fought so valiantly for her

To our friends on the "other side" who have joined in this fight - thank you and bless you

it feels good to be joined as humans and Americans

[Midlodemocrat]

97. Godspeed, Andrea.

I AM NOT THERE

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP,
I AM NOT THERE, I DO NOT SLEEP

I AM A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW,

I AM THE DIAMONDS GLINTS ON SNOW,

I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON RIPENED GRAIN,

I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN RAIN.

WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNINGS HUSH
I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH,
OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLED FLIGHT.

I AM THE SOFT STARS THAT SHINE AT NIGHT.

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY,
I AM NOT THERE, I DID NOT DIE.

[July]

98. Melanie, I am very sorry for your loss.

You have been a strong and loving voice for your sister.

[quiet.american]

99. So very, very sorry to hear of Andrea's passing.

My sincerest condolences to you and your family.

[seemunkee]

100. Peace to you and your family

You have my deepest of sympathies.

[knitter4democracy]

101. I've contacted some of my contacts so you don't have to.

I'm so sorry, Melanie. Let us know when and where the funeral is. What a hard, horrible thing.

May the Lord God give rest to the soul of His departed servant, Andrea, in a place of brightness, a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. May her memory be every blessed and ever eternal.

[flyarm]

102. MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MELANIE..

May Andrea rest in peace and may she be surrounded with loving angels...


fly

[The Witch]

103. Oh, no. i'm so sorry. Many hugs & love & support to you.

Hang in there. We are thinking about you out here in DU-land.

[Pathwalker]

104. I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathies

for all you have been through trying to save your sister's life. I wash I had sisters as wonderful as you - what a blessing you were to your sister.

[Lugnut]

105. I'm sorry Melanie

Rest in peace Andrea.

[Ilsa]

106. I am so sorry for your loss, Melanie.

And for your family as well. You did all that you could to make sure she had what she needed. I believe she is resting peacefully now.

[area51]

107. I am so sorry, Melanie. (n/t)

[dogday]

108. I am so very sorry for your loss

and the battle you had to fight. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family...

[sonias]

109. Rest in peace Andrea

Melanie, my heartfelt condolences to you and your family. You did everything you could and I know Andrea knows that.

Don't give up. Use your grief and anger and you might still be able to change things for another family. This story has got to be told. I think Andrea will find a way to help you heal.



Sonia

[npincus]

111. I'm so sorry, Melanie.

Peace to you and your family.

[Toebob]

112. Thinking of you in Indiana

Melanie,

My family (in Indy) and I have been praying for all of you. I'm sorry to hear Andrea didn't make it. I take comfort that for her, at least, the battle is over and she can rest.

You will continue to be in my prayers.

Matt St. John

[Ava]

113. i'm so sorry for your loss!

i will keep you and your family in my prayers.

[VindiPlum]

114. I am so sorry.

Those who bloom in our hearts never fade away.
I hope you and your family find great comfort in your memories.

My prayers are with you and your family.

[bunkerbuster1]

115. If Percy Shelly can provide any small comfort...

I've taken the liberty of changing the pronoun; these are words that have comforted me in the past.



Peace, peace! she is not dead, she doth not sleep,
She hath awaken'd from the dream of life;
'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep
With phantoms an unprofitable strife,
And in mad trance, strike with our spirit's knife
Invulnerable nothings. We decay
Like corpses in a charnel; fear and grief
Convulse us and consume us day by day,
And cold hopes swarm like worms within our living clay.

[misternormal]

116. No possible words to convey what I am thinking...

... Peace...

[Coexist]

117. I am very sorry for your loss.

[MissB]

118. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[CheshireCat]

119. My sympathies

Your sister sounds like a wonderful person. She was lucky to have such a supportive and loving family.

I went through something similar with my sister in the early nineties. She was diagnosed with ALS in 1989 and died in 1993 after much suffering. She went from an active young mother with 2 young boys to a physically broken thirty-something who could not even move a finger or talk to us. The pain of those years will never go away completely, but with time you will learn to think and talk about it without being devastated. Talking about it is so painful, but not dealing with the pain will have dire consequences in the future. Sounds like you understand, but try to help any family members who refuse to deal or think if they ignore it, that it will go away. Someday they will thank you.

If you ever need to talk about it, please PM me.

Peace to Andrea, to you, and to your family.

[Dogmudgeon]

120. Sorry to hear that

"Ethics" is like "Class". The people who use the term the most tend to have the least of it.

Take care.

--p!

[sndrake]

121. So Sorry

Melanie,

I am so sorry. I really allowed myself to hope this would turn out better. It's awful that your family had to spend so much time and energy these past weeks fighting for the idea that Andrea's was a life "worth" fighting for. For what it's worth, please note that very few families resist the pressures you found yourselves under from the hospital staff. Fewer still - virtually none - prevail against "futility" pronouncements. Please remember that. And please extend my sympathies to the rest of your family.

[motocicleta]

122. I'm so sorry for your loss, Melanie

Thank you so much for fighting for all of those put at risk by this reckless legislation.

[Roland99]

123. Sorry for your loss but she is hurting no more.

[slide to the left]

124. you would think

right to life meant right to life. The double standard in this country is truely awful. I am sorry.

[Miss Chybil]

125. I'm sorry you've had to endure such a loss.

Peace be in you.

[kiraboo]

126. Melanie, I cannot understand what passes for "ethical" and

"compassionate" any more. You have my most sincere condolences for your loss, and my wish that you find the strength you need to get through the days, weeks and months ahead. -Lisa

[Kurovski]

127. Thank you for the sacrifice you made to bring truth to light.

May the light of the love you shared with your dear sister comfort you in these times, and may that light she gave to you bring you joy in the future, and through all the days of your life.

My condolences to you and all her family and friends.

[uppityperson]

128. my condolences to you, her family and friends.

[Buns_of_Fire]

129. Vaya Con Dios, Andrea.

[sndrake]

130. Article in Monday Austin-American Statesman

This article was obviously written and filed before Andrea passed away, but it lays out the issues pretty well. It also does a pretty good job of showing how the concerns over "futility" has brought people from diverse political perspectives together:

'Futility' law gives doctors too much power, groups charge

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/loca...

(registration required)

[faithnotgreed]

148. thanks for posting this article link - and welcome to du

i will have to read that and hope others will also

[SmokingJacket]

131. So, so sorry, Melanie.

[readmoreoften]

132. Peace to your sister, Melanie

This must be a painful time for you and we stand by you. You sister's death will not be in vain, because you have made us all aware of this horrible law. Your sister will have saved many lives when this horrible practice is overturned.

[mdmc]

133. She is in my thoughts as well

peace and low stress

[northamericancitizen]

134. Melanie,

I too wished that you did not have to spend the last few weeks fighting for Andrea's rights.

You fought courageously for her and many more...You have all my admiration and respect.

Peace to you and your family.

Lise

[JVS]

135. My deepest condolences

If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. -- Romans 14:8

[bigwillq]

136. I am very sorry for your loss.

My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.

[Jazz2006]

137. Sincere condolences to you and your family, Melanie.

I hope that, in time, all of your good and warm memories of your sister will bring you comfort.

Peace.

[Joe Chi Minh]

139. I like that. St Luke's !!! If that's not the worst kind of blasphemy.

[knitter4democracy]

141. I've thought that all along.

Of all saints to be named after . . .

Edit: can't spell

[smirkymonkey]

140. I'm so sorry Melanie for you and your family.

Peace be with all of you.

[gulfcoastliberal]

142. Sorry for your loss & that the republican culture of death

led to your struggle for proper medical care.

[bonito]

143. Life is all we have

Its sad to see society loose sight of this, I realize the world ends each time anyone of us closes our eyes for the last time, as the it begins when we open them for the first time.
In the middle we shall meet each other, and there in this dream, it is how we will treat each other, is all that matters. You fought the good fight, Bless you, Peace

[Sacajawea]

144. Requiescat in pace, Andrea.

[lavenderdiva]

145. I am so very sorry for your loss Melanie...

Sending love, light, and peace to you and your family

[barbtries]

146. my condolences

to her loved ones. RIP Andrea

[sleepyhead]

147. so sorry to hear the news.

May your heart find peace.

[derby378]

149. I am so sorry for your loss

But, at the same time, I can't help myself. Fuck St. Luke's.

Doesn't Primum non nocere mean anything to these bloodsuckers?

I am truly, truly sorry for what happened to Andrea and your family.

[Robbie Michaels]

150. Sorry to hear about your loss

[LeahD]

151. No one should have to walk the path that you and your family have walked.

Love to you.

[Th1onein]

152. Thank you, my friends, for your kind regards.

We are going to miss our sister so much. Don't ever let anyone try to convince you that a loved one's life is not worth living simply because they're confined to a hospital bed. No one has the right to decide that for another, or another's family members. Not doctors, not clergy, not anyone.

As a family, we are thankful that Andrea's final battle for life was of benefit to others who now, or in the future, might find themselves in the same position. We thank you so much, DUers, and right to lifers who post here and elsewhere, for your help in this fight.

[LeahD]

155. I am forever changed by your story.

Thank you for fighting the good fight.
May your heart be open, may you be at peace.

[Kerrytravelers]

153. I'm so very sorry to hear this.

[CornField]

154. Deepest condolences

I'm so sorry you did not win... but I'm not at all sorry you fought. Go easy on yourself.

[rockymountaindem]

156. My condolences