I don't know how many of my followers are also followers of Meghan's blog "Wishing & Hoping & Thinking & Praying & Planning & Dreaming", but I suspect at least a couple of you are. Meghan had her triplets on 10-15-2010, two days after I had the girls. I loved reading her blog and exchanging comments and ideas since our kiddos were all so adorable (hehe) and so close together in age. I hadn't heard from Meghan in a while, and when checking my stats I noted that I was still getting hits on my blog from her blogroll, so I thought I'd bebop over and check on her.
What I found was beyond disheartening.
Meghan passed away on October 26, 2011 after a 5 year bout with cancer. I'd known that she had had several surgeries since having the babies, but I thought she was doing better, I thought she had been on the mend for a while now. I figured she was busy with the kiddos and that was the reason for the lack of posting. There was nothing posted on her blog after her last post when the triplets were 9 months old, so I was reading through the comments on her last post, fully intending to leave her a comment about hoping all was well and couldn't wait to see the one year pics and update when something about the comments just didn't seem right. I found a link to her Caring Bridge site and went backwards and read through what had happened.
On September 29th after a trip to the ER the doctors found that Meghan had three tumors in her brain. They set her up for surgery the next day. She did okay with the surgery, was in ICU for a couple of days, then on a normal hospital floor for a little while, then in rehab for a bit. She was still in pain and still had a ways to go in terms of her recovery after her brain surgery, but she was home in time for the triplets first birthday party. I'm sure she was thrilled to be home for such a monumental occasion!
Sadly, shortly there after, on October 26, 2011 Meghan had an unexpected brain hemmorrage and passed away.
I am so so sad for this family. I did not know Meghan personally, but over the last year I have gotten to know her and her babies through our blogs and am so saddened by her passing. Her babies will grow up without a mommy. Her husband will raise their children without his wife. Meghan was 33 years old. So disheartening.
The funeral was November 2nd in Broomfield, CO. A memorial has been set up for the triplets education if anyone would like to donate. The information can be found here (this is a link to Meghan's Caring Bridge site - you can also read her Caring Bridge journal updates here).
Things like this always make you remember just how short and uncertain life really is.
Live fully...love deeply...laugh often. You never know when your last day will be. Cherish every second. Sorry for such a heavy post, but I thought it was important that everyone who knew Meghan know about her passing...
Megan
This is so very, very sad :-(
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad. I was a reader of her blog and thought the same as you that the babies were probably taking up her time. I just can't believe that. I will be praying for her family.
ReplyDeletefinding out was a real shocker for me too. Praying for her babies and family
ReplyDeleteSuch sad news. I "knew" her as well through online multiples groups and blogging. She was an amazing woman, and it makes me so sad that her babies will never know her.
ReplyDeleteI have also been following Meghan's blog and was getting very worried about her. I am so very sad for Meghan and her family. I am so very grateful that she got to have her mich yearned for babies xxx
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I am shocked. I also followed her blog and thought about her from time to time and prayed for her. I too thought that things were going better. Thanks for passing on the information. :-(
ReplyDeleteWow...I am sending thoughts out to this family. It's things like this that make the dishes seem all the less important, and hugging your loved ones tightly, all the more.
ReplyDelete...on a much lighter note, did you notice that your babes are a year, a month, and a day old today? Kinda neat! :) :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I just was checking in on Meghan's blog and I knew it had been awhile...I'm busy myself with twin girls born in Jan. 2012. I was so sad to see that she passed. Ugghh, it just breaks my heart. I found your blog through your comment in her post.
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