Last night, at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, Corenne’s mother Jeanine Garrison went to be with the Lord.
She had been doing pretty well since returning to the USA after 2 years living with us in Brazil, but succumbed to a blood infection and died peacefully.
Despite her immense grief, Corenne is praising God. She feels the timing was right in many ways: she got her mother back to the USA in time; her mother saw her sisters one last time; she did not have to suffer; Corenne did not have to feel guilty about being so far away; and the Smtih family got a wonderful 2-week respite together (our first in many, many months) before this happened.
Funeral services are scheduled for Feb 14.
HISTORY: Isabella was adopted into the Smith family July 18, 2008. She had been born 2-months prematurely, and was 2 months old when we got her. One week later, she suddenly had a breathing crisis and was rushed to the hospital following a traumatic resuscitatation.
This was the begginning of a (now) seven month odyssey. Isabella suffers from Bronchial Displasia, related to premature lungs at birth. Whenever she gets a cold or flu bug, within hours it can become life-threatening.
Between medical incidents, Bella (or "Bellaboo" as Marc calls her) is strong, fat, healthy, robust, smart, active, alert. She is an EASY baby, happy, sleeps well, eats well. However, over 40% of her little life since birth has been spent in the Intensive Care Unit -- with either her Mommy or her Daddy at her side.
This was the begginning of a (now) seven month odyssey. Isabella suffers from Bronchial Displasia, related to premature lungs at birth. Whenever she gets a cold or flu bug, within hours it can become life-threatening.
Between medical incidents, Bella (or "Bellaboo" as Marc calls her) is strong, fat, healthy, robust, smart, active, alert. She is an EASY baby, happy, sleeps well, eats well. However, over 40% of her little life since birth has been spent in the Intensive Care Unit -- with either her Mommy or her Daddy at her side.
