
Support Chip's Final Wishes and Family
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My father-in-law, Chip - had a fall last night and stopped breathing. It took EMS 26 minutes to resuscitate him. He is currently in ICU on a vent. They are doing an EEG study and will be finished with it tomorrow, followed by a second CT/MRI between tomorrow afternoon and Monday. These 2 tests will tell us how much brain activity there is, and what needs to be done. Chip has ALWAYS been VERY clear about his wishes if anything was to happen to him. He does not want a funeral or any kind of celebration of life. He simply wanted a cremation-type of thing called Aquamation.
We- of course- are waiting for the tests to come back, but we already know. We each looked into his eyes today and watched the involuntary twitches he was having and we knew. Chip is not there anymore...
My husband- my rock- has been through this loss once before many years ago when his father died. The same goes for my mum-in-law. This is like deja'vu for them, and it sucks knowing that and watching them live through this. My son is experiencing his first big loss in life as well- losing his grandfather that he adores.
I want to be able to make Chip's final wishes happen, and to ease the burden of this loss for my family in absolutely any way possible.
Any help and prayers are so appreciated at this time. I will keep people updated as we learn more and navigate through this situation.
Thank you so much!
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Kerrie Murphy
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Kansas City, MO