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Leave a tributeHe had a sweet countenance, pleasant disposition (most of the time) and would help anyone in any way that he could. He died 25 years to the day that we moved to North Carolina. By rights with all of his injuries, he should have passed away on February 9, 1985 as a result of that hit-and-run. Gordie passed away on July 1, 2010 and was 41 years of age.
The cause of death was complications associated with a seizure disorder. Seizures began generating 10 years into his recovery because his pituitary gland was damaged within the boundaries of the hit-and-run. He had little to no hormones and this wasn't discovered until 10 years in. The hormone replacement therapy (due to the pituitary) eventually caused him to require hip replacements.
Gordie received his GED and was attending a community college here in North Carolina and had big plans for the future. His death was definitely sudden and unexpected; we miss him terribly. I was always proud of him and to be his mother, no matter what. He worked through the disabilities and had some great accomplishments. Even the day before his passing, he was happy and was looking forward to the next day, as usual. I sure do miss him!
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He had a sweet countenance, pleasant disposition (most of the time) and would help anyone in any way that he could. He died 25 years to the day that we moved to North Carolina. By rights with all of his injuries, he should have passed away on February 9, 1985 as a result of that hit-and-run. Gordie passed away on July 1, 2010 and was 41 years of age.
The cause of death was complications associated with a seizure disorder. Seizures began generating 10 years into his recovery because his pituitary gland was damaged within the boundaries of the hit-and-run. He had little to no hormones and this wasn't discovered until 10 years in. The hormone replacement therapy (due to the pituitary) eventually caused him to require hip replacements.
Gordie received his GED and was attending a community college here in North Carolina and had big plans for the future. His death was definitely sudden and unexpected; we miss him terribly. I was always proud of him and to be his mother, no matter what. He worked through the disabilities and had some great accomplishments. Even the day before his passing, he was happy and was looking forward to the next day, as usual. I sure do miss him!
Five years later.......
Yesterday, July 1, was the anniversary of Gordie's graduation. My words to him:
Now that the 5th anniversary of your death, Gordie, my son, has passed, I find myself incredibly sad even though I know we will see each other again, soon and live together forever.
I know I will never get over your death, yet I thought I was at least getting THROUGH it.
You know, losing your child is a heart wrenching experience and I'm hoping for a bit more peace as time goes on. I can't believe five years has passed and that I got through that first night knowing you weren't coming back, somehow. It all still seems so fresh in my mind, and I find it excruciatingly painful that I just can't get past the day you died, moving on from this world to God's Heavenly KIngdom. I still feel I should've been home that sad, sad day. If only I had been here, maybe, just maybe you might still be alive. I know you're alive in Heaven, but you're not here! I know that we all have a time when God decides He wants us to come home, but still I wonder, what if? I thought the night we found you that I would not survive, but I have........still I feel your loss more than ever.
What keeps me going is knowing that I will be in Heaven one day and I will see you again, my child. I miss you and love you with a never-ending love. It was always unconditional, as it has been - and is - with all of your siblings also. We all miss you Gordie.