Everything Happens for a Reason - Visitor's Message

by Maddie
(Victoria)

I guess it's true what people say...
"Everything happens for a reason"

I am only 16, I lost my poppa in 2007 to stomach cancer and I watched him fade away to something horrible, because it wasn't him...

The night he died in hospital I only got an hour sleep, I didn't want to go into his room as I knew that he was gone and that I would never be able to see him ever again and I couldn't let that happen to me, although everything changed as the nurse drew the certain and I saw my dead poppa it almost killed me as I slid down the door... My mum ran out and held me... Still to this day I can't deal with what happened, although for me the worst thing is that he only lasted 6 months before he died...

Everything happens for a reason.

We had his funeral, but that wasn't the end of my grief as there was a whole lot more to come. Ten days after we had my poppa's funeral my Nana (his wife) was diagnosed with cancer also, so that for me was the next worst thing I had to go through. Luckily for us, she lasted 14 months but still that is not enough time to say good-bye for a life time's worth of memories...

Everything happens for a reason.

Except this time my nana didn't want to die in the hospital she wanted to go at home in the comfort of her bed and in the comfort of her family.

So she did, I watched my nana take her last breath and I have to say just because I lost my poppa it doesn't mean that losing someone else will ever be easier for me it got harder!

Again I still can't deal with it and I struggle to talk about it, but...

Everything happens for a reason.

Still to this day I miss them both with all my heart and I can safely say that I got 16 long and fantastic years with them... I love them and I know that deep down in my heart I will see them again!

And it's true everything does happen for a reason...

And I think that although it was going to cause a lot of pain to a lot of people, that the reason they were taken away from us is because they were needed for something bigger. No I don't believe in God but I know that they were needed by other family members in heaven maybe more so then us, but they will always be here in our hearts!

Nana & Poppa, please rest in peace, I love you both with all my heart and I know that one day I will see you again and we will be together again!

I love you both, but everything happens for a reason!

xoxo