Easter 2010

It was easter 2010 and all of my family had gathered together to have an easter celebration except for my mom who was in the hospital having a surgery to have her brain fixed. All of my family had opened there Easter baskets and we were all gathered around my grandmas living room telling stories and jokes to one another. My dad went to go check his phone which hadn't been charged. So he plugged it in and waited for it to turn on. About 30 minutes later when his phone was almost fully charged all of the kids piled in the car to go visit my mom in Vegas, he realized that he had several missed phone calls from the hospital. He rushed and called them back to here the awful news. My mom wasn't going to make it. We were at my grandma's house (my moms, mom) and my dad told all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins the news while me and my siblings were in my car ready and eager to see my mom in the hospital to surprise her for Easter. No one in my family could come out and tell us the news until my grandpa came out and told us to come into his room. As we walked in my grandparents room I remember seeing my dad sitting on their bed just crying and crying. We didn't know what was going on. My dad told us what had happened and everyone knew what was going on. We all had a family hug and we all sat in silents and sobs. We quickly said a family prayer and rushed towards the hospital. We were at my grandmas house in Beaver at the time and she was in Las Vegas. During the car ride no one said a word. We were all trying to process in our mind what was actually happening. It was hard to put a smile on our faces. When we finally arrived at the hospital 4 hours later it took about an hour to be able to go in there and see the last time that she was going to be alive. We walked in the room where she was laying. She had big bandages wrapped around her head and all of these tubes going inside of her. Can you imagine going into a room where your mom was laying and you knew it was the last time you were ever going to see her alive? It was the hardest day of my life. I remember it like it was yesterday. She was in a coma and I knew that I wouldn't be able to talk with her. So we just sat in there for a very long time. It soon got late and it was time to go home. We all got in the car. The rest of the way to St.George my grandma rode home with us. I remember everything about that day. I remember the song we were listening to. What my family was talking about before we heard the news and so many other things. I loved my mom so much and I still do! I will never forget her sweet voice and her funny jokes. My mom was beautiful! I hope that one day I can see her again.