This Wonderful Thing Called Life: Goodbye, Amanda Jefferies.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Goodbye, Amanda Jefferies.

On the Sunday after Thanksgiving we got a phone call that broke our hearts. Bobby's little sister, Amanda, had passed away at the age of 23. We don't know much about the situation other than she had been sick for a while and went to the hospital Saturday night around midnight. They admitted her, diagnosed her with Swine Flu, and then released her at 9 Sunday morning. Prelimenary findings are that she died in her sleep from complications due to the H1N1 virus around 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Yesterday, we had the services for Amanda. It has been a long, tiredsome week and we appreciate all the food, cards, phone calls, thoughts, and prayers from everyone. We are still waiting on the toxicology report so that official cause of death can be determined.

The above picture is the last known picture we have of Amanda. It was taken on May 2nd and is Bobby's family: Karen, Amanda holding Aylin, and Robert Sr.

1 comment:

Steph said...: Give Bobby a big hug for me. This is heartbreaking, and I am praying for ya'll. Love you girl.; December 5, 2009 at 11:56 AM

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