Another difficult day…… beginning the task of sorting through ‘things’. I cannot believe the amount of medication that is left. Literally thousands of dollars worth. One bottle alone of a special and new antibiotic is about $3000.00. I am hoping to contact an organization who will take it all. Many times, even open medications are acceptable to groups that go to 3rd world countries, where any medication is better than none at all. And then there are the supplies. IV tubing, flushes, syringes, tapes, dressings, pads and gloves, on and on and on. Even the IV poles were left behind. I just pray that they can be of use and…

I’m sure everyone in my family was looking at the clock, at 3:30pm, and trying to hold back the tears. It doesn’t seem like it’s been a week already. I know there are many people still checking the site, but it’s been difficult to post the last few days. As I left Michigan, yesterday, I couldn’t leave without stopping to say good bye to Kerrie. The flowers from the day before had already been cleared away, so I made sure she had some new ones. It was so hard to drive away.. I kept hearing my heart screaming to me that she was saying “dont’ leave me alone…”  Mom says…

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Good morning friends and family, It hardly seems possible, one week ago today. What a long day it was and it makes my heart ache to think that I could still hold Kerrie in my arms on that day and not now. I miss her so much. I look around the house and see so much to do (that is not a plug for help by the way, much of it I need to do myself) . I am trying to prioritize, maybe pay bills so nothing gets shut off ?  :)  Or make a few phone calls that need to be done? But, don’t really feel like doing any…

Dear Family and Friends, Today is very difficult. So many things to do and so little energy to do it. Kerrie’s bed and wheelchair were picked up this morning. The empty spot is the living room was too much, we moved some of the furniture back to try to fill it in, but the emptiness is still there. We will post more as we can…..but need to do some errands and get Jenn ready to return home. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. We love you. Joan

Kerrie’s journey is finally over! We laid her to rest today and I would like to thank everyone for making this such a beautiful day for Kerrie. For those who couldn’t join us… we will share our day with you…. but tonight we are tired. Perhaps Mom will post something later… As for me, I’m going to lay down.. and hopefully dream about my beautiful Kerrie… Jenn

We finalized the rest of the plans today.. Everything for Tuesday is the same: Visitation from 1:00pm -3:00pm  & 5:00pm – 8:00pm with a rememberance service at 7:00pm. We ask anyone who wants to share their stories of Kerrie to please join us at 7:00pm For Wednesday:  There will be visitation at the church, from 10:00am – 11:00am, with the service starting at 11:00am.  From the church, we’ll go to the cemetary, in Farmington. Because of the distance from the church to the cemetary ( approximately 25 minutes??) There will not be a procession. They can’t do them if it’s more than 10 miles distance. We’ll have maps to the…

Mom and I haven’t had time to put up more information, but will try to do that today. The funeral home has a very nice site, with information, and I will be sure to post the address later tonight. A quick note to the people who have recently ordered KAST T-Shirts.. Thank you! I will be sure to mail them out when I return from Michigan. Thank you to everyone that has called or sent e-mails. Hopefully you will understand that it has not been possible for us to return them all yet. We will! We love you Jenn

Hello Everyone, I apologize for waiting so long to post this information, as I know people have been checking all day and calling, but had been waiting to get ahold of some family members first. I apoligize to the family members I have not been able to reach, but I know I cannot wait much longer to post the information as people need to be able to make any necessary plans. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 31st: 1:00pm – 3:00PM  &  5:00PM – 8:00PM Elton Black & Son Funeral Home 1233 Union Lake Road White Lake, Michigan 38386 248.363.7135 The Funeral Home is located on Union Lake Road, North of…

Kerrie is at peace now.  We were all with her, holding her hand, and telling her we loved her. Many of the staff were here too.. Kerrie knows how much she is loved and we hope you know how much she loved all of you. Just remember… she doesn’t hurt anymore. No more painful tests, no more horrible procedures. She’s at peace. We’ll post arrangements as soon as we have them. We love you! Jenn, Joan, Steve, Ron… and Kerrie