I awoke on Sunday morning, June 24, just like any other Sunday, waiting for nine o�clock to roll around to check on my cousin, John, who had been taken to the hospital via ambulance the night before. John had been diagnosed with diabetes last year and was on dialysis three times a week.
I had spoken to my cousin�s wife, Carissa, earlier in the week and she said they were waiting on blood work to come back on John to make sure he would not reject the kidney her husband (my cousin) Jim was going to give to John. If the bloodwork would come back o.k. then they were to going to do the transplant in the next two to three months - dependent upon they were both healthy (no colds).
I was in the middle of debating whether or not to call Carissa to see how things were going with John and if he was o.k. When I finally decided that I would just wait, to call Carissa, she called me. �Donna�,� she said very quietly, �Oh no Carissa, it�s not good is it?� �I�m just calling to tell you that we lost John at five o�clock this morning.� I couldn�t say anything��...my cousin gone at the age of 31.he was nine months older than me�...he picked on me in high school our lockers were right next to each other��.he talked to my boys about being in 4-H and having cows in the backyard when we lived in town��..he was fun loving and nice to everyone that he met............not John���.
But yes, indeed, my cousin is gone. We lost him to pneumonia.
Rest in peace John-John (his nickname)���...I�ll miss you
In loving memory of:
Jonathan Paul Chase
March 13, 1970�June 24, 2001 |
