Friday, January 30, 2009
Memorials
Please check back as we will post informaiton regarding memorial services here in Kansas City and also in Iowa City which will occur sometime in the next week or so.
Rest In Peace
After a morning filled with family and friends saying private moments of goodbye and love to Jerry and each other, at 11:02am CST the doctors removed the breathing machines and medicines from Jerry.
Surrounded by a warm circle of love that encompassed two rooms and a waiting room - we gathered around Jerry offering words of encouragement and love for him to make his journey safely and quickly. Laughs were shared, I still tried to make a joke (and failed) and we all gave Jerry our energy and love to move on to the next phase.
After a little over 2 hours, at 1:15 pm CST on Friday, January 30th our dear Jerry has departed this Earth for a higher place. He is now resting peacefully and surrounded by love ones that have gone before him.
Rest in Peace dear brother, son, uncle, cousin and friend.... you will be missed more than you can possibly know. You will never be forgotten.
Surrounded by a warm circle of love that encompassed two rooms and a waiting room - we gathered around Jerry offering words of encouragement and love for him to make his journey safely and quickly. Laughs were shared, I still tried to make a joke (and failed) and we all gave Jerry our energy and love to move on to the next phase.
After a little over 2 hours, at 1:15 pm CST on Friday, January 30th our dear Jerry has departed this Earth for a higher place. He is now resting peacefully and surrounded by love ones that have gone before him.
Rest in Peace dear brother, son, uncle, cousin and friend.... you will be missed more than you can possibly know. You will never be forgotten.
Kansas City Aids Walk 2009
As many of you know, Jerry was a firm supporter of the KC Aids Walk and had created a FANTASTIC team know as Jerryz Kidz which rose to one of the top fundraising teams the last few years.
After much discussion amongst all of us - and at the firm request of mom- we will be taking over the reigns for Jerry this year and still continue on with a Jerryz Kidz team this April.
If you are interested in participating with us this year, please leave a post here with the best way to reach you (email address, phone number, etc). When the time starts to begin planning and fundraising, we will reach out to each of you and will rally in mid-April for another year doing what Jerry held dear.
We hope to see many of you on Jerryz Kidz team this year!
~ Sherri
After much discussion amongst all of us - and at the firm request of mom- we will be taking over the reigns for Jerry this year and still continue on with a Jerryz Kidz team this April.
If you are interested in participating with us this year, please leave a post here with the best way to reach you (email address, phone number, etc). When the time starts to begin planning and fundraising, we will reach out to each of you and will rally in mid-April for another year doing what Jerry held dear.
We hope to see many of you on Jerryz Kidz team this year!
~ Sherri
Quiet Moments
Today has been a day fraught with tension, emotions and quiet moments.
It was unclear whether or not Jerry would make it thru the night tonight as his blood pressure continued to drop ever lower and his heart rate rose to alarming rates. Family and close friends are all gathered at KUMed and we have once again set up "Camp Cahill" in our same waiting room.
Home made cookies; take out pizza and laughter over old pictures of Jerry and the memories they conjure have made this evening carry on at a bearable level. In Jerry's ICU room, we have gathered around him in a sort of "camp circle" and have been sharing memories and stories of Jerry and times gone by as episodes of Cheers and Friends play softly in the background... the laughter has been healing. Thru it all, Jerry has not stirred overly much, but even now I'm sure he is hearing our memories and laughing with us as he prepares for his journey.
The mass of family here have found quiet moments of solitude to remember Jerry, catch some sleep or share laughs amidst the group. To be sure, everyone is on edge and what little sleep we do manage to catch may not be restful, but we are all here for Jerry and sleep will come later for us.
It is mid-morning now and appears that Jerry is still holding on. Friday morning is the moment in which the breathing tube and other machines will be removed from Jerry... until that moment, and long after, we will all be here for him with endless amounts of love.
It was unclear whether or not Jerry would make it thru the night tonight as his blood pressure continued to drop ever lower and his heart rate rose to alarming rates. Family and close friends are all gathered at KUMed and we have once again set up "Camp Cahill" in our same waiting room.
Home made cookies; take out pizza and laughter over old pictures of Jerry and the memories they conjure have made this evening carry on at a bearable level. In Jerry's ICU room, we have gathered around him in a sort of "camp circle" and have been sharing memories and stories of Jerry and times gone by as episodes of Cheers and Friends play softly in the background... the laughter has been healing. Thru it all, Jerry has not stirred overly much, but even now I'm sure he is hearing our memories and laughing with us as he prepares for his journey.
The mass of family here have found quiet moments of solitude to remember Jerry, catch some sleep or share laughs amidst the group. To be sure, everyone is on edge and what little sleep we do manage to catch may not be restful, but we are all here for Jerry and sleep will come later for us.
It is mid-morning now and appears that Jerry is still holding on. Friday morning is the moment in which the breathing tube and other machines will be removed from Jerry... until that moment, and long after, we will all be here for him with endless amounts of love.
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