FW: A little more about

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This is what the family sent me. is in peace

now.

Hugs,

Deanna

A little more about

Hi,

This

is " Rion " 's family.

Apologies

first for the first email being so short, my mind wasn't (and still isn't I

must admit) working at full capacity Sunday. Too much 'numbness' from the

shock I suppose.

Sunday

morning at 7:20am EST,

got up with an asthma attack, made it to the restroom, where she began

her nebulizer treatment. Called for help, to bring ice and fans and

diabetes kit. After doing so, could tell she wasn't going to be able

to handle it with what she had here at the house, so took phone to Dad who

proceeded to call 911. By the time got back to , she was

slumped against the wall, with no pulse and not breathing. He called out

for me and together we were able to get her onto the floor and start CPR.

Within 5 minutes the paramedics were at the house and took over CPR and

attempted to get an IV going. Even after a couple doses of Atropine, they

were unable to get a response. Within 15 minutes of the initial call to

911, she was headed to the hospital via ambulance, but neither they nor the ER

staff were able to resuscitate her. She always wanted to go quickly, and

never have to endure another stint on a ventilator, with a machine living her

life for her. I honestly hope and believe that she was gone before we

were able to start CPR on her.

did not want a big funeral with lots of tears for her. She wanted people

to remember the good things, to celebrate her life, and not dwell on her

passing, as she was going to a better place, and pain-free place, where she

could do all the things she was once able to do but could not in the past

several years of her life.

There

won't be a large funeral service, but there will be a closed-casket viewing

available for those that need to say goodbye. It will be at the

Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home - Orlando Chapel, 301

NE Ivanhoe Blvd, Orlando, FL

from 5p -9p Thursday, April 1. In lieu of flowers, please make a

donation to any of the following: American

Heart Assn, American Lung Assn, Lupus Foundation of America, or the American Diabetes Assn.

Thank

you all for being such caring friends of 's. You made her life so

much more enjoyable with you in it. We, along with the hundreds upon

hundreds of people that touched throughout her life, will sorely miss

her. But, her love will always be with us, in our hearts, and in our

souls.

Jack

Sewell (husband)

& Sewell (sons)

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Do Not Weep

Please, do not weep for me,

for I have finally made it home.

My homecoming was a joyful one,

even though the road was long.

I was met by friends and family,

passed over before my time,

and guided into the place of love

I had found in my dreamtime.

Everything here is beautiful,

so clean, so fresh and new;

I wish that you could close your

eyes

and that you could see it too.

Please try not to be sad for me

for now I dwell in a land so fair;

try to understand the beauty

of being in the Creator’s

care.

I have followed the path full

circle

from birth, through life, and

demise

and now I have been reborn again

and can live wearing any disguise.

So next time you see bright

confetti

flying high in the bright blue

sky,

you will know it is I just

visiting

dressed as a delicate butterfly.

© July

2003 “Rion” Sewell