2008

Taylor's grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She, having fought it off, became a survivor of breast cancer. She had no cancer for a couple of years, but then the breast cancer slowly came back. She had chemo done, but in October 2008 it came back worse. On Christmas Eve, while everyone was at Taylor's house because their house was the biggest, she started getting dizzy and throwing up. They took her to the E.R and said she's okay, just that her stomach was starting to bloat. They took her back home but a couple of days later she started throwing up again, but worse. They took her back to the hospital and stayed about 4 days. When they got her back home, she had to stay in bed or in a chair the whole time. She would shake her head or point to respond to you, or she would rarely respond to someone saying,
 " Love you. Hang in there. It'll be okay" and say, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me." She had to drink through sponge sticks and didn't eat much. She got worse and stayed in bed the whole time. The grandpa knew it was about time for her to go and called Taylor's mom and two aunts up. Her grandmas eyes were closed and they all held her hand, saying goodbye. On the day of the funeral, Taylor had a championship game. They won and after she went up to grandpa and said, "That was for grandma." Her grandma was cremated and was put inside a marbled pink box - her favorite color. She was barried at a sight that was for people who served in the military because Taylor's grandpa served in Vietnam. Taylor says this was the saddest day in her life. On the plack next to Taylor's grandma is read her birthday and the day she died. Bellow those was a inscription that read: wife, mom, and grandma