Long hard Journey

  It has been a long hard journey for my daughter.she was born September 4th,1972,it was the happiest day of my life.She was beautiful and so tiny.She was born with a ventrical heart defect and after that it was always something else.She was a tough cookie though,she didn't let all her Illness's get her down. Believe me she had a long hard life in and out of Hospitals since birth.Her story and mine is a long one so I will make a long story short. I got Divorced when she was 12 years old and raised her by myself ,it was tough but we loved each other and did what we had to to survive.She would get sick and go to the Hospital because of her Rhematoid Arthiritis,just 1 of the illness she had,but we go through it. Than as she got older it got tougher,her Arthiritis took over her tiny little body. Mainstreamed her through School and she Graduated from Girard High School in 1991,I was so proud of her.After she Graduated she got real depressed and wanted to die ,wouldn't eat or get out of bed,starting having multi personalities,talking in different tones.I was terrified for her I worked 12 to 18 Hrs a day she was home all alone.My sister Patty was dying from Cancer and helped as much as she could. I needed to get Help for Penny.One day I was at work and the Fire Department called me(Ithought she burned the house down) They said she called them and wanted to go to the Hospital,she was in a bad way,I said ok I'll meet you there.Needless to say she got help than ( I thought).She was in Group Homes and than her own Apartments,I thought she was doing better being around people.The last place she was at YDC they were Great with her,always clean,happy but she got to where she couldn't walk anymore and in Alot of Pain,we had to do something. So got her 1st hip replaced in August 2007 she did ok but had to have a trache put in until the 2nd surgery(compications) 2nd surgery on October 23rd 2007,Died the next day at 11:05 am,Worst day of my life.I Miss her so much,she was my Only Child.She lived a hard Life I know she is in Peace and no Pain anymore. Life is hard but Death is Final.God Bless