Mike Continues to Live On
I received a phone call this morning that I thought I would share with you. Dr. Cotler (Mike’s liver specialist at UIC) called this morning to check on us & to see how we were doing. He also said that he had attended the “Sweetness Ball” on Saturday night. The “Sweetness Ball” is hosted by …
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Read moreOctober 23, 2011
Mitch, Dustin and I are hanging in there. We miss Mike everyday and still have trouble believing that this has all happened. It feels like a bad nightmare that we can’t wake up from! We try to keep busy and thanks to all of our family and friends, we have been. Mitch and I are …
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Read moreLook For Me In Rainbows
Time for me to go now, I won’t say goodbye; Look for me in rainbows, way up in the sky. In the morning sunrise when all the world is new, Just look for me and love me, as you know I loved you. Time for me to leave you, I won’t say goodbye; Look for …
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Read moreOctober 12, 2011
Laurie did such an AWESOME job at the funeral yesterday I wanted to share with all of you what she had to say…THANK YOU SO MUCH LAURIE…we love you!! He was born Michael Paul Szczepaniak – but some of you might have called him Mike, Mikey, Buzz, Szcz, or Johnny. To me – he was …
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Read moreTribute to Mike
Mike’s reffing crew had a moment of silence tonight at their high school football game. I have included the link to this tribute on YouTube so hopefully you all will be able to see it. Thank you Kelly for taping it for us. It was wonderful to hear the crowd clap for the guys because …
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Read moreOctober 7, 2011
Not exactly the celebration we originally had in mind but none the less we will be CELEBRATING Mike’s life on October 10. His wake will be at Hallowell and James Funeral Home, 301 75th Street, Downers Grove from 3pm to 9pm. Because we are celebrating Mike – and Monday is game night – please feel …
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Read moreTruly Home
Our dear sweet Michael Paul Szczepaniak went to be with Jesus this evening. He is in no more pain. He is with his heavenly Father and his daddy. Please continue to pray for Sherri, Mitch and Dustin. He will forever live in the hearts of all he touched.
Read moreHome Sweet Home
Mike got his wish and he is home. We got home late this afternoon. Hospice came and thanks to Nick, Laurie and Rick we are all settled in. It’s a very mixed emotion type day…we were glad to have him home but we know what this all means. Mitch, Dustin and I struggle with what …
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Read moreOctober 3, 2011
Mike is ready to come home!! That’s all we heard today…poor guy! He had a very agitated night last night and this morning. Dustin spent the night with him last night and Mitch is staying tonight! Gotta LOVE those boys!!! All he wants to do is go home. He doesn’t complain about the pain so …
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Read moreOctober 2, 2011
Yesterday was uneventful….today was anything but. Mike was in so much pain today and so uncomfortable. He’s retained a lot of fluid in his belly again as they haven’t been able to drain it because of the low blood pressure. It’s been a week tomorrow since we’ve been able to do anything with this fluid. …
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