This is the most difficult thing I’ve ever had happen in my life and now have to share. I do not want to do it but I know the longer I procrastinate the more pressure and pain I will bear. Through the prayers of many and the strength of our Lord and savior Jesus, I am just now able to communicate with you all personally.
In extreme sorrow I must tell you that my most precious gift from our Lord Jesus and the love of my life Leanne passed away yersterday at 11:15 a.m. It was extremely sudden as just hours before we were conversing and she was asking me about things to do for ministry work. She had been very stable at home for months but for the past few weeks had said she was not feeling well. She even took antibiotics for a UTI two weeks ago. For some unknown reason her oxygen levels dropped quickly this morning and her heart rate increased greatly at the same time. We turned on our oxygen and her O2 levels bounced back but her heart rate remained at 158. So we called the EMTs and they began transporting her to the ER. Rachel one of our caregivers was in the ambulance with them and said that she was not responsive at this time and by the time they reached the hospital she did not have a pulse.
By the time I arrived at the hospital they had been working to revive her for over 40 minutes without success. I had prayed earlier and put her in the hands of Jesus and while I’m extremely heartbroken and do not know how I will ever recover, God knew it was time to take her home to be in the arms of Jesus. From talking to the doctors she probably had several infections going on that had gone to the sepsis level which then hit her heart. While she is the biggest and strongest fighter I know her body could not come back.
Please be praying for me that Jesus will comfort me as only he can because Leanne was my soulmate, the love of my life and my most precious blessing from our lord Jesus. She was always there to encourage me, support me and be there for me no matter what I needed. I love her more than words can express as we have always had a special bond centered in Christ. I cannot imagine a more godly, wholesome, holy, beautify and wonderul best friend, wife, and forever lover of my heart than Leanne. She loved me with a fierce and unwaivering heart and I only pray the God enabled me to be and do the same for her.
At this point I am an extreme grief but do know because of the best gift Jesus has ever given Leanne and me which is our salvation in Him alone that not only is she safely and joyously in his arms in heaven but we will be reunited there together in his arms someday. At this point that is all I know and all I care.
Thank you all so much for your prayer and care in our lives. As able, either I or someone else will update you all on plans for her celebration of life service as she was a person worth celebrating greatly.