[il-talk] Sad news

Sun Mar 19 01:33:01 UTC 2017

I am glad that I met Annette at a State Convention wants. And I do remember
in January of 2016 when she graciously did those interviews on the wizard
radio station concerning Washington seminar. I thought she was
knowledgeable and demonstrated a lot of seminar experience. And so she will
definitely be missed.

Sincerely
Robert A. Hansen
hansen.robert70 at gmail.com

On Mar 18, 2017 8:17 PM, "denise avant via IL-Talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello all,
> This is very sad news. Many of you in the affiliate knew Annette for many
> more years than I. I had an opportunity to know her because of her
> excellent work with Washington seminar. My thoughts and prayers go out to
> Annette's family and friends. She will be missed.
>
>
>
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>
> Denise R. Avant, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> Subject: [il-talk] Sad news
>
> Annette Riess Grove, Yesterday at 10:38 AM, friends Dear Family and
> Friends,
>
> The time has come to welcome Mom home. Despite countless prayers for
> healing; access to the highest-quality modern medicine; and the best
> efforts of her doctors, nurses, and therapists, it is now clear that Mom
> will not be healed in this life. Instead, her victory over cancer will come
> when she is embraced in the loving arms of her waiting Savior. Mom fought
> hard, really hard, but cancer doesn’t fight fair.
>
> We feel incredibly blessed to have been given an additional four months
> with Mom. Since her brain tumors were removed the day after Thanksgiving,
> we have shared one more Christmas together, rang in another new year, and
> celebrated Mom’s 78th birthday (February 23rd). These wonderful memories
> were made possible because of the miracle that God worked through a
> surgeon’s hands.
>
> Though Mom languished in the hospital for weeks following the surgery, she
> did not lose her hope. She struggled to overcome a myriad of complications,
> but she kept trying. At long last, Mom turned a corner in mid-January. Her
> spirits brightened. Her energy returned. Mom began making significant gains
> in her rehabilitation. She far exceeded her therapists’ expectations. Mom
> even ran her own family conference at the skilled nursing facility. She
> made progress week after week and we starting planning for her return home.
>
> However, as her birthday approached, we sensed something was wrong. Her
> progress in therapy slowed and, in some ways, she seemed to be regressing.
> Still, she continued to work hard with her team. We also moved forward with
> the plan to treat the area of metastasis in her right hip with radiation.
> Then, last week, Mom’s energy level plummeted. We discovered that her
> hemoglobin level was critically low and she was admitted to the hospital.
> She received two blood transfusions and her team searched unsuccessfully
> for a possible source of bleeding.
>
> Her doctors also ordered another brain MRI. We learned late Monday night
> that Mom’s cancer has returned and spread farther and deeper into her
> brain. We met as a family with her (beloved) radiation oncologist Tuesday
> and made the difficult decision to forego further attempts at any curative
> treatments. We selected a hospice provider Wednesday. Mom achieved her goal
> of making it back home last night with a strong sense of satisfaction. As
> you might understand, we are trying to soak up every pearl of wisdom that
> continually flows from her lips. Last nights gem was "I think we all want
> to think we'll go on forever changing world but we can't - and I'm
> satisfied."
>
> There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the
> heavens:
> a time to be born and a time to die,
> a time to plant and a time to uproot,
> a time to kill and a time to heal,
> a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to
> laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a
> time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from
> embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a
> time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent
> and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and
> a time for peace.
> Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
>
> We could not be more proud to be sons of our strong and courageous mom.
> Our family waged war on Mom’s cancer, but it is now time to make peace.
> Mom’s hope is in Jesus and through Him the victory will be hers.
>
> We have laughed about as often as we have cried over the past few days. We
> knew our days together were numbered from the very beginning, but Mom’s
> time is very short now. We count each day together as a blessing.
>
> Please help us welcome Mom home by sharing your thoughts, memories,
> pictures and prayers with us. We are grateful for your enduring love and
> friendship.
>
> Peace,
> Colin, Allen and David Grove
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