Update on Kat

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I just talked to Mike a few minutes ago and he said that Kat's son and daughter will be there in the morning. The 3 of them are going to have a meeting with the Dr. about Kat's condition and taking her off of the ventilator.

He said they will probably take her off either tomorrow or Friday and then she is not expected to live more than a few days.

He confirmed that most of her functions are shutting down. She has opened her eyes but only stares at the ceiling.

I feel so bad for Mike that he is going to loose his Kathy. He said he was an "old hippie" and always expected that he would go first. How sad.

He wants me to call him the first of the week and he will let me know the details.

Right now they have it planned to cremate her and part of her ashes will be put on the track.

He also said he has hired an attorney to help him with the estate.
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This is a message I received this evening from a friend of Kat's at another non-racing forum.

I'm so sorry it is bad news.
 
Jeez TRL, I feel so bad. I will miss her so very much. She and I were friends from my first visit. Darn, Darn, Darn.

My sympathy for her family. I am having a hard time believing that kat will be gone.
 
This is unbelievable..

I'm in total denial here..how could this be happening. :(

Kat has always been nice to me. From the first time I came here and always so helpful.

My thoughts are with her family.
 
I'm with you reck.

Kat has always supported me with my racing, and always said something about my racing weekend. I guess i will never get that 6 pack. I sure will miss kat, just not going to be the same. :( i'm just at a loss of words....
 
Oh my God,.......this is so hard to believe. It just won't be the same without her. My thoughts and prayers to Mike and the family.
 
Even though I haven't been here as long as many of you, Kat was so nice and welcoming to me. She felt like a kindred spirit and I always looked forward to conversing with her. I really have no words to describe just how incredibly sad I am. :( I'll be praying for her family.
 
I am very sad to hear this, she truly was a good friend to me here, we e-mailed each other a few times about New England stuff. I feel i will be losing a good friend, not only here in the forums, but in life in general. My thoughts are with the family ....possibly we can take up some kind of collection here to honor her and her family?
 
I can't say anything more than anyone else has...it is a complete shock...her family will continue to be in my prayers...
 
I can't believe this is happening.Im so sad.kat was a very good friend of mine.I knew something was wrong when she didn;t call me for this last surgery.I never imagined this.My thoughts and prayers go out to her family.
at a loss of words.....:(
 
i will miss her, we had some things in common that we communicated through e-mail that i will miss very much
 
That just goes to show there are good people sitting behind these puter monitors. She will be missed by many.:(
 
Really sad. Kat was looking forward to spending lots of time with her grandbaby.

Prayers and thoughts for her and her family. God Bless.
 
I personally have been praying for a miracle.

It has got to be the world's most challenging dilemna for her husband. I feel like crap for him, nobody should have to make that decision.

C'est la vie.

We must remember this, she did nothing to deserve this, but we all live to die. She is moving on to a better place, she is going to see life after death, she is going to get to see the world's best stock car racing. I wish Kat's soul could let us know what kind of show Lee Petty, Neil Bonnett, Dale Earnhardt, Fireball Roberts and Benny Parsons are putting on at God's racetrack.

Only one person can determine when it's our time to go, Kat has got her calling from the Lord. She will be missed, she will be cherished, she will be loved, and she will be remembered.

My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this very challenging time in their lives; losing a family member is always difficult.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE said:
I personally have been praying for a miracle.

It has got to be the world's most challenging dilemna for her husband. I feel like crap for him, nobody should have to make that decision.

C'est la vie.

We must remember this, she did nothing to deserve this, but we all live to die. She is moving on to a better place, she is going to see life after death, she is going to get to see the world's best stock car racing. I wish Kat's soul could let us know what kind of show Lee Petty, Neil Bonnett, Dale Earnhardt, Fireball Roberts and Benny Parsons are putting on at God's racetrack.

Only one person can determine when it's our time to go, Kat has got her calling from the Lord. She will be missed, she will be cherished, she will be loved, and she will be remembered.

My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this very challenging time in their lives; losing a family member is always difficult.
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Kat will surley be missed by many people. My sympathy to all her family. God Bless.
 
I didnt get to know her well as others but i know that she was a wondeful and caring person... and she touched many hearts....which all you have to do is read all the posts on here


God bless her Family in this time Lifting of Prayers
 
I just caught this.....i had no idea...

My thoughts are with her loved ones :(
 
Death is a natural side effect of life, but it still isn't easy to deal with.

I feel so bad for her family and them having to make these decisions. My wife and her sisters had to make them with both of her parents a few months apart and she still is deeply affected by it. I suppose I was blessed in some way that each of my parents died rather suddenly and therefore we were left out of having to decide when to stop treatment. It is extremely difficult to let someone go, but you have to decide when it is being selfish to make them suffer longer just so you won't be lonely.

I will pray for her family and friends in this difficult time. Kat was a person who struggled with a lot of things in her life but always cared so much about other people and animals and their feelings. She will be missed.
 
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