Becky has gone home

 

For all of you who have prayed for Becky for the past year and a half, Terry wanted me to let you all know that now Becky is healed. She is healed and home with the Lord. Becky went to be with our Savior this morning around 5:30.

We thank you for all MANY cards/e-mails/love and most of all prayers for the past year. I have had sooooooo many people come up to us (sometimes even at the mall or running into people at church or getting an e-mail out of the blue) telling me that Becky's situation has caused them to think so much about life and the simple things we take for granted---(eating and TALKING  for a couple)! Her life has affected so many!!! As you know,Becky had her tongue removed one year ago on St. Patrick's Day and has had a difficult year. But , as Donnie says over and over, NEVER complained! That , in itself, is something to marvel and give thanks for and that Donnie and Traye and Terry and Mary Margaret (and the rest of the family) had one more year with Becky......

Donnie will be going to Auburn to pick up Traye this morning and tell him-- (he didn't want to call him), so please be in prayer for that. Terry is thankful that Becky isn't suffering anymore but is already missing his little sister .Everybody that knows Terry, knows he doesn't mind shedding tears and there has been many shed these past few weeks as we struggled watching Becky slowly decline by the day. He would go every single day to Forestdale to Mr. and Mrs. Hulsey's home (Becky and Donnie literally moved in with them a year ago) to visit with her and tell her he loved her and pray with and hold her hand. Just 3 short weeks ago she was looking at pictures of Lily and Kemp and enjoying hearing their latest escapades, but even then I could see how quickly she was declining. She had to lay her head on the pillow and even fell asleep while we were visiting. Yesterday Terry told me that she had no response at all , she didn't hold his hand nor acknowledge his presence there at all. So, we were expecting the call but even when you DO get that message, it's still, well , still shocking in a way. As I told Terry, you never want them to leave, even if you DO want them not to suffer anymore.

Terry and I sat for a long time after we got that call-- crying and remembering our sweet Becky and how much fun she was and how pretty and sweet she was. She was so pretty! ( and  that beautiful FRY black, SILKY hair! WOW! I used to tell her I was so jealous of her hair! And, even after chemo , it grew back---thick as could be!!). And anyone who knew her, knew that Becky was such fun! Oh my gosh, all the laughter over the years! Becky has been, not only my sister-in-law since I was 19 years old, but one of my dearest friends as well. We got married just 6 months apart---Donnie, her devoted and I mean DEVOTED husband for almost 36 years! And sweet Traye, the apple of her eye, her only child (age 23). And,that Becky loved her nieces and nephews and BABIES! My gosh she loved babies! One thing she loved to get was pictures of Lily and Kemp. And she loved each one I sent her. She would often send me an e-mail telling me how much she loved getting those pictures and asked me to give them kisses for her. My favorite picture, (out of a gazillion over the years), is one of Michael, Becky and newborn baby Lily. Becky looks gorgeous in green with that black hair and she is in her element holding a newborn baby!!! She always loved her all her nieces and nephews growing up-- and, not surprising, Donnie wants our boys (Charles, Michael, Brad and Pat) to be the pall bearers. So, pray for them, too as they loved "aunt Becky", too.

 

After we sat there on the couch in the early light of morning, after reminiscing, we sat in silence with our own thoughts just remembering. Isn't that what we all do when we lose someone we love? Immediately memories come flooding back, memories of laughter and joy and hugs and family times. It's amazing how God does that for those He loves! He gives us such comfort like that! In the midst of tears, there comes this CLOAK of comfort.As the sun peeped through the window and we sat there, all the sudden  Terry spoke words I'll never forget:" Right now Becky has a new tongue and she is proclaiming that Jesus is Lord".  

 I truly felt God's Presence when he spoke those words and I know it is the Truth.

We love you and cherish your prayers that you have offered for Becky for the past couple of years. They were answered.

Jan <>< 

Rebecca Sue Fry Hulsey *Jan.2, 1951-March 13, 2007

For those who haven't seen her in awhile and those who wanted to see how she looked  (In the Christmas ones she had highlighted her hair here! Of course, her hair always was gorgeous!), here is how she would have wanted to be remembered , with those she loved and holding babies, her favorite thing to do--(Dec.2004)