
Hey y'all, it's Seth and Justin Stewart. We are devastated and still in shock over losing our mother, Marietta, early Friday morning at Mission Hospital here in Asheville, where she still worked, coincidentally, after nearly 35 years (most recently in their mental health division at Copestone). She had recently been dealing with the effects of/recovering from frequent routine treatments and procedures for anemia and MDS (a blood disorder). Similar to leukemia, these complications were treated with chemotherapy, and it left Mom too weak to work, at times, eventually powerless to perform regular everyday life functions. It was really only recently that she had been this bad off, with the disease aggressively taking its toll on her physically, but then sadly it began to affect her mentally. Y'all that know our mom understand how frustrating and painful this part would be to witness. Bound to the couch for a few days, finally she calmly decided, "I need to go to the hospital." Thanks to the EMTs, AFD. and Mission ER staff for their urgency in getting Marietta to the best of care and as soon as possible! Unfortunately, her condition was declining faster than any of us could imagine. In what seemed like no more than an hour her immune system was failing, leading doctors to discover she had an aggressive form of pneumonia. Ultimately, multiple organ failure was deemed the official cause of death, as her vital systems were shutting down, one by one, starting with her kidney function. We got to visit her in the final moments, and despite being unresponsive and looking like she had fought like Hell, we were sure Mom could feel our presence and heard us say "we love you." At 75 years old, Mom had certainly lived a full and joyous life. We hate to see her leave us in such an abrupt and unpleasant way, as it is quite the opposite of the graceful and righteous manner we knew her for. She was so patient and kind, it's unfortunate she was pitted against a disease so sudden and cruel. With such rapid progression, we were left with virtually no time to address arrangements in the event of her passing: emotionally blindsided and financially unprepared, as you could imagine. Hence, our installation of this fundraiser. The emotional support has already been tremendous, leaving us cautiously optimistic that y'all might help as much financially. We are impossibly grateful for any helpful resource or monetary donations (however big or small) to assist with the inevitable costs of the upcoming arrangements necessary with the death of a loved one.
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