MARINA’S wonderful departure.

On Monday, September 4, Marina and our daughter Rini, were outside enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. The next morning, Tuesday, the workers helped Marina from her bed into her wheelchair, but she couldn’t sit up, nor hold her head up, so they put her back in bed where she slept all day. The next day the doctor came and asked what I wanted them to do. I asked to please not prolong her life but let nature take its course. He agreed with that and said that they would keep her comfortable. He added that it would be a matter of weeks. On Thursday, a lady friend came to be with Marina for a while. I came in at about 12.15pm. I talked to Marina and she opened her eyes, but didn’t look at me but rather looked upwards and smiled, without saying anything. Rini stayed overnight from Thursday to Friday. I came on Friday morning at about 9am. Marina was still sleeping and breathing heavily. I asked Rini whether she could go outside for a short while to get some fresh air and allow Marina and I to be alone. After she had left, I talked to Marina again, but no response, just heavy breathing. I took my phone and called our daughter Lily in Belgium, facetime. I held the phone up to Marina’s face and told her that Lily wanted to talk to her, no response. Then Lily started talking to Marina and told her how much she loved her and other things. Marina’s eyes opened, but she wasn’t looking at Lily, but again looking upwards. Lily told her that she was going to heaven and would get a great reward. And then, Marina spoke and said “Ja,” (yes), closed her eyes and stopped breathing, she was gone, gone to enter her heavenly home. Lily and I both believe that she didn’t say, Ja, to what Lily had said, but that an angel had come to get Marina. The angel may have said something like, “Marina, are you ready to come?” And Marina said “Ja” and was gone. Praise the Lord, what a way to go and what a memory to cherish until I also enter that heavenly Home. Hallelujah.

Op maandag 4 september waren Marina en onze dochter Rini buiten aan het genieten van het mooie zonnige weer. De volgende ochtend, dinsdag, hielpen de werkers Marina van haar bed in haar rolstoel, maar ze kon niet rechtop zitten en haar hoofd ook niet omhooghouden, dus legden ze haar weer in bed waar ze de hele dag sliep. De volgende dag kwam de dokter en vroeg wat ik wilde dat ze deden. Ik vroeg hem alsjeblieft haar leven niet te verlengen, maar de natuur haar gang te laten gaan. Hij stemde ermee in en zei dat ze haar comfortabel zouden houden. Hij voegde eraan toe dat het een kwestie van weken zou zijn. Donderdag kwam een vriendin om een tijdje bij Marina te zijn. Ik kwam rond 12.15 uur binnen. Ik sprak met Marina en zij opende haar ogen, maar keek mij niet aan, maar keek naar boven en glimlachte, zonder iets te zeggen. Rini overnachtte van donderdag op vrijdag. Ik kwam vrijdagochtend rond 9.00 uur. Marina sliep nog steeds en ademde zwaar. Ik vroeg Rini of ze even naar buiten kon gaan om wat frisse lucht te halen en Marina en mij alleen te laten zijn, waar ze mee instemde. Nadat ze weg was, heb ik met Marina gepraat, maar geen reactie, alleen zwaar ademhalen. Ik pakte mijn telefoon en belde onze dochter Lily in België facetime. Ik hield de telefoon tegen Marina’s gezicht en vertelde haar dat Lily met haar wilde praten, maar geen antwoord. Toen begon Lily met Marina te praten en vertelde haar hoeveel ze van haar hield en andere dingen. Marina’s ogen gingen open, maar ze keek niet naar Lily, maar keek weer naar boven. Lily vertelde haar dat ze naar de hemel ging en een grote beloning zou krijgen. En toen sprak Marina en zei ‘Ja’, sloot haar ogen en stopte met ademen, ze was weg, weg om haar hemelse huis binnen te gaan. Lily en ik geloven allebei dat ze niet zei: Ja, op wat Lily had gezegd, maar dat er een engel was gekomen om Marina te halen. De engel heeft misschien iets gezegd als: “Marina, ben je klaar om te komen?” En Marina zei “Ja” en was weg. Prijs de Heer, wat een manier om te gaan en wat een herinnering om te koesteren totdat ook ik dat hemelse Huis binnenga. Halleluja. Ga jij er ook bij zijn?

On Monday, September 4, Marina and our daughter Rini, were outside enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. The next morning, Tuesday, the workers helped Marina from her bed into her wheelchair, but she couldn’t sit up, nor hold her head up, so they put her back in bed where she slept all day. The next day the doctor came and asked what I wanted them to do. I asked to please not prolong her life but let nature take its course. He agreed and said that they would keep her comfortable. He added that it would be a matter of weeks. On Thursday, a lady friend came to be with Marina for a while. I came in at about 12.15pm. I talked to Marina and she opened her eyes, but didn’t look at me but rather looked upwards and smiled, without saying anything. Rini stayed overnight from Thursday to Friday. I came on Friday morning at about 9am. Marina was still sleeping and breathing heavily. I asked Rini whether she could go outside for a short while to get some fresh air and allow Marina and I to be alone, to which she agreed.. After she had left, I talked to Marina, but no response, just heavy breathing. I took my phone and called our daughter Lily in Belgium, facetime. I held the phone up to Marina’s face and told her that Lily wanted to talk to her, no response. Then Lily started talking to Marina and told her how much she loved her and other things. Marina’s eyes opened, but she wasn’t looking at Lily, but again looking upwards. Lily told her that she was going to heaven and would get a great reward. And then, Marina spoke and said “Ja,” (yes), closed her eyes and stopped breathing, she was gone, gone to enter her heavenly home. Lily and I both believe that she didn’t say, Ja, to what Lily had said, but that an angel had come to get Marina. The angel may have said something like, “Marina, are you ready to come?” And Marina said “Ja” and was gone. Praise the Lord, what a way to go and what a memory to cherish until I also enter that heavenly Home. Hallelujah. Will you be there too?