Saturday, July 13, 2013

Tributes

Good morning,
Below you will find three video tributes we put together in memory of Lenora. These will be showed on the funeral.
Please scroll down to the bottom and there you will once again find the link to the live stream event and more information about the streaming. So please scroll to the bottom and read the entire post.





Lenora's closest and best friend Darlene Penner, sang lead on the song "Friends are Friends Forever".

Now to the streaming. I wish I could promise you a flawless experience. I can't. But we'll do our best.
We plan to be using SLR cameras for streaming because of technical reasons.. One of their limitations are battery span; chances are pretty good that the screen will go black with a sparkco advertisement while it's off, during the time we are changing batteries. So if you suddenly see a screen with a link and advertisement, just ignore it. Hopefully it'll soon be back to a video stream. (We hope to be able to have a quick switch and it shouldn't take long.)
We may also from time to time throw up a still image of Lenora or something related like that while we do battery switch or reposition cameras so don't be alarmed if you see a still image for a minute.

And if you have questions, don't be afraid to use the chat.

Finally, the funeral starts at 2 PM Central Time. We hope to have a steady feed up at 1:30 or sooner. There's a choir and stuff before 2 already so you might wanna tune in for that.
The burial is out of town so there for a few hours the broadcast will be off. But for family and friends who want to see the reception later too, we plan to also broadcast that but I haven't heard an exact time for that. That will just kind of happen once the meal is over and so on.

Here is the link again.


Thursday, July 11, 2013

Streaming Funeral Online


Dear friends/supporters of the Loewens,
Below you will see a link to watch the funeral live on Saturday; Our aim is perfection - but we are still somewhat limited to technology on this edge of the planet.

(NOTE: Let there be no confusion: the funeral starts at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time - regardless of what the "event" on livestream says. I'm not 100% sure what timezone it is running on.)

Please do try watching it if you can't make it here in person; and we would welcome you to join in on the chat as well and give us feedback on how the view is. I hope to be able to have someone monitor the chats and respond if there are any issues.

If something is plain not working or the audio is terrible, put it in the chat; if there is no change within 60 seconds, (in our testing there is a slight delay) then please text me at 204, 494, 1234.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Live stream

Details for a live stream are coming together well. I will be posting the actual link Thursday night.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Updated funeral info

There is a funeral service for Lenora in Grandview at the Grandview Kinsman Community Center at 2pm on Friday, July 12. A Light lunch will be served after.
      465 burrows street Grandview, Manitoba

On Saturday, July 13 there will another funeral service at the Arborg community hall at 2 pm followed by the burial service at Interlake Mennonite church cemetery. After the graveside service there will be a reception back at the hall in Arborg.
  North end of Ingolfs street, Arborg Manitoba.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Funeral service

The plan is to have a memorial service in Grandview on Friday July 12 and the funeral and burial in Arborg on Saturday July 13. Most likely both will be afternoon services. I will confirm this when plans get finalized.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Finally free!!

Lenora passed on peacefully. Her face turned redder and redder until it was blue then her breathing slowed until she stopped breathing altogether.
I will be posting further plans later.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Fever

Hey Lenora has been fighting a fever throughout the afternoon. Doc says this fever comes as a result of her congested lungs. She drank less than a cup of water because she slept most of the day. Thanks to those of you who have made it a point to come see her in Grandview. The support means more than you know!

Not going downhill today

Hey to us it looks like Lenora is not going downhill today. Lenora does have good reflex in her feet. This is encouraging because the doctors were looking for this reflex when she was in Winnipeg but she didn't have it then. This afternoon she told the nurse she was ready to go home; and that in a fairly clear voice!
Lenora is getting a medication to dry up the phlegm in her lungs. She is also getting hydrated through IV because she can't swallow and therefore has no other way of absorbing liquid. She isn't able to eat.
Remember to count your blessings.



Thursday, July 4, 2013

Not looking good

Lenora looks quite peacefull she opens her eyes a little bit but her legs and arms are cool on top and sweating underneath. Mostly her chest and forehead that are warm to the touch. Not looking good

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Very weak

Before lunch Lenora drank a little bit. After lunch she was so weak she couldn't even swallow.
Mom got a few words out of her today but not enough to be able to communicate with her.

Sleeping a lot.

Today went much like yesterday, with Lenora laying quiet, sleeping, except for waking up at noon long enough to eat. In the afternoon, Carla, a massage therapist, came in and massaged Lenora's feet, and she woke up.
It's strange how Lenora's skin color looks normal considering she was diagnosed with cancer.
Tonight Lenora was awake for a while and we sang with her for a while. I brought my guitar and it seemed the sound of music made her want to play her violin. It hurts to see her simply laying there unable to do anything day in and day out. After singing for about 20 min, we gathered around her bed and prayed together. She closed off with a short prayer she said too quietly for us to hear except for.. 'thank you for hearing and answering our prayers, in Jesus name, amen.'
That's all for now.
May God bless you!