Little Samantha - Letting Go

Rachelle and Sean had asked all family to be done saying goodbye by about 3 on Wednesday afternoon. That way they could spend the rest of the day and Thursday uninterrupted with Sammie. Sean had asked Josh to accompany my dad and Sean's brother to give Samantha a final blessing Thursday morning. So Josh and I headed up to the hospital early in the morning. We waited in the waiting room for about 45 minutes when Sean came out, ready to take the next step. I stayed in the waiting room while these 4 priesthood holders went in and gave Sammie a blessing. Josh said when they walked in Rachelle was laying on the bed with Samantha sobbing, not wanting the moment to come. They had her dressed in an adorable little jean outfit and Josh said she looked so beautiful. After the blessing, Rachelle looked up at my dad and asked him to give her a blessing. Then they were able to give Sean a blessing. After the blessings Josh said Sean and Rachelle seemed to be more at peace then when they went in. After about another hour, they were ready to have the tubes taken out. Rachelle had a photographer come and take some amazing pictures of Samantha without all the tubes in her little outfit.

It took about 30 hours for Samantha to return to her Heavenly Father. We waited and waited, prayed and prayed, that the Lord would take her when Sean and Rachelle were ready. They were able to have all the time they needed so that when the time came they were ready...as ready as you can be.