Starting back in October 2024, my oldest son moved back home with me after the person he was living with started using drugs and stealing his things. Over the last year, this person has only continued to get worse. Without getting into too much detail, back in April 2025, I had to put a no contact order in place. Because of this I’ve had to go to court several times over the last 7 months. On top of that, my vehicle was broken down for almost 9 months, it’s fixed now, but for 9 months it sat in my driveway. Then, the real tough thing that’s happened… My mother was diagnosed with cancer in mid-August. September 10th, 2025 she went in to do her first treatment of chemo. She ended up having an allergic reaction and her throat swelled shut. All in all, doctors say her heart stopped for a total of 14 minutes. They didn’t think she was ever going to wake up again. Somehow, she did! We got to talk to her, tell her we love her, not to worry, and even laugh a little bit. Unfortunately, though, on September 17th, 2025, at 13:00 she ultimately passed. So, we went from finding out she had cancer… To no longer being with us. I’m telling you, in not even a month we found out she had cancer… Of course that brought us all down and it’s like, well, okay what do you do? Well, you come up with a game plan… We thought okay, this blows, but, we’ve made diamonds out of coal before, we’ll at least try and fight it! At the very least, buy some more time… That wouldn’t be the case though, the Lord and this universe had other plans unfortunately. Not even 5 minutes after they hook you up for your first round of chemo, the only shot at living out a couple more days. But nope! It’s like walking into the fight of the year, you touch hands with your opponent, the ref blows his whistle and the bell rings, and they’re very first swing knocks you out. TKO! It’s confusing, it’s unfair, it’s hurtful to your pride and to your character, it’s shocking, unbelievable! You can be sitting in a spot that she was in multiple times throughout the year. You can imagine the way she looked, what she was wearing, and the way she hugged you. You just want to reach out and touch her, but you can’t, there’s nothing there. No energy, no structure, no shape, and the worst one of all.. No response and no reaction!
So, Mom… I love you and I miss you, I’m not angry at you in any way, you don’t need to feel sorry or sad, and although you may have been taken from us earlier than most, at just 62 years young, there was still lots that could have been seen and done… Everything you did in your lifetime, you somehow did it all at the exact right time!
WE LOVE YOU
DIANA LYN SCHANBECK JONES
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!!!
CHRISSY LACHAPELLE
CODY SCHANBECK
ALICIA JONES
ALAINA JONES
Remember if #Donkeydidit you can too. Never forget to stop and be thankful! Have a wonderful day! You should start seeing more from me here on out!
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