In Loving Memory of Tricia Jones

Hi everyone,

Most of you are aware of the current situation my family is going through. But for those who don't, my family and I are going through a really tough time. Our mother is currently in the ICU fighting for her life. When covid hit our house in early January, both of my parents got very sick. I was their primary caretaker, and tried my best to get them medical care, but of course, everywhere was already full due to a spike in covid cases. Mom was finally admitted to the hospital on 1/18/22. Due to covid restrictions, we could not visit her in person. She stayed almost a full week before being discharged on 1/24/22. We were so happy to have her back with us, but in her four short days home, she quickly declined, so we had to take her back on 1/28/22.

She was admitted to a room on a pulmonary floor, but was soon moved to the Progressive Care Unit. The last time I saw her in a decent state was on 2/6/22. She was able to talk, walk a short distance, and drink the small cup of chai I had brought her to sip on. On 2/9/22, she began to struggle to breathe. She aspirated into her lungs, so she was moved her back to the ICU. On 2/10/22, at 10:30 at night, we got a call telling us that we need to come tell Gigi we love her, because they were about to intubate her. The images of this night, are embedded in my mind. I could not believe this was happening. My daughter and I got there as quick as we could. To see her in this state was incredibly shocking because the last time I saw her, I thought she was doing better, and now she couldn't talk. She was confused and struggling worse than ever before. We told her how much we loved her. She made hand gestures such as a half heart and a thumbs up to let us know that she heard us and that she loved us too. In the early hours of 2/11/22, she was put on a ventilater and has been in a medically induced coma since.

This entire situation has turned our lives upside down. We are all struggling to cope with what is going on. We are trying our best to remain hopeful about the situation, but this has all been extremely hard on us, especially the grandbabies. Mom has made small progresses here and there, but nothing that lets us know that she is going to survive this. The nurses remind us that she still has a 50/50 chance at beating this so we are just living day by day trying to take it all in. We feel like we are waiting in limbo, just hoping and praying and reminding her that she HAS to beat this. We are all devastated and heartbroken that this is our current reality. We need our mom/gigi and refuse to imagine our lives without her.

Since mom has been in the hospital, we have been relying on family and friends to help get us through this. You have all been so supportive and kind in taking care of my family and I while our mom and dad have been sick. Without Gigi here to maintain our household, we've been a total mess. She did everything to keep us going; making sure the bills were paid, the kids were happy, and everyone was fed. The doctors keep reminding us that this is going to be a long road of recovery for mom, and so we are preparing in every way that we can to support her healing. Kylee plans on being here as much as she can. Dad has cancelled all of his jobs and projects to take on a full time grandparent role. And I will being anything and everything to keep this family going including creating this gofund me to help support us.

Nothing can replace our mom/gigi. All we can hope for is that we get to spend as much time as we can with her, however long that is. Please keep praying for our mom, we are hoping for a miracle. WE NEED YOU SO BADLY MOM. PLEASE KEEP FIGHTING!