In Loving Memory
Napanee, Ontario
Date of loss: December 29, 2022
To my beautiful wife and best friend your love was beyond words , love you forever.
Tina was having issues with her arms in spring of 2021 after being bitten by a tick . We thought many things including Lyme disease and after several visits to the doctor she was sent to a specialist. Some more testing and in January of 2022 she was told she had a “ slow version of Motor Neuron Disease". We were devastated to say the least and went home to digest how much time she might have. After many websites it was guessed that she might have two to five years and with that we started to plan ahead to try to do some last minute bucket list things.But it never was going to happen because little did we know that the disease was going way faster than the doctor had predicted. Keep in mind Tina was walking in January and by March was in a wheelchair no longer able to walk outside by herself so we had to build a ramp to assist in getting her in and out of the house. After a month delay, she finally got an electric wheelchair which gave her some freedoms but that lasted only a month. She was hospitalized off and on in June, July, and August for anxiety and dehydration. At the start the PSWs were great but in August it was a nightmare with them missing more than half the appointments to care for her. Finally, in September, she went back to the hospital and would never be home again except for two visits. In October, they tried to install a feeding tube - which did nothing as her stomach had shrank so much. She did not eat enough and only eight ounces of water would fill her.On December 19, Tina went into Hospice Care and passed away on December 29, @ 3:10 pm . Her last request was to donate her body and we were blessed that Queens University took her for eighteen months. Her cremated remains were returned and spread where Tina wanted. It has been two years and almost ten months since her death but I have not gotten over the loss or the pain. She fought as best that one could fight, but sadly it was one I hope fewer people have to fight or see their loved one fight.Forever missed and cherished, Dave
David Vine
