I cannot believe my beautiful niece is gone!  Megan Michelle Fortenberry  passed away today at 2:57 P.M.  On her 23rd birthday, Monday May 5, 2008 she went in for gastric bypass surgery.  The surgery went well and she seemed to be doing fine up until yesterday.  She knew something was amiss according to my sister, her mother. So the doctor decided today that she needed to go back into surgery because her stomach was dialating and he wanted to get a tube into her to release the gasses that they had filled her up with prior to surger on Monday.  Well, as soon as they got her under anesthesia today, her heart just stopped.  The medical team did everything oin their power to bring her back but, no such luck.   Right now I am in such a state of disbelief, anger, guilt, and numbness. Her doctor claims not to know what went wrong; why her heart stopped.  All I can say about my niece tright now is that she touched so many lives and hearts and she is truly missed!  Anyone who knew her loved her.  She always had a special way about her.  It's funny, she and I were alot alike.  We had the same sense of humor, we loved to laugh, we loved to love. So now with every wisecrack I make I will always remember her and definately smile a sad smile. God bless my sister Rita, my brother-in-law, Tony, and her brother, Ryon. God, this is so wrong but, only You know why it was time for You to take away my Munchkin.  I pray I will see her again someday.  I love you Mubchkin! Now you will be forever beautiful!

Love your tia,

Elvira