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Candis Ferraton (Bloomer)

Candis Ferraton (Bloomer)

This was submitted by Amanda Bloomer, Candis daughter, she read that people wanted to know what had taken place with Candis and offered the below Email.

 

My mom, Candy, developed ovarian cancer in the summer of '06. One day she was cutting the rasberry bushes, outside our house, and she got this strange feeling in her stomach. She thought it was just a pulled muscle. Eventually, she went and got it check out, and they found tumors. She fought through it with many challenges, but she was stonger then most, the doctors said. With the chemo-therapy, her hair fell out. She was kind of nervous about what was going to happen at first, but she figured it was for the best, and went through with it. The best thing about it was that she never asked for help, she was always for putting others before herself. She had a seizure on August 14, 2007. We weren't sure what was going on with her at the time, we thought maybe she had just been making noises in her sleep. Eventually my dad, Kurt Bloomer, called a nurse over to check out everything. She took awhile to come, but she eventually did. My brother, Chance Watcher, and I sat with her crying and hoping everything would be alright. Then my mom stopped making sounds, and I looked over quick and asked the nurse what had happened, and she told me that was her last breath. I was in denial, like how could this be. Her muscles were having spasms from the result of her death, but I was so sure that she was still with us. It was very unexpected, because the doctors had told us that it would be another year or so that she would live. All20three of us sat there crying. We ended up calling almost every person we knew to come over. We held her wake at the Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home. And her funeral was held at First Assembly of God Church. She was buried next to her sister, Missy Ferraton, at Oakwood Cemetery in Somers.

And she wrote this to us a few days before she passed..
"
I keep asking myself, 'What do I want to say, or do, now that I know that my condition is terminal?' (approx. 1 year). I've considered writing each of you a letter & then decided that I couldn't, with my neuropathy. Well, I can't say that I'm happy about all that has happened, or is going to happen in the near future. I can say that I trust in my God to have had a plan for me, from the beggining, and whatever that plan is, I know it is the right one. I'll be peaking in from time to time, so you'd better behave yourselves. Kids, make something of yourselves. Do something you enjoy and do it well. Stay close with your families, not like myself. Anyways, be good to eachother, and to yourselves. I want you guys to know how proud I am of you, as far as what kind of people you're turning out to be, so don't dissappoint me in your future, OK? Try to learn from my mistakes, and other's as well. I'm so rry that I didn't have more to leave you guys, but I hope my love was enough. I love you all with all my heart. Don't you ever forget that."



 
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01/05/09 09:58 PM #6    

Tara Tower (Quidzinski)

Dear Amanda and Family,
I want to thank you for opening up and letting your mom's classmates know of your mom's and families ordeal. It certainly was a shock to know she passed and even more to know how sudden it was and my heart goes out to you and all your extended family. I was just another classmate of your moms at Bradford and remember her well. She was a very confident girl and she always had a great time. Her kind words at the end really hit my heart. I would never know what to say or even write knowing that my fate ahead was so grim. I wish you all the best and know she is in our thoughts.

Tara(Tower) Quidzinski

01/11/09 02:43 PM #7    

Shamima Rashid (Amin)

First of all, I know what you must felt due to following reasons. My mother has cancer for than a year now. Every visit I see her, it seems she is getting weak. Another reason is my brother has seziure disorder so I know your feelings.
Candis was a strong person since I had a class with her. She was determined person in finishing her education so attend graduation ceremony.
A former classmate, Shamima Rashid-Amin.

01/22/09 04:54 PM #8    

Kristine Whitney (Burns)

It was very sweet of you to share your letter from your mom with us. I knew her from junior high school as well and she was always so much fun to be around. I also understand how hard this is as my mother passed away a few years ago. I still think of her everyday and cherish every moment I had with her.

02/23/09 10:01 AM #9    

Laura Pride (Bouslaugh)

What a courageous woman she was and what a testament her letter is to faith in God. I pray blessings to your family. I knew Kurt growing up at First Assembly, better than I knew Candis in high school. My prayers are with all of you.

03/16/09 09:02 AM #10    

Kim Wallis (Powers)

I remember Candis very well from school and I am heart broken to hear of her fate and your family's as well. I am so happy that she had faith in her Lord and you know as well as I, that she is with Him and watching over you. Always remember that! She was a sweet, kind person and I wish you God's blessings! Thank you for sharing with us! I have lost touch with so many friends from HS being that I haven't live in Kenosha for a long time, so Candis is lucky to have had all of you in her life to share her story after she passed!

04/15/09 09:59 PM #11    

Scott Henningfield

I knew Candy since Jr. High. She was a very sweet girl. She will be deeply be missed!

04/16/09 09:40 AM #12    

Traci Jumper (Museitif)

I knew Candy well in high school. In our senior year we hung out quite a bit together. My little brother (who was about 2) used to be in LOVE with Candy. He wouldn't let her leave the house when she came over. After graduation we went "job hunting" at the malls. Which was really an excuse for us to get cinnabons and shop. We always enjoyed running into each other after our lives took in different directions. I will miss her very much. Thank you for the time, and strengh it took for you to post this for all of us.
Love
Traci

05/25/09 07:16 PM #13    

George Pribyl Jr

I remember meeting Candis and she was a very sweet girl and a good person to know it is sad that she was taken so early. She will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family.

08/18/09 09:27 PM #14    

Tricia Murphy (Herzog)

I remember Candy from grade school, even went up north with her & family. She was a great person, sounds like she loved you deeply. Thank you for sharing your mom's personal thoughts. You & your family will be in my prayers. I hope you are finding peace in your life.

03/06/10 11:46 PM #15    

Kurt Bloomer

Candy graduated from Bradford in 1989, just like all of you. I went to Tremper (class of "89 also). I didn't meet her until early 1990, so I did not know her growing up. As an adult, Candy was the most caring and loving person anybody could know. She worked as everything from a diner hosstess to a factory worker to a cable installer. After trying many things, she settled into working as a heating and cooling insulator through local 19 in Milwaukee. Candy has three beautiful children (Erin 1991, Chance 1993, and Amanda 1994). We were married in 2005 after many years of being together. Candy wasn't only my wife, she was my best friend. I thank everyone who posted comments on this page - all of them remind me that other people cared for her also.

THANK YOU


Kurt



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