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We all miss you, but we are consoled by
memories of our time together and the positive impact you had on every life you touched. On this site, we'll share pictures
and memories and do our best to keep the best part of you alive.
Hello, my name is Karrie
Chafins, but you can call me Sassy. I have created this website in loving memory of my baby sister, Stacy Lea Pennington.
Born - December 13th, 1977 Passed away - March 28th, 1994 at the age of 16. She was very special to me and my family.
We all miss her dearly. Although she now rests in Heaven, she lives on in our hearts, and our memories of the time that we
did get to share with her.
The Cause of Her Death
Upon the discovery of her illness,
she was a seemingly healthy, happy, normal teenager. One day she woke up and was feeling ill. We took her to the doctor and
they said that she just had a common cold. They sent her home on antibiotics, and we thought that she was getting better.
A few days later, this was not the case. Stacy had taken a turn for the worst. She was having a hard time breathing, and we
rushed her to the hospital.
There,
they did X-rays of her chest, and it was then that we discovered that Stacy had a growth in her lungs (a "fungus" they called
it). They "LifeFlighted" her to Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. There, the doctors worked around the clock for 2 weeks
trying to find a name for this illness, and a cure. Pumping her full of many different antibiotics, inducing a coma, and even
wanting to take a biopsy of her lung. Nothing seemed to work, it only stopped the growth, but didn't decrease the amount that
had already grown onto her lungs.
At this
point, the fungus was eating holes through her lungs. Which was causing her lungs to fill up with Carbon Monoxide. The doctors
researched and consulted with doctors from all over. But despite their efforts, nobody had reported any similar cases and
could be of no assistance. Over the 2 weeks period, Stacy's body began to go into reynal failure (which is a response of the
body shutting down all organs that the body needs to live). It was those things that lead to her death.
After Stacy
was gone, our family had an autopsy performed. And the only explanation that could be given, even somewhat close, for "Cause
of Death" was "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome," better known as "ARDS." But Stacy's doctor stated to us that he
has no explanation for her cause of death. As much as I loved her, as much as I want her here, I know that she was suffering.
And I know that now, she is in a better place, and I will see her smiling face, and feel her warm embrace again someday.
I love you Stacy.
Your Sister ....
A Special Time OF Year For Stacy & I!
The one time a year, that connected
Stacy and I, was our birthdays. She was born December 13th, 1977. And I was born December 14th, 1974. We spent alot of our
lives in different households, we had the same father, but different mothers. Even though that was a factor in our lives,
we still remain holding and cherishing our bond.
The Birthdays that we
got to share together are cherished in my heart and in my memories forever. Alot of siblings would find that sharing a birthday,
one day apart, is a burden. But Stacy and I, thought it was the neatest thing in the world. The year that I made this website,
was just 2 weeks after spending 10 birthdays without her here physically, but spiritually, she has always been here. Every birthday that
has passed I have taken a moment to myself, and wished her a "Happy Birthday" too. For the part of my family who is
effected strongly as well from losing Stacy, I think has had a hard time as well with the fact of my birthday being December
14th, the day after hers. But, that doesn't upset me, nor hurt me, because I am hurting too. So for every birthday that has
passed and every birthday to come, in my heart and my soul, we celebrate it as one. We love you Stacy.
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