Melonie Schollmeyer

Many have been asking if there is any word yet about what actually happened to our beloved Melonie. A few days ago Cheryl and Mary finally received notification from the Medical Examiner's Office about the results of the autopsy. It seems that Melonie had Deep Vein Thrombosis and did not know it, and what killed her was when a blood clot went to her lungs. We don't understand this completely as DVT is usually something that happens over a long period of inactivity such as a transatlantic airplane flight... and Melonie had not been on such a long flight, nor could she have ever been considered inactive or sedentary in any form. But that's what the ME's office says the tests concluded. About the only good news here is that it was something that NO ONE had any control over - no matter if anyone had stayed with her that fateful night, no one could have predicted nor prevented the tragedy from happening. I know that for all their brave fronts, both Mary and Cheryl have been struggling with self guilt and the feeling of "Would it have made a difference if I had stayed with her?" Our prayers are that everyone who has been feeling that way will be able to experience some comfort in knowing that no matter what anyone could or would have done, the Lord simply took her Home, and she is at Peace with Him now.