THE JOURNEY WITH: LAVADA WATERS

HI, MY NAME IS KRISTI CHERVENKA, AND THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER, LAVADA WATERS. GRANDMA HAD A BAD GO WITH COVID ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, AND EVER SINCE SHE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH DEMENTIA. SHE STRUGGLES WITH DAILY ROUTINE TASKS, AND EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY. WE ARE NEVER SURE WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN SHE WAKES UP EACH DAY. SOME DAYS SHE WAKES UP AND SEEMS LIKE HER NORMAL SELF, AND SOMEDAYS ARE REALLY HARD. LAVADA WAS A MUSICIAN, AND STILL LOVES TO PLAY HYMNS ON THE PIANO WHEN SHE CAN. SHE WAS ALSO A VOLUNTEER AT HER LOCAL HOSPITAL, AND A VOLUNTEER FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. LAVADA WAS ALSO THE CHAPLAIN FOR HER CMA CHAPTER IN LUBBOCK TX AND SHE WAS THE SECRETARY FOR THE BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE ASSOCIATION IN AMARILLO, TX. GRANDMA AND I ALSO ENJOYED THE RANCH RODEO TOGETHER IN AMARILLO, TX, AND SHE LOVED COMING TO ELK CITY, OK FOR THE RODEO WEEKEND. SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN LUBBOCK, TX. 

GRANDMA, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, AND I WILL WALK THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU TO THE VERY END. YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR AND LOVE FOR MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LEGACY. PRAYING FOR YOU EVERYDAY!

LOVE YOU, 

KRISTI