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Linda Lou Eiting Sloup
10 Nov 1947 – 12 Apr 1998
| Birth | 10 Nov 1947 |
| Death | 12 Apr 1998 |
| Cemetery | Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln , Lancaster County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | mm on 13 Sep 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96098887 |
Bio
Linda Lou Eiting was born November 10, 1947, in David City, Nebraska. She attended grade school and junior high at St. Mary's, and high school at Aquinas (class of 1966), in David City. After graduation she received a degree in business from the Lincoln School of Commerce. She married Len Sloup in August 1969. They raised two children in Lincoln, Jill and Tim. Together they instilled in their children a strong sense of faith, solid values and a deep love and appreciation for family. In October 1988, Linda suffered the first of two cerebral hemorrhages – the rupturing of a main artery in the brain causing swelling and damage. She spent weeks undergoing extensive care at Lincoln General Hospital and then began her long journey towards a full recovery after transferring to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. The brain trauma temporarily left Linda with balance difficulties and without short-term memory. Over the course of constant rehabilitative therapies, Linda re-learned how to walk and spent many hours focused on revitalizing and relearning cognitive, speech and occupational skills. Days were often tough, as the natural healing process that occurs after a brain injury is much more complex and harder to understand than other injuries of the body. She experienced bouts of loneliness, frustration and anxiety; she lost friendships and relationships changed. Despite the uncertainty, she unleashed a new attitude and perspective on life, gained by having been so close to death. Each day, Linda met her challenges with courage, perseverance and love. With the odds against her, Linda made a full and complete mental and physical recovery. Her children were her treasures and with her second chance at life, she embraced each day serving her most beloved role as a mother. She jumped enthusiastically into new activities serving her family, friends and church, and even exchanged some of the many intangible gifts given to her during her recovery by volunteering at Madonna. She was honored by Madonna as one of the first recipients of the patient Goal Award, recognizing outstanding rehabilitative accomplishments. Her time was short-lived however. Linda experienced her second and final cerebral hemorrhage in 1998. After nearly two weeks at Bryan Memorial Hospital undergoing three brain surgeries, Linda met the Lord on Easter Sunday. Even in death, her legacy of love and giving lives on, not only in the hearts and minds of all who knew her, but in the bodies of the recipients of her donated organs, who live in Nebraska and around the country. Linda is survived by her husband, Len; daughter, Jill Nolton; son, Tim; sister, Sandy Kocian; brothers Doug and Mark Eiting; seven nieces and nephews; five brothers and sisters-in-law; countless extended family members and friends. Courtesy of Contributor: Mari Matulka (50950498)
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