One day, Dottie had a wedding to go to and actually was the maid of honor at her friend’s Diannas wedding. Dottie gave Karen a big hug before she left to go to the wedding but Joshua was working so he didn't get to see dottie off to her friend's wedding,But they spoke over the phone. The day went on. Dotties friend got married. Dottie was a smoker so when she went to have a cigarette she called Josh. The tone of Josh's voice seemed off to Dottie so she yelled whats the matter josh? She was silent on his end for about three minutes before blurring out my mother had an heart attack.

Dottie was a ways away from home at the time, she went and told Dianna what had happened. Dianna asked her son to drive me to the hospital Karen was at. It was a long drive for dottie..

She finally made it to the hospital where she saw Joshua crying for the first time. It was a very heartbreaking time for dottie. The doctors came in shortly after her arrival and said to them that Josh needs make a choice now, leave her on life support or stop the machines. The chances of Karen not being in a vegetative state was slim. Dottie had a talk with Joshua and together the made the choice to pull the plug.