I haven't updated in a while.
My plan to try to fell apart.
Mom was sick for six years and she took a turn.
She contracted C-Diff. We think from the dialysis center. No way to prove it though.
She was in hospital for 2 weeks.
She passed peacefully on March 13, 2019 at 05:25am. She turned 71 that morning.
We sang Happy Birthday to her at midnight.
When her breathing ceased and her heart stopped we all looked at her in anguish.
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Nothing.
I turned to my sisters and said that Mom was gone.
We all burst into tears simultaneously. We hugged and cried and then I went to the nurse's station to let them know she had died.
The first time I said it, "My Mom has died."
She looked at me and said, "I'm so sorry."
I thanked them for caring for her and keeping her comfortable in her last few days on earth.
One of the nurses looked at me and she had tears in her eyes. She told me Mom was so nice and sweet. She came over and gave me a hug.
That's how Mom was.
That's how she lives on in her daughters, her grandkids, and everyone who knew her.
Her memory is very much alive.
That is the bigger thing that she left behind.
Her kindness, her friendliness, her giving spirit, her sense of humor, her gracious heart, her love of God, her laugh, her brave face fighting cancer from day one. I could go on forever about Mom.
She was amazing.
She was smart.
She dealt with a lot of crap in her life but always had a positive attitude.
Even at the end of her life.
We will remember her, her friends will remember her, her grandkids will remember her.
One of the bigger things she taught me was to live life to the fullest.
Take risks.
Talk to random people.
Reach out to those who may be lonely.
Live your best life.
She did.
I am too.
Rest In Peace Mom
We Miss You
1948-2019
Signing off 12:15
