Whoa...the realization has just hit me that I am the sole survivor of my immediate family. My father died in 2003, my sister died in 2015, and now my mother has died in 2021.
I spent from April 23 to May 15 in Florida to be with Mom during the last two weeks of her life, and then helped to organize the house for a week afterward. I must say that these were two of the saddest, yet surprisingly rewarding weeks of my life. To be with Mom, and to assist in the care of her along with my saintly brother-in-law David, and Iris, the most caring CNA I have ever met, along with Hospice was an amazing experience.
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| Mom would have been 90 years old today. |
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| Dad would have been 94 years old today. |
Cheers to my parents who were both born on Sept. 12th, although they were four years apart in age. Without their guidance, I would never have the appreciation and reverence for nature and Mother Earth that I do. I live my life with the environment in mind, like they did. Although, admittedly, they were so much better at it! They were staunch environmentalists whose every living moment was about protecting the Earth. I miss them so very much...
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| Mom and Dad would have been married 67 years on Sept. 24th. |
