Goodby Mom. I love you.
Good morning family,
My mom died during the night, in her sleep, at age 90. She had survived my dad by 14 years. They had been married 60 years and she had been lonely these passing years without him. I'm very happy she met her great grandson a couple of weeks ago. She didn't know him, or us, but she thought he was a pretty boy.
It's hard to grasp that she is gone. She had eaten breakfast and lunch as usual at the rest home on Sunday. She walked back to her room, as she always did - to and from the dining room - at meals. It was her daily exercise she said. After lunch she asked to take a nap that she was suddenly very tired. Come dinner she was too tired to walk to the dining room.
She died peacefully, in no acute pain, an unlabored last breath. Just as she always hoped she would. Goodby mom, I love you.
Thank you all for reading this.
Paula