For those of you following my weekly updates, I thank you for your concerns and your prayers during this chapter in Mom's life. This week had started out a little bit better that last week. She overcame the flu and seemed a little stronger. On Monday she had a great visit with her sisters Orpa, Linda, and Marlene. Ruth (sister-in-law) and Edgar (Marlene's husband were also there. It was time for physical therapy so all went to watch Mom go through the routine. She so enjoyed everyone being there and we now know it was a visit that was meant to be.
Yesterday, Sharon took her to Clinton for a swallow study which went quite well. We were hoping it would lead to Mom being able to eat again. Even this morning, Sharon was there during the physical therapy session. Mom walked with assistance and tried so hard to work with the therapist. After PT, she was totally worn out and ready to go back to bed.
Sharon was there at lunch time and went back to work thinking everything was going pretty good. Within an hour, she was called by the nursing home and informed that mom and suddenly taken a turn for the worse. Both Judi and Sharon rushed to be by mom and stayed with her. Mom was totally consious until about 5 minutes before she took her last breath. She recognized workers as they attended to her in her final moments.
Sharon shared this with me. One of the last things she noticed was Mom's eyes suddenly went wide open and she was looking like she was seeing something. Sharon asked "Mom, do you see an angel?"
Mom said "yes". Sharon told her that was the special angel that was sent to take her to heaven. Within a few minutes, Mom's breathing became very shallow and she quitely slipped away.
Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. I will post when we finalize.
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