A Mother's Love

So I didn't mean to be away this long

I thought about posting a few times

over the month of July ~ but things have been busy

and time that I did have were not spent in front of the computer

I am here today to document maybe more for myself

than anyone who may read my words

that my Mama gained her angel wings last week

she had a rough Spring

in and out of the hospital 3 times

and a couple of pretty bad falls

because she had COPD ~ she would get fluid on her lungs

then end up with pneumonia

but she would bounce back and come home after a week or so

when she landed in the hospital in June

the doctor said that she was no longer safe living by herself

so we started looking into an assisted living facility

there were many meetings at the hospital

and going to look at rooms for her

getting things set up for the move and the task of

cleaning out her apartment ~ what to keep

sifting and sorting through your memories can be a 

daunting task yet I was thankful that she sold the house 10 years

ago as there was only a fraction of things to go through

I found a room in a home in my sub division

it was perfect ~ Molly and I could go for a walk and visit

and we did ~ the residents loved seeing the pup come

I posted this on Facebook after we got her moved in

So this is how parents must feel when they drop their kids off at university. 

Leaving them in a dorm room with all their stuff in a house full of strangers. 

She loved her new room and is settling in ~ thankfully I am just a stones throw away #helicopterdaughter

Tuesday she asked to go to the hospital

and I went in after work to see how she was doing

she was sitting up ~ not feeling herself

but not critical for sure

around midnight the phone rang

 she had taken a turn for the worse

so in we went ~ called my brother

and stayed all night

she passed peacefully on Thursday morning

born July 18th ~ passed August 18th

she had just celebrated 70 candles on her cake

today I am still kind of numb

so much to do ~ finalizing things for her apartment

then this afternoon I will go over to her room

and pack up the rest of her things

the power of friendship is an amazing things

I am truly surrounded by the best people

the cards and messages ~ phone calls and visits

my solace now is that she is with the love of her life

she has not truly been happy since Dad passed and that was 15 years ago

while making calls I heard this over and over again

she is with your Dad

they have been reunited

I would have loved to have seen Dad scoop her up and twirl her around

upon her arrival in heaven.

xo