My Mom. You’ve heard me talk about her here on my blog. My rock. My anchor. She’s gone from us now. So quickly and without warning; just like Daisy. My Mom died yesterday in her home of a heart attack. I am still in a state of disbelief and shock. This morning I am just numb which is allowing me to write this.
I was due to go and fetch her next week to bring her back for another 10 day stay with us. We had big plans: a reunion with her cousin; a trip to the shore; and a birthday dinner out. You see, it would have been her 81st birthday Monday August 27th. I bought her card just a few days ago. Now she’ll never read the words I so carefully picked out.
Mom was always in such good health—it was a total shock to us all. She was not a person who cared much for doctors, so had not been for any kind of check-up in I don’t know how long. We tried to get her to go, but she was made of stubborn stock.
We are heading to New York to take care of her affairs tomorrow. We will be back mid-week. My sister and her husband will also be coming. We have to take our three dogs with us as the boarding kennel is completely booked. I don’t know what Mom’s cat will think of all of them. She’s a bit on the wild side and has never allowed me to touch her.
Please keep us in your thoughts.
Here is a photo taken at Christmas with Daisy. Who knew then that they would both be gone from us within a month of each other. I will be writing more about Mom when I can manage it. I haven’t even begun to imagine how much she will be missed.
Posted by Lynne on 08/11/2007 at 05:44 AM
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