The whisper of someone leaving. Mike's mom, Janet, has terminated dialysis. Her sons Mike, Scott, and Steven sit by her bedside providing comfort as they are able and sharing their presence with her as she gets closer to her death. She is comfortable and they help calm her as she wakes from periodic naps to ask what time it is. Yesterday, a "comfort" cat was brought into the room and Janet was able to give the furry feline a petting. How nice. Janet has enjoyed cats through her life so I know this was very special for her.
It is hard to let a loved one go. Holidays do not make the effort any easier. Heavy hearts as the Trumbower family prepares to lose a loved one.
“What is lovely never dies, but passes into another loveliness, star-dust or sea-foam, flower or winged air.”
—Thomas Bailey Aldrich
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
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