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Update on my Mom.....
This weekend was a difficult one for me. My mother made the decision to stop all medical treatments including dialysis and insulin therapy. She will take no more medicines to sustain her life and will slowly slip into a coma and pass away in her sleep. She is tired and just wants to go on to......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-02 09:51:00 | Rating:

| Views: 91 | Comments: 6 | Tags: death acceptance prayers

Luxurious Hospital Cots...Woot!!!
So, last night I spent the night on the most luxurious hospital cot I have ever encountered. Seriously, this thing was all of 5 inches thick and when I saw that, I almost did a double back flip. Woot!! Having spent the night Saturday night on a fold out chair, made of particle board and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-03 12:33:51 | Rating:

| Views: 86 | Comments: 5 | Tags: hospice prayer update

Only in America....
So peeps, I wanted to share an event that happened to me Friday afternoon. I've been so busy I have had no time to blog. Some day I will sit down and blog for hours. Anywho last Friday something really bad happened to me. Here are the gory details... First let me say, I have lived a......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-05 12:22:51 | Rating:

| Views: 66 | Comments: 1 | Tags: thief trust daycare

Update on Mom......
So, I just received a call from my sister..mother can only stay in the hospital 11 days. This means that on the 13th she will be moved back to her home to stay until she passes. I am sure this will be fine with mother, though I have my misgivings. First of all, mother has been ill for several......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-05 12:41:32 | Rating:

| Views: 64 | Comments: 1 | Tags: update mother home

Update on my life...
If you haven't noticed, I have been absent from this site for awhile. Monday, June 9th at 5:30 my mother died in her sleep. She had a tough last two days and it was difficult to watch. Tuesday night we had the viewing and was able to mourn our loss together with family and friends. Wednesday......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-16 08:10:01 | Rating:

| Views: 66 | Comments: 4 | Tags: update mother funeral

The Fight was On...
So, if you have followed my blog, you know I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers. We have a melting pot of personalities in the family..i am the cute one..ha! Eldest is somewhat of a gypsy and is attracted to bikers, not that that is a bad thing...just saying. Then there are twin girls. One of them......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-16 08:52:40 | Rating:

| Views: 58 | Comments: 3 | Tags: fight

25 Years Already....
Wednesday, June 11 was my 25th wedding anniversary. So for those of you who follow my blog..you know that I buried my mother that day. My husband loved my mother more than his own mother, so this was a difficult day for us. Needless to say there was no celebration. We did however reminisce......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-17 09:07:47 | Rating:

| Views: 69 | Comments: 2 | Tags: anniversary husband

The Swing...
As a very small child, I remember swinging on the porch swing at my grandmother's house. We tried to swing out over the porch as far as we could. It was thrilling and scary at the same time, as we could see the ground six feet under us. Of course the adults in our lives were aghast at our......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-18 08:37:32 | Rating:

| Views: 77 | Comments: 1 | Tags: anniversary gift porch swings memories

The Ties that Bind....
They say the ties that bind never come unravelled..Hmm! In the past week it seems those ties got wrapped around my neck and tried to choke the last breath from my body. The mess that ensued after my mother's passing is still a mystery to me. My siblings have ceased calling me finally, save......Read More

Posted on: 2008-06-18 09:06:18 | Rating:

| Views: 64 | Comments: 1 | Tags: sister mother in law

My Weekend Report...
So folks this weekend I traveled to Atlanta with my husband and my son for a national BMX race. For folks who are unfamiliar with this event..it is a gathering of thousands of people to race on bicycles around a dirt track. There are people racing from 3 years old to 77 years old. The......Read More