I'm praying for you, your mom and your family.
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: My Mom
Oops, I meant 24 hours or less.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 11, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Rapid decline, maybe 2 hours or less.
>
> Phil, I understand what you're saying. I see it that way too. about the
> sooner, the better, but only in God's timeing.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Sharon,
>>
>> Don't take this wrong but the sooner your mom goes home to be with the
>> Lord, in her current physical condition, the better. I'm looking forward
>> to seeing your mom and dad in Heaven and a lot of others that have gone
>> on before us. I still miss my mom but I was glad she didn't suffer any
>> more 11 years ago when she passed away. We all will be praying for you
>> and your parents and other family members especially at this time. I'm
>> glad you and Jesus had a talk ahead of time. My talk with the Lord came
>> after my mother's death but it was very powerful as I would guess your
>> talk with the Lord was. Praise God! You recognize His voice more than
>> you know.
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:55 PM
>> Subject: My Mom
>>
>>
>> Hi Phil and Everyone,
>>
>> As at least some of you know, my parents moved up to my sister Judy's
>> home that was being renovated for their elderly needs. That was around
>> springtime last year. My mom has had trouble with her heart at least in
>> her latter years. She's been going downhill. Last Thursday I went to
>> hang out with them and my oldest brother Dale. She was able to come to
>> the table for lunch, though I'm not sure if she ate anything. She made a
>> little noise that didn't sound good.
>>
>> Then, the next morning, she began having bouts of hard breathing and
>> coughing. As I understand it, the only time she sat up was when she
>> needed support and took her meds. They brought a hospital bed with the
>> help of hospice and they helped her settle in the living room. Her body
>> is shutting down, so maybe a couple of days she'll have left here in
>> this world. I'll miss her of course, but I will not say goodbye, only
>> "See you later, Mom." She's suffered with fractures in her back and leg
>> pain from spinal deterioration, so I will rejoice that she'll be without
>> pain and young at heart and active again.
>>
>> My dad takes oxygen, which mom is taking also, but he still gets around
>> but with some dementia, so I suspect he'll be around for a while longer.
>> Mom turned 90 this past August, so she will go at a good old age, like
>> The Bible would say.
>>
>> I know that grief is normal, but some of us in my family have had axiety
>> and depression issues, including myself, so please pray that we won't go
>> down below the way the process should be.
>>
>> Thanks for your support, and don't worry, I'm not spiraling out of
>> control. Jesus will keep me from falling into hopelessness. He made it
>> clear to me personally one night some years back when my mind was
>> churning and calmed down some. It's good just to write about things.
>> I'll keep you posted as I remember to do so.
>>
>> Love you all,
>>
>> Sharon
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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