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.


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> 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