Dear Sharon,

It's been a year from today when my dad went in to medical facility and he 
was gone from this earth before the end of the month. I miss him terribly 
but I'm glad he is without pain. I know my mom will probably leave this 
earth too.  I know she is a Christian.  No matter what you know in your 
mind, the emotions take some time to follow. But with God's word spoken to 
you, you'll be able to rest in him. Thanks for sharing. We'll be praying for 
you to be comforted and feel God's presence like you never have before..


Love,
Vicki

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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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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

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