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Many thanks to all of you. Your prayers and good wishes have helped me get through.
Thought I had better explain my abrupt post. I had recevied the first call about Mom about 30 minutes before I had started posting. I had called those I could and had done what I could do at the moment. I knew I could not drive and could not get hold of any of my family except the one who lives in NC. Thought of asking for your prayers and started the post. The 2nd phone call came while I was typing.
Momma went peacefully in her sleep with a number of the nursing home staff with her. The nurse who called me was crying too. Everyone loved Momma.
She had alzheimer's for a good number of years and for most of them had lived in an assisted living facility. The day after Jeannie last year she was hospitalized for a week apparently from a stoke of some kind.
She went to a nursing home at that point and never gained any recognition of us afterward. Sometimes she would know we "belonged" but she never again knew who or how. Over the past months she had continued to deteriorate both mentally and physically.
We will miss her greatly -- but as I told my granddaughter - cry for yourself because you will miss her -- don't cry for great grandma. She is with great grandpa now and much happier than she has been in 9 years.
Thank you all again. I'll catch up with you all when things settle down around here.
Love, MomH
Thought I had better explain my abrupt post. I had recevied the first call about Mom about 30 minutes before I had started posting. I had called those I could and had done what I could do at the moment. I knew I could not drive and could not get hold of any of my family except the one who lives in NC. Thought of asking for your prayers and started the post. The 2nd phone call came while I was typing.
Momma went peacefully in her sleep with a number of the nursing home staff with her. The nurse who called me was crying too. Everyone loved Momma.
She had alzheimer's for a good number of years and for most of them had lived in an assisted living facility. The day after Jeannie last year she was hospitalized for a week apparently from a stoke of some kind.
She went to a nursing home at that point and never gained any recognition of us afterward. Sometimes she would know we "belonged" but she never again knew who or how. Over the past months she had continued to deteriorate both mentally and physically.
We will miss her greatly -- but as I told my granddaughter - cry for yourself because you will miss her -- don't cry for great grandma. She is with great grandpa now and much happier than she has been in 9 years.
Thank you all again. I'll catch up with you all when things settle down around here.
Love, MomH
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So sorry
My prayers are with you and your family. I lost my dad almost a year ago and it was really difficult. I went hopme on a Friday nite very late and he was waiting up for me. We all went to bed at 12:30 and he made a turn for the worse at 1 am. He died the next day. It was expected soon but we are never ready. It never goes away but it does get easier to handle. 
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