Here's something about my mom I rarely tell anyone..
Over a year before her death, she told my grandmother (Liz) that if something happened to her....please take care of me and Becky; not to allow us to go to her mom/ family in Tennessee. Keep in mind at this time (fall 1976), my mother was a perfectly healthy 40 year old. Granny says mom's words...and her insistence that us not be allowed to go to her mom (who she knew didn't have much affection for any of her grandchildren) has haunted her for 26 years
In addition, several times in 1977 mom told my sister and I that if something were to happen to her, for us to be there for each other; and not to worry about her...because she would always be our guardian angel. We thought she meant "someday in the distant future" -- we didn't realize we only had a few precious months remaining with her on earth with us
Do I believe my mother knew she was going to die? Yes...I do; so does Becky, dad, and Granny...and no one can convince us otherwise.
Perry