Mother passed away this afternoon.
She had been feeling poorly for the past few weeks.
She was under hospice care since last Thursday and seemed OK with her situation.
Her quality of life was poor and she was tired of her health problems reoccuring.
I visited her this morning and she seemed better.
She requested bagels and cream cheese.
She was happy I went to laundry (to pick up her dry-clean only blanket).
She asked about last night's concert and if I had a good time (I did).
She had begun reading again, her major pastime, after not being able to do so recently.
Mother lived a long eventful life.
She was loved by anyone who had the opportunity to meet her.
I feel lucky to have become close friends with her over the last 20 years.
We talked every day for the last 6 years.
We lunched together about once a week since she returned to San Francisco in 1981.
I will miss her and will now and hereon have an empty spot in my heart.
I am doing ok.
I am sorry to have to pass on this info, and hope you will forgive that I am doing it
impersonally with an email.
She accumulated a lot of adopted sons and daughters over the years and I would exhaust
myself with personal calls to all of you.
If anyone is interested, reply to this email, and I will send some memories and photos.
It will take a few days to collect my thoughts, but I will close the book with this gesture.
I have a lot more to say,
Just not today
love and peace
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