She is released

[morgaina]

Mom died last night. A relief, she was 93 became senile about 15 years ago and had been slowly deteriorating until these past 5 months she slept most of the day and essentially quit eating a few weeks ago. Her elderly years were lived the way none of us would like to spend our final years.
A wild bird perched on my bedroom window this morning, I've never seen one do that before and it made me feel better. I like wild birds very much.

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[the-thread-lady.livejournal.com]

Hugs from both of us.

It can be such a mixture of sadness and relief, I watched my father deteriorate over 7 years.

Wishing you and your sister to keep only the happy memories of your time together.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

That's a nice thing to say, thank you Ellen & Ralg. Seeing the people you love deteriorate, well I don't know what to say exactly. But among other things it makes us aware of how human we are and how life changes.