My next door neighbor to the north
passed away this morning...
I awoke around 8:30 AM...
to the paramedics arriving...
dressed quickly and went outside...
I knew it wasn't good...
I called my next door neighbor to the south....
as he was going in to work at the same hospital
where they had taken her...
he called me around 9 AM with the news
that she was gone...
she had lived in this neighborhood
much of her life...
and after her stroke a couple of years ago...
her family went to a lot of effort
to allow her to live "at home"...
an effort that she greatly appreciated...
she was always bright, lively and fun to talk with...
it was harder for her... after the stroke...
because she had to search for words...
but she would find them...
she was in her late 80's...
and I think she was tired...
the last time we visited...
she seemed to be "ready"....
my sympathies go to her family in their loss...
especially so close to Mother's Day....
farewell Alma...
we will all miss you...
"requiem eternam, dona eis, Domine"
2 comments:
I'm struck by how awesome and really holy it is when three consecutive neighbors have their lives intertwined so...and for so long.
in 1 month...it will be 20 years ago I moved in here...
until A passed... I've been the "new kid" in this immediate area [the house across from UP doesn't count... it's on it's 3rd or 4th owner...]
that's pretty amazing too...
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