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Parents are gone. younger sister's hubby passed, older sister's hubby passed, long time GF passed, dog passed NOW
My oldest sister passed away last Sunday. She lived about 30 miles away (Food Ladys territory) She was diagnosed with a very cureable bone cancer about a year ago. The Dr'.s immediately started planning treatment with stem cells and other treatment. She broke her pelvis bone in late Oct. last year so treatment had to be postponed until that healed.
FF to March/April this year. Treatment begins and for 2 or 3 months things are looking good. Then all of a sudden her blood work goes crazy and she gets a lump on her spine and on her cheek. No it was not a resurgence of the bone cancer but something new and VERY aggressive. for 2 or 3 months they try different treatments that kinda work but this cancer is aggressive and she started going downhill.
She could still get around and care for herself and drive a car. So about 4 weeks ago we made plans for her to come up in 2 weeks to my town for a visit and for her to actually see my house. I texted her about 5 days before to inquire if she was still able to come up. She told me she took a bit of a downturn BUT she was going to have a family friend drive her up that weekend for a Sunday visit.
She arrives and one look told me it was NOT going well and things would come to an end soon. We had a pleasant visit but she got really tired and only stayed for about 90 minutes. We said our good-byes and the family friend driver her back home.
She texted me on Monday that she had gone to the hospital because she could not breath. They drained about a liter and a half of fluid out of her lungs.
I texted her 2 days later inquiring how she was doing and quipping about the funny but truthful B-day card she had sent me a couple of months ago. She was really tired but we texted for a few minutes and said goodbye.
My sisters sons wife had set up an online blog to disseminate information and updates to all that were interested. for the next week and a half the updates were not good. Sister got weaker and weaker and could not stay awake for form than 10 or 15 minutes.
I got a call mid morning on Sunday from Sisters phone. Now knowing that sister was going downhill fast I knew what was about to happen. I answered and it was Sister's daughter. She told me her Mom had past quietly a couple of hours ago.
we had one or two unresolved issues but for the most part she was one of my family's biggest supporters given the family history and dynamics (no abuse but weird stuff just say reasons to much to get into).
I will miss her but that is the price you pay getting older. I watched my parents go through something like this as over the years of my single digits into my teens I saw friends of theirs passing away (yeah real fun being 7 or 8 or 9 around people you really do not know being BORED outta your skull because you are the only child there)
My oldest sister passed away last Sunday. She lived about 30 miles away (Food Ladys territory) She was diagnosed with a very cureable bone cancer about a year ago. The Dr'.s immediately started planning treatment with stem cells and other treatment. She broke her pelvis bone in late Oct. last year so treatment had to be postponed until that healed.
FF to March/April this year. Treatment begins and for 2 or 3 months things are looking good. Then all of a sudden her blood work goes crazy and she gets a lump on her spine and on her cheek. No it was not a resurgence of the bone cancer but something new and VERY aggressive. for 2 or 3 months they try different treatments that kinda work but this cancer is aggressive and she started going downhill.
She could still get around and care for herself and drive a car. So about 4 weeks ago we made plans for her to come up in 2 weeks to my town for a visit and for her to actually see my house. I texted her about 5 days before to inquire if she was still able to come up. She told me she took a bit of a downturn BUT she was going to have a family friend drive her up that weekend for a Sunday visit.
She arrives and one look told me it was NOT going well and things would come to an end soon. We had a pleasant visit but she got really tired and only stayed for about 90 minutes. We said our good-byes and the family friend driver her back home.
She texted me on Monday that she had gone to the hospital because she could not breath. They drained about a liter and a half of fluid out of her lungs.
I texted her 2 days later inquiring how she was doing and quipping about the funny but truthful B-day card she had sent me a couple of months ago. She was really tired but we texted for a few minutes and said goodbye.
My sisters sons wife had set up an online blog to disseminate information and updates to all that were interested. for the next week and a half the updates were not good. Sister got weaker and weaker and could not stay awake for form than 10 or 15 minutes.
I got a call mid morning on Sunday from Sisters phone. Now knowing that sister was going downhill fast I knew what was about to happen. I answered and it was Sister's daughter. She told me her Mom had past quietly a couple of hours ago.
we had one or two unresolved issues but for the most part she was one of my family's biggest supporters given the family history and dynamics (no abuse but weird stuff just say reasons to much to get into).
I will miss her but that is the price you pay getting older. I watched my parents go through something like this as over the years of my single digits into my teens I saw friends of theirs passing away (yeah real fun being 7 or 8 or 9 around people you really do not know being BORED outta your skull because you are the only child there)
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