I've been gone  a long time. What can I say.

I wasn't fond of the changes HSB had made, but they've asked me to give them another chance.

Also, it's just hard to believe that my life has gone where it has right now, so I haven't posted.

Okay, so any of you can remind yourself of what 2006 was like for me by reviewing my past entries.  My most recent entry was March.  In February I was working with my mom to get her affairs in order, since my step-dad had died in October, my dad in the previous April, and I never wanted another estate to deal with like my dad's (which STILL is not settled...).  So in February the process was started, and through some misunderstanding between myself and the law firm, and my mom's standard motis opperandi of not getting things done, March passed by and things were not finalized.  In April I got a call from my step-sister (who was living with my mom) that my mom was sick.  We made a dr. appt. and I drove over, got her, took her to the appt.  Net result, after hours, mom was admitted to the hospital and was there 9 days.  Tests results: Lung cancer. 

My mom went with me to see an oncologist on 5/1, but at the visit announced to us both that she did not intend to pursue treatment.  She was going to pack a couple of suitcases, throw them in her van, and drive to Florida to live here days there somewhere.  I appealed to her to wait a bit to finish the estate stuff, and she agreed. We got it finished 5/9.

She was working toward's her goal, to my understanding, but was still home as Mother's Day rolled around.  We had her for dinner at our house on Mother's Day.  She drove home that night, and called us to let us know she'd made it home okay. (It was the first time she had driven since her hospitalization.)  A week went by and we didn'ted hear from her, and assumed she was working toward her goal. But, soon another call from step-sister, and mom in the hospital again.  Treated for UTI, pneumonia, hypercalciumism... but it was all related to the cancer, and she'd told me she didn't want any treatments for the cancer. It was time to arrange hospice care.

So, hospice care was set up in her home, with my step-sister as the primary care giver.  When mom went home from the hospital this time, she was bed-ridden. She, maybe, left the bed twice the first week.  The 2nd week, 6/10, she passed away.

Unbelieveable.  It just went so quickly. I am still numb.

So, that's why I haven't posted.  She was cremated, per her request, and will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetary with her 2nd husband, who was laid to rest there 11/23/06 (at which time we had requsted space be reserved for her).

That's the story for now. The short one.  So many other things have gone on, but that's all I've got time for right now. Maybe in a future post.

Blessings to you all. Please pray for me. Again.