I'm exhausted and going to bed. We just got home. It is almost 10pm.
Wendy passed away today at 2:10pm. It was peaceful and quiet. She did not struggle at the end. She went very peacefully. No agitation. No gasping for air. Just didn't take another breath. I was on one side of her, Auntie Tia on the other. Shelly, Sheri, and Larry and Nick at the foot of her hospital bed. Auntie and I told her to go to the light. Reach her arms out and keep going. It was okay to go. They asked me to take her pulse. It was faint and then wasn't there.
It was a beautiful thing.
The first thing I did when we walked in the door was go to Christine and just hold her. I just needed to hold her in my arms.
I'm shaking with fatigue. I am going to say my prayers, crawl in bed, and have a good cry.
More tomorrow.
2 comments:
I have tears in my eyes as I write this because I KNOW this feeling, this ending of life well. It IS beautiful and so natural - what a great homecoming on the other side! It's time for you to rest and regroup and BTW you HOLD onto Christine as long as you need. You're a sweetie!
I am soo glad you got to be there! It's such a beautiful experience. What a great cousin you are. I know it will never be forgotten that you made the effort to honor her wishes. It's so emotional and taxing but will be a choice memory forever. I hope you can rest........love you!
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