Mom was always so cheerful; always happy to spend time with family. It’s too bad family was always so busy. In her final months she especially wanted family with her. She said, “I always wanted to be alone, but now I want people with me”. Even though I went to her house almost every day, I was always tired when I was there. It’s remarkable to me that with her poor mobility that she could be so upbeat so much of the time. She did keep saying, “It’s hell to get old” – especially when she was trying to get out of her chair. She forgot that that the chair would lift her up. Her short-term memory was pretty much gone. I never thought about how bad life would be if you could never remember what happened a minute ago.
It’s hard to believe a year has passed. I still have many of the knick-knacks Mom loved so much. I don’t love them so much, but they’re hard to get rid of. I added to her collection because she was always delighted to get more “junk”. This picture was Christmas at Kevin’s house when I gave her the glass “rubber duckie” she’s holding in her hand.
Karen A. Manners Relation to Deceased: daughter Mom was so happy in the hospital. You wouldn’t think that would be, but it had been so hard for her to get around and visit with people at Resch Commons these last few weeks, that she was enjoying the company and attention and people bringing meals to her. My last conversation with her was about her lunch. Her turkey sandwich didn’t have much turkey, so I told her, since she didn’t eat much anyway, to take the turkey from one half and put it on the other. She said, “That’s a good idea.” I planned to call her later that day. Of course now I wish I hadn’t waited so long. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
Mom was always so cheerful; always happy to spend time with family. It’s too bad family was always so busy. In her final months she especially wanted family with her. She said, “I always wanted to be alone, but now I want people with me”. Even though I went to her house almost every day, I was always tired when I was there. It’s remarkable to me that with her poor mobility that she could be so upbeat so much of the time. She did keep saying, “It’s hell to get old” – especially when she was trying to get out of her chair. She forgot that that the chair would lift her up. Her short-term memory was pretty much gone. I never thought about how bad life would be if you could never remember what happened a minute ago.
It’s hard to believe a year has passed. I still have many of the knick-knacks Mom loved so much. I don’t love them so much, but they’re hard to get rid of. I added to her collection because she was always delighted to get more “junk”. This picture was Christmas at Kevin’s house when I gave her the glass “rubber duckie” she’s holding in her hand.
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Karen A. Manners Relation to Deceased: daughter Mom was so happy in the hospital. You wouldn’t think that would be, but it had been so hard for her to get around and visit with people at Resch Commons these last few weeks, that she was enjoying the company and attention and people bringing meals to her. My last conversation with her was about her lunch. Her turkey sandwich didn’t have much turkey, so I told her, since she didn’t eat much anyway, to take the turkey from one half and put it on the other. She said, “That’s a good idea.” I planned to call her later that day. Of course now I wish I hadn’t waited so long. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips