Post by bird on Nov 29, 2008 13:57:53 GMT -5
About 6 years ago my mother was diagnosed with cancer, after numerous kemo treatments, and 3 operations, she decided about 1 1/2 years ago she couldn't handle anymore of the treatments, her blood count came up and the cancer seemed to have gone into a neutral state of growth. We were all excited for the news but feared someday it would return, which was last September. From September to November last year the growth rate was at an alarming rate, the tumor had went from 3mm dia. to 10mm in this short time, my father, 3 brothers and one sister knew the time time was soon coming, and that she was on God's time from there on out.
A little about this great woman, she worshiped the Lord and read his word on a daily basis, with my father being a Southern Baptist Preacher we were in church every Sunday morning and night, along with Wednesday night services as well, on a very rare occasion she would ever complain about anything, no matter how bad it actually was. I never really paid that close attention to that part of her, I guess I just didn't realize it at the time, all the while listening to others in the world with so many problems, that they didn't know how deal with or cope with, I see now the whole time the Lord was holding her hand through it all, every step of the way.
Her knowledge of wealth, I cant even begin to explain but I'll try, she was infatuated with family history, and knowing who belonged to who, any question I or anyone had on this topic there was only person to talk too. For as far back as 200 years, my 3rd or 4th great grandparents, uncles, aunts, where they were born, raised, what they did, where they were buried, she knew it all.
One of her final trips to the Dr. early last December they gave her 6 months or less to live, we tried to get as many of the arrangements taken care of before the time actually did arrive. Talking to her, you, nor anyone would have every known she was near to being on her death bed, just an occasional sigh, and willing to talk to anyone who would listen. Every Sunday afternoon I'd call her on the way to Cincinnati, and we would talk for 2-3 hrs it was just our time every week. I would go see her on Tuesdays, and Friday or Saturdays, trying to spend every available hour with this wonderful lady.
On May 9 2008, this loved by all child of God passed, sometime between 4am and 5am, we had all been up all night trying to keep her as comfortable as we possibly could, the irony it was the first time all of us kids had spent the night at home since we had all moved out and started families of our own.
I with everyone am really missing her more with the holidays among us, and wishing I could have another Sunday afternoon with her on the phone while on the way to Cincinnati. Just being a little selfish, I know she's in a much better place, sitting along side of the Lord, waiting for all of us to join her there.
Bird
A little about this great woman, she worshiped the Lord and read his word on a daily basis, with my father being a Southern Baptist Preacher we were in church every Sunday morning and night, along with Wednesday night services as well, on a very rare occasion she would ever complain about anything, no matter how bad it actually was. I never really paid that close attention to that part of her, I guess I just didn't realize it at the time, all the while listening to others in the world with so many problems, that they didn't know how deal with or cope with, I see now the whole time the Lord was holding her hand through it all, every step of the way.
Her knowledge of wealth, I cant even begin to explain but I'll try, she was infatuated with family history, and knowing who belonged to who, any question I or anyone had on this topic there was only person to talk too. For as far back as 200 years, my 3rd or 4th great grandparents, uncles, aunts, where they were born, raised, what they did, where they were buried, she knew it all.
One of her final trips to the Dr. early last December they gave her 6 months or less to live, we tried to get as many of the arrangements taken care of before the time actually did arrive. Talking to her, you, nor anyone would have every known she was near to being on her death bed, just an occasional sigh, and willing to talk to anyone who would listen. Every Sunday afternoon I'd call her on the way to Cincinnati, and we would talk for 2-3 hrs it was just our time every week. I would go see her on Tuesdays, and Friday or Saturdays, trying to spend every available hour with this wonderful lady.
On May 9 2008, this loved by all child of God passed, sometime between 4am and 5am, we had all been up all night trying to keep her as comfortable as we possibly could, the irony it was the first time all of us kids had spent the night at home since we had all moved out and started families of our own.
I with everyone am really missing her more with the holidays among us, and wishing I could have another Sunday afternoon with her on the phone while on the way to Cincinnati. Just being a little selfish, I know she's in a much better place, sitting along side of the Lord, waiting for all of us to join her there.
Bird
