Rockin’ Out

Posted by v.
Mom always listened to popular music. She always had to have some kind of background music on all the time. Even on the day she died, she had the radio on for awhile.
In her car, I found several tapes and CDs. This was a real treasure for me because I can just imagine [...]

Mom made the papers

Posted by v.
 

Mom’s Life Closed

Posted by v. 
Because Mom wasn’t a religious person, I wanted to keep her funeral services relatively secular. I conducted a simple “service” at the graveside yesterday where I read the following Emily Dickinson poem:
My life closed twice before its close;
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me,
So huge, so hopeless to conceive
As these that [...]

Mom had to go

Posted by v
I wanted to drop a quick note and let you know that we’re doing OK. I miss Mom. It feels like I should be rushing around to see her, feed her, or check on her. Instead, I have time. I’d rather have Mom.
 But it’s comforting to know that she’s not struggling. She couldn’t [...]

Funeral Time and Location

Visitation: Tuesday, September 25th from 10 AM to 2 PM @ Little & Sons in Beech Grove on Main Street.
Graveside Service immediately following visitation at New Crown Cemetary on Raymond Street on Indianapolis’ South side.

The Day After

posted by Mel
First, I need to say that we really appreciate the thoughts and prayers of everyone who has commented, e-mailed, or called. We have a wonderful support network, which we know we will need very much in the months to come. Thank you all.
Today was rough, but we are muddling through it. We have to. [...]

An End to Suffering

posted by Mel
Vanessa’s mom passed at 2:55 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. After a rough morning, she went quickly and peacefully surrounded by people who loved and cared about her. Will post more about funeral arrangements as we can.

Senseless

This story does a pretty good job of describing what it’s like to watch someone dying of lung cancer. They only forgot about the gurgling and humming of the oxygen concentrator.

Oh!

posted by Mel
Madeleine L’Engle died? How did I miss this? I used to spend hours nestled in a beanbag in the Young Adult section of our township library pouring over books like A Wrinkle in Time, Camilla, and A Ring of Endless Light while my mother sat in the Periodicals section researching stocks in the Wall Street Journal. A weekend [...]

So here we are again

posted by Mel
Vanessa’s mom has had another major episode. It started some time last weekend. She was in the E.R. on Sunday and got sent home. Back on Monday and got admitted to St. Francis Beech Grove. Eric (V’s little brother) neglected to call and tell us until Tuesday at 6 PM (ah, teenagers). The initial [...]