Blessings on her and your dad and you. My sister died the same way, so I know how it hurts.
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ > Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:19:08 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Courage in facing death > To: [email protected] > > Years ago, someone asked me who my real-life heroes > were (as opposed to frex Captain Picard), and thought > it odd when I replied, after some thought, that my > parents were. That answer remains true today, having > watched them confront my mom's pancreatic cancer, > diagnosed just over three years ago; not in-your-face > bravery, but the tight-lipped determination to fight > such a terminal diagnosis with everything (surgery, > radiation, chemotherapy), and then the long, long > journey toward accepting that some wars cannot be won. > Not graceful acquiescence, not pretty surrender - > while Mom portrayed the gracious officer's wife > flawlessly, she grew up in the projects of > Philidelphia, and never lost that inner tough core - > but begrudging retreat when the cancer returned last > year. Dad's steadfast faithfulness never ceased, > though I am sure it must have wobbled at times. She > died at home, as she wished. > > Debbi > Bless Hospice Maru > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
