My father, Reverend Roger Alan Pickering, passed away peacefully and quickly at 3:15 today

his decline was astonishingly rapid.
he was not in pain, and he didn't linger.

( a quick recap of recent events )

Dad has been released from the hopital, to return to home and his own doctor.

The back story (what happened):
    Mom and Dad had come back into Philly for church (remember dad is a minister, whole saga about the politics involved to follow at some point later)  and Mom called me saturday morning to see if we could get together for lunch .. i was in ( Read more... )

improvements

mom says they are talking about stitching him back up tomorrow.  they had left the incision open to clean it and drain it >ick< and they are finally talking about closing it. mom is sounding less stressed.

i had a migraine for most of today. stress and overdoing it. .. and not taking my vitamins.. which i really know better about...