Mom died quietly in her sleep a little past 8 this morning ( Read more... )

My moms oldest sister Esther died peacefully this afternoon with her closest family around her. She was 87. 3 weeks ago she suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and has been in the hospital since then, with little to no chance of recovery. The MRI scans showed that the hemorrhage covered most of the left part of the brain. Which meant that she would ( Read more... )

I guess it's what happens when your family gets older, but I'm just about ready for the bad health news to take a break. Not my mom this time, thankfully, but I'm really not looking forward to having to bring her bad news tomorrow.