Rest in peace, mom...
For those who might not already know, my mother passed away peacefully in the ICU on Saturday night, at age 61. Her condition had deteriorated to the point where she could only be kept alive on a breathing machine and could not be woken up out of sedation or she would go into cardiac arrest. We wanted to make sure that we were with her until the very end. Me, my brother and my sister stayed at her side while she was gradually weened off of life support until passing around 9 p.m. My father actually wasn't with us due to being very ill himself, after running himself ragged for the past 4 weeks of my mother being in the hospital. He's taking this very hard, which I'm sure anyone can understand, after being married to my mother for 42 years.
I have a lot to say, but I'm extremely drained right now, so I'm going to try to relax. I just thought I'd at least post that.
Jacalyn Lee Mengo (03/23/47 - 10/18/08) Love you mom, always.