November 27, 2007
Helen Summers
Tomorrow is her birthday, I believe she will be 90.
On Thursday, she went out for Thanksgiving dinner with one of my uncles. On Saturday, my cousin tried to call her to see if she wanted to go to church with them Sunday morning, but there was no answer. On Sunday, my Dad called for his weekly phone call, but there was no answer, which was strange, so he called one of his brothers to check on her.
The best guess is that her heart had stopped and then restarted, causing a stroke. Since she was in bed, she was probably sleeping. Right now, she seems to be aware that people are in the room with her, but it’s left her blind and unable to speak, and will most likely slip away in the next few days.
I’m sad, I’m angry, but through it all I know she had a good life with a vigor and independence to the end that I can only hope I will see as well.
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November 28th, 2007 at 12:27 am