My Mom passed away in the night.
We knew the end was very near, as she passed into "Comfort Care" over a week ago. But our Mom was stronger than anyone expected, and she continued to fight. The whole family came together yesterday to keep vigil all day, and well into the night. But she waited until everyone was gone, before finally slipping away in the wee hours of the morning.
Jantje Wendelina Reitsma Dykstra
June 1929 - December 22, 2016
We knew the end was very near, as she passed into "Comfort Care" over a week ago. But our Mom was stronger than anyone expected, and she continued to fight. The whole family came together yesterday to keep vigil all day, and well into the night. But she waited until everyone was gone, before finally slipping away in the wee hours of the morning.
Jantje Wendelina Reitsma Dykstra
June 1929 - December 22, 2016
She was a wonderful, vibrant women, whom Alzheimer's stole from us long ago.
In some ways it's a relief that her struggles are finally over, but no one is truly ready when
the end does finally come. So now we have a funeral to plan. But it's also Christmas.
Any Christmas spirit I may have had, evaporated over a week ago, when we knew the end was near. We are all numb and exhausted from watching and waiting, but for the sake of the grandchildren we will go through the motions, and Christmas will go on.
We will miss you Mom
In some ways it's a relief that her struggles are finally over, but no one is truly ready when
the end does finally come. So now we have a funeral to plan. But it's also Christmas.
Any Christmas spirit I may have had, evaporated over a week ago, when we knew the end was near. We are all numb and exhausted from watching and waiting, but for the sake of the grandchildren we will go through the motions, and Christmas will go on.
We will miss you Mom
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