11 November 1923 to 26 December 2012.
She ticked off all the items on her death wish list – she was active almost to the last, just went to bed and didn’t wake up, didn’t linger, died at hospital and not at home, died having spoken to all her children.
She had a wonderful Christmas Day with family. She drove herself to Church, and later had lunch with her son and daughter, plus grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren, and tea with my sister and her family. During the day, she spoke to her other three children. She went to bed and was found unconscious in the morning. She was transported to hospital. She never recovered consciousness, but died later in the day with her family around her.
May she and all the faithful departed rest in peace.
My condolences, Joyful. May she rest in peace and may Our Lady grant you consolation.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear it, Joyful.
She has a good face.
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I’m very sorry for your troubles, Joyful.
God bless you.
So sorry to hear this, Joyful.
We will keep mum and your family in our prayers.
God Bless
Sounds so like my own dear mother’s death at the start of this year Joyful. She too was active and totally compos mentis till the end. She never forgot any of her 4 children’s, 14 grandchildren’s or 9 great grandchildren’s brithdays….. or that of her friends. She was still driving her car too and in complete control of her own finances, house, etc. She never complained, with her great faith and love of God helping her to remain optimistic and positive till the end…. though she suffered quite a lot during the last 3 weeks of her life. We too were all at her bedside when she died.
How blessed we both have been to have had such wonderful mothers! I hope they will be getting to know each other in Heaven now.
Be assured of my prayers for your dear mother.
And for you and all your family who will be grieving.
A dignified and noble passing.
Thank you all for your good wishes and kind thoughts.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Manus.
Hi,
I looked for a contact email on your website but can’t seem to find any so I am writing a comment instead.
I was googling for a meditation on the Our Father and I chanced upon yours (posted at another websited on 20 Jan 2011) using Pope Benedicts and Aquinas’s reflections. You said there that you will be posting the rest of the meditations on the following days but I can’t find them. The only one that shows up is the first and the second.
I would really love to have the complete mediation so I wonderf if you can give me the links to the rest. I would like to share this with my friends.
I would be very greatful for that.
Peace in Christ,
Marc