Sigh!

Just when I felt like I could get into a routine, all heck breaks loose in the household. Betty Jane, my husband's grandmother, ended up in the hospital. We ended up spending a majority of our time with her during her last month. She died on the 13th of September... from complications of lung cancer, congestive heart failure, and stage 5 kidney disease. From what we have been told, it was the kind of dying that we all dream about. She was finishing dialysis, turned to the nurse and told her she felt sleepy. She appeared to fall asleep, her heart stopped, and they couldn't revive her. The nurses assured us that it was about the most peaceful and painless death in the ICU that they have ever seen.

We have been trying to help Bill and his brother Dick get the house packed up. It is hard to watch both of them in their stages of grief. I wish both of them peace of mind... but I fear it will be a long process.

I am hoping, after my trip to Orlando in October, I can make it to visit my parents in Ohio. I would really like to spend some time with my own family since our trips had to be put off since Betty Jane was so ill. I don't regret putting off my own trips, but I miss my family and hope to see them soon.

I will try to post on a regular basis now that I have no really great reason for not doing so.