Another Goodbye
My sister-in-law died last night. She was in hospice. When we saw her on Christmas she was on antibiotics and steroids, so we had a really nice visit. We were able to talk with her for almost two hours before she "hit the wall," couldn't breathe easily any more, and asked us to leave. The nurses were going to give her the same meds she got the night before which worked so well that she slept right through being turned twice (to avoid getting a bedsore). She had lost so much weight and was so thin that her skin was like tissue paper covering her bones. It was hard seeing her so emaciated, but it was good having those two hours with her. Now she suffers no more. And though I didn't see her very often, I miss her all the more knowing I will never see her again. I didn't know going in that this Winter was going to be such a season of loss; but, there it is. Good Night, TTYL, Be Well,