A Personal Loss
I must apologize to loyal readers for not posting here for over a month.
I have been working on The Cove House since the end of February (among other small jobs) and have been hoping to get a post in here about it. But on the personal side, my 91 year old Grandmother has been terminally ill the last few weeks. Today I got word from my father that she died. And while this was not unexpected, it has been something of a distraction.
A few weeks ago she was taken to the hospital after suffering what looked to be a stroke. It turned out a brain tumor had progressed to the point that it was interfering with — well, I guess just about everything. She had sat in her chair at home for hours before remembering she had a life line button that would bring the ambulance forth-with.
Thankfully, with medical attention she was coherent enough to make her own decisions about her future. The doctor offered her the usual unpleasant choices when cancer is at work. She flat refused. At 91 she wasn’t about to try and hang on just for the sake of hanging on when the best of prognoses were gloomy.
Not 48 hours later she had a massive brain hemorrhage that left her in a semi-conscious state. At 9 pm last night she finally got her wish. Peace and release.
Gwenlynn (Gwen) A, Wyant-Matson 1916–2008 :: May you rest in peace, Grandma.