It’s hard  to believe that it’s already been 2 months! 

Not a day goes by that we don’t think of you!! 

Sooo many times I’ve thought of calling you... instead I call dad and hear about his day. Every single conversation includes you!! Dad misses you tremendously and is taking care of things for you- you’d be proud! Zac and Tiffany are expecting their little boy this coming Tues., 3/19. We know your goal was to be here for his arrival, but we are assured that you’ll have a heavenly front row seat and will cheer on his enterance!! 

Love you more than words can say and miss you so tremendously much!!!! 

Until our heavenly reunion- paint us some landscapes! 

Lisa xoxo

David and I.... at the beach... our Mom’s “Happy Place” for soooo many years here in Florida!!!

Around this time (4:30 am) last week on Wed., 1/16 the hospice staff decided to give mom a bath! Ooooo mom was probably so agravated and upset to be “woken up” so stinkin early!! This obviously woke my dad, brother and I up as well. This began our last precious 7 hours with her on earth. Time stood still and raced all at once. 

Remembering,

Lisa

A week ago at this time (10pm),my dad, David, (my brother), and I were having a “sleep over” with my mom at hospice... we played Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, and The Bee Gees! Had her favorite essential oil, “dream” in the diffuser. David read her, “The Giving Tree.” We reminisced and told stories late into the night... we all slept in the room with her... My dad had the recliner, David, the overstuffed chair and I chose the floor- could have gone out into the library on a couch, but didn’t want to leave mom.. I’d sleep on that hard floor 100 x’s over to spend more nights with my mom!!!

Lisa

This time a week ago (Tues., 1/15 4:00) my mom and I took our last “ride” together from the hospital to hospice! It was a bumpy ride, yet another memory I will hold close to my heart! Loved our adventures! ❤️

It was exactly a week ago at this time (1/15/19) that I arrived by my moms side at Sebastian Medical Hospital- she was semi-coherent. I was just soooooo grateful she waited for me to arrive- got to tell her I loved her, held her hand, applied a cold wet compress to her head and sponge her lips with her favorite beverage, Diet Coke, babble to her and read to her... might seem silly to some, but to me this was such a sweet time that I’ll cherish forever. 

Mom had an amazing journey "home"...I will share at some point.  I feel so privileged and blessed not only that she was my mom, but I got to spend her last couple days on earth with her.

Will miss her more than I can express!

With Sadness,

Lisa 

Mom and I at Sebastian Medical Center before her bronchoscopy on Dec. 28, 2018. 

xo Lisa