When I got home from work last Monday, I found a message telling me my Great-Auntie Nan's health had gone downhill fast. Her lung cancer had spread to her brain and she wasn't expected to last much longer. I flew to Portland Tuesday morning. When I arrived, Nan was still lucid and we were able to say our goodbyes. For the next several days, I was honored to help her daughter Kat make her final days as comfortable as possible. Nan went peacefully Saturday night at home, with Kat and me at her side.
I returned to Missoula late Sunday night and took Monday off to recoup. I will post a tribute to Nan within the next few days; in the meantime, let me just say that the world is a better place for her presence in it, and I am a better person for her presence in my life.
Godspeed, Nan. Big, big love.
2 Comments:
Oh, this so makes me think of my grandmother.
Some of us are blessed by such women.
Condolences, Patia...be strong and remember the love.
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