Linda is resting peacefully....her numbers are good...what a difference a day makes....the difference with "comfort care" vs struggling to breathe...respiratory distress.
Dave has met with the Hospice folks...Linda will remain in the hospital and cared for by the hospital this weekend...Monday (if she is still with us), she will be transferred to a Hospice "house" to complete her journey under the care of Hospice....Linda has expressed that she does not need to be taken home to die....and that is good.
Linda will be an organ donor to the Lions Eye Bank...the process is in place for this to happen.....
Linda will be cremated and her ashes split between her first marriage (her husband passed away in an accident) and her second marriage to Dave....the first set of ashes will be spread by her children among the graves of her husband and son...the second set of ashes will be spread by her family and friends in nature at a place of beauty and a place she will be remembered....we have ideas in place.
A memorial celebration of life will be held with a religious and a spiritual part...Linda and Dave have been working on this and it will be something not to miss..more later....
Today many friends and family visited with Linda..many flew in more coming in tomorrow...her grand children are present ....her siblings are here...many of her friends are here...nieces, nephews..etc..e.tc...the visits were small at a time and quiet with touching of this precious woman...
Linda is sleeping as this is written...a woman in peace....and peaceful....the struggle is over....
Friday, January 14, 2011
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Beautiful, eloquent, loving. You are an inspiration.
Always,
Marjorie
Where do I begin to find the words? I have never been able to fully express how much I love both of you. I don't know why I love you so much. I suppose it's just because you have always been so kind, so generous, so fun, so supportive. You're just the kind of people that draw love from others, that make everyone around you feel special.
I remember going through these moments with my mom. Dave, I send you all my heart, all my thoughts. I know this is breaking your heart, but I know that you are also relieved that Linda will soon be at peace and will no longer struggle. I know you love her too much to wish her to stay and continue suffering. I know you love her so much, you will keep her in your heart always and will honor her memory in all that you do. I love you, Dave. You and Linda have been my friends some 10 years or more now and I have treasured every precious moment of it. Who ever would have thought that something like CART/Champ Car would bring me such wonderful people with whom to share memories?
Please, if you are able, tell Linda that I love her with all my heart. She has been an inspiration and is a hero to me. Her strength, her courage, her joy of life have all shown me that it is possible to live life and prevail through it's struggles. Linda has shown me that an openness to others and a simple joy in every day creates a world of friendship and happiness.
Our lives will all go on, but we will be much poorer for the loss of our friend, Linda. I will keep Linda in my heart and remember her always, with joy and with love.
I do not have the words to say anything more. There are no more words for this moment. I will offer a quote that I gave at my mother's service, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, "To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
I love you Linda. Peace to you.
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