Chuck's mom died on February 22nd. She was 90 years old and had lived in a convalescent home for about 7-8 years but she seemed fine. A social worker told us she had gone into Mary Ann's room about 10:30am and she was in good spirits. They talked about her new roommate and she was excited to meet her.
Then around noon a nurse went in to check on her and found her unresponsive. It's kind of shocking to all of us. How one minute she could be just fine and then suddenly she's gone.
We all flew out to Denver on the 25th and got to spend some time with Rose, Chuck's sister. Rose had lived with Mary Ann her entire life until she went into the convalescent home. She's always been a strong-willed, stoic kind of personality but this has hit her hard. She was so glad to have us all there and we spent hours reminiscing, looking through pictures, all those things you do when you lose someone so close.
Chuck and I cleaned out his mom's room then brought everything to Rose's place and we all sorted through things.
When we went out there in October to help Rose after her surgery, we made arrangements to see Mary Ann. Rose is paralyzed on her right side due to a stroke and it's just too hard for her to get around so it had been a couple years since they'd actually seen each other. Due to the pandemic we had to meet outside and if I remember right they said it was the first time Mary Ann had been out of bed in over a year. I'm so glad I snapped some pictures!
This is a little bit of what Chuck wrote on Facebook ~
The Lord brought her through many trials and delivered her many times from things that happened to her in her life. She was widowed at 30 with 4 kids 10 and under plus a 10,000 chicken egg ranch. She survived cancer and Covid 19. She did the best she could and asked God to help her with the rest. Her faith is what brought me to the Lord. I was her youngest and I will miss her greatly.
December 27, 1930 - February 22, 2021
We flew in late Monday night and Chuck had more cancer surgery on Wednesday. I'll write about that in my next post.
So how are you doing? Holding up okay?
7 comments:
So sorry for the loss of your mom in law. I lost my mom in 2010 from Alzheimers and my dad in 2013. I really like that last pictures of her.
I'm so sorry, Cindy. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate with a significant loss and now Chuck's cancer surgery. Sending prayers for that one and wishes for peace and healing on the loss of your mother-in-law.
Oh, Dear Cindy, I am so sorry. I know how difficult the loss of a parent can be, regardless of circumstances. I know she will be missed by all who knew and loved her. My condolences to Chuck and his sister and family. So glad you had that visit last October. Yes, you have a lot going on these days. Praying for you all.
May God comfort you all in the loss of Chuck's dear mom. Widowed at 30 with 4 kids under 10...wow. What a blessing that you could go out to Colorado and help Chuck's sister with the cleaning and sorting.
((Hugs) I am so sorry to hear about her passing. Sending love to you and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you and everyone who loved her. Take care and God bless.
Prayers and love as your mourn the loss of a beautiful life.
What a cutie pie your husband's mom was. So strange that she was fine mid-morning and gone by noon. Hope her passing was peaceful.
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