Aunt Pauletta died a few hours ago. She'd been in a coma the last few days. I'm guessing it was peaceful. I'm so sad right now. I can't really put into words what she meant to our family. My mom has lost both of her sisters (my aunt Florence died in 1994). She just has her little brother, my uncle John, left. Katie and I and the rest of our cousins lost our favorite aunt. But most importantly, Uncle Brad lost his wife of almost 45 years, and Sarah lost her mom.
I'm not crying right now. That's mainly because I knew it was coming, and we all knew it last summer when she started to seriously decline. The crying will come later.
Mom, Dad, and Katie and I are leaving for Louisville on Sunday around lunchtime. It will be a two day trip back and forth, because Mom really can't stay in the car for an 11 hour drive in one day. No idea when the visitation and funeral will be. We'll be gone for a week. Sam is going to try to fly in from Charleston.
One other sad thing I was dreading- today would have been Debbie's 50th birthday.
I'm not crying right now. That's mainly because I knew it was coming, and we all knew it last summer when she started to seriously decline. The crying will come later.
Mom, Dad, and Katie and I are leaving for Louisville on Sunday around lunchtime. It will be a two day trip back and forth, because Mom really can't stay in the car for an 11 hour drive in one day. No idea when the visitation and funeral will be. We'll be gone for a week. Sam is going to try to fly in from Charleston.
One other sad thing I was dreading- today would have been Debbie's 50th birthday.