Gma Dutson (Emma) has Passed Away

Hi All,

Emma, Mom, Gma D has finally gone home.

According to the nurse I talked to, she passed away August 9, 2017 @ 10:45 PM.

I am grateful that I was able to visit her yesterday afternoon...

Some of the things we talked about:

* It's OK for her to go HOME.  Now that we have her approved for Medicaid, she can stay as long as she wants, but it's OK for her to go.

* Who might the one who would be there to escort her in her passing.  She wondered if it might be Gpa D, but I mentioned that in all my reading, it was usually a parent, but certainly could be "her sweetie".  And we won't know for sure till we cross over...

* She had been nauseated most of the day,  I told her that the nausea was just a part of her passing.  They had given her a pill (Zofran) to help with it, but that perhaps the nausea was part of the body ridding itself of un-needed 'stuff'.  ...that she would continue to have such problems, even worsening, until she let go and crossed over.  If she was anything like me, and I *hate* vomiting, I would consider passing on rather dealing with extended nausea.

* I told her that my health wasn't doing that well, that I still might pass away before her.  With a smile she said, well, why don't we both go together?  I responded that she would have her sweetie, but who would I have?  I could see the cogs turning as she pondered that.  At last she mentioned something about she could see that it might be a problem for me...   She is such a loving person and she wants *all* of her loved ones near her.   At last she CAN be near us all -- in our dreams, in our quiet contemplative moments.

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She was the last of her generation/siblings to cross over.  I hope there is a mighty family reunion going on now.  She and I joked, on occasion, that 'they' might be asking her what took her so long to come join them?

Trivia:

* She had just turned 94 on July 14th.

* Her 'Sweetie' (Parley) passed away on August 10th.

Cheers Mom.  And God Speed.