Last week, I went to see my Aunt Molly. She is my mom's sister. Up until my mom died, they'd lived together in the house I grew up in for over 10 years. Before that, they'd lived apart. They didn't really like each other. But I know in my heart they loved each other. I hadn't seen my aunt for over a month. The family and I had all been sick since the middle of … [Read more...]
Filling Out Mortuary Paperwork
I'm doing something today that I don't want to do. This brings a certain uneasy finality to an unfinished, but inevitable outcome. I'm filling out mortuary paperwork. Mom doesn't want to be buried. She wants to be cremated. She also doesn't want a ceremony. Now, I have to find the humor in this - I'm using an online crematory recommended by the hospice chaplain. So, … [Read more...]