Death came quickly.

Happy New year to all those who read this blog.  I won't be blogging for a week or so.  Ken's Mum died on New Year's Eve.   Ken and I were there with his sister and her hubby.  We had been taking turns in holding her hand when her breathing became shallow, she opened her eyes, gave a little sigh, and that was it.  The hours leading up to that were not pleasant with her lungs struggling for air, but it was quick in the end, so we felt at peace with her.
We cleaned out her room at the Home today, and will be seeing the funeral parlour tomorrow to set a date and choose a casket.  Funeral will probably be next week some time, and that will be the end of an era.  She was the last to go in her generation.  We are next in line.   Your mortality suddenly kicks you in the face when this happens, doesn't it.