Aunt Trudy passed away on Monday night.
Her funeral service is today and
I am unable to attend as the funeral is
in Utah and I am in Oregon.
My thoughts are
with my family today
along with my sweet
aunt who lived a long
and beautiful
life. I wish I could be there for
all of my family
and show my support to a dear
woman whom I
truly do love and will miss -
and have missed.
Dementia became
a thief in Trudy's life after
our move to
Oregon. I was
unable to put in
time in helping to
take care of her
and Uncle Ted.
In a way I felt
bad that I wasn't
there to
participate. Yet in another way
I was grateful
for the excuse to not have to
go through that
again.
Should it rain
today (which I am told the
sky has been
doing - and is doing here
in Oregon) I
hope that my family members
think of the
drops as tears of joy at the
reunion that
must be taking place.
I had believed
that Ted and Trudy would
outlive us all.
Perhaps they
already have.
How many of us
will live to see
97 or 100 or even
older than that.
What a legacy.
Well written and
such thoughtful
words on her
obituary.
Thank you to those
members who were able
to provide the
time and emotions to
care for her in
Utah the way
that I could not
from Oregon.
I wish I could
be there for every one of
them today. Thank you Ted and Trudy
for your wisdom
and your love.
Thank you to my
Heavenly Father for
allowing me to
feel all of this love.
Love you all!
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