Remembering My Mom

My mom passed away peacefully this morning around 7:20. She was never in any pain that we were aware of, so that was wonderful. She was too young (83) but that's the way it is. We have our great memories of her to last forever. Thanks for all of your prayers.

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For You, Mom

As I said in my last post, I bought this file for my Cameo Silhouette with the intention of making my mom a Mother's Day card with it. Since it appears that I will not be making her a Mother's Day card, I made her this card instead. It's not really a valentine, just an "I Love You" card.

I matted the pink piece with red and mounted on foam squares. I embossed the background piece with my Swiss Dots folder.

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Grandkids' Valentines

I took a few minutes today and finally made valentines for our grandkids. I used two from a few years ago and then made three new ones. VERY simple and not my best, but here they are:) The hearts are all cut using Lifestyle Crafts dies. They are all mounted on foam squares. The patterned paper is from a stack from Recollections.

My mom is still doing about the same. Eating VERY little and sleeping a lot. She will finish up her radiation on Friday and move to a nursing home on Monday. It still seems very surreal. I'll keep you posted. I made a card for her, too, today. I bought a "MOM" file from Silhouette and was going to make a Mother's Day card for her. Had to use it sooner. I'll share it with you tomorrow or Friday.

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February Calendar Page

Funny how having your mom in the hospital (and being away from home) can make you forget about life's unimportant things. So, here is February's calendar page.

The heart panel was cut using my Cameo Silhouette from pink and red cardstock. The background was embossed with a Swiss Dots folder and I used my Scor-Pal to add a line below the embossing.

Update on my mom: She is about the same.  She is not eating (well, VERY little) and they are not giving her any nutrition. She is only being hydrated through her IV. They did start radiation on her brain on Monday, so she'll have her fourth treatment of ten this afternoon. She is still fully aware of everything going on around her and can talk to us and let us know what she wants and doesn't want. My dad brings her a little something from home every day. She has had lots of visitors and lots of phone calls. Both of my brothers and my sister are in town from out of state. We just take things day by day, but I believe she is comfortable. That is the goal - to keep her comfortable. If she makes it until next Friday, we'll have to figure out where to move her. Thanks again for your continued prayers for my mom, my dad and the rest of my family.

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Update on my mom

Short update on my mom. She was unable to start radiation on her brain last Thursday, per the plan. She had a stroke when they came to pick her up. She is basically on a "keep her comfortable" plan. However, it was decided this morning that she will get a try at radiation starting today. It's not a "cure" but it MIGHT help make her more comfortable. Thank you all SOOOOOOOO much for all your kind thoughts and prayers. We appreciate them so much!!!

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