Uncoupling

The Care Home rang my sister yesterday to say they thought our mother was fading away. As it happened she and I and Ailz and Ian were in a pub down the road having lunch, with a view to visiting my mother afterwards.

We spent the afternoon with her. I've no idea if she knew we were there. We talked to her, I read some familiar bits of the Bible out loud, but my suspicion is she was far away- as, indeed, she has been for years. I thought of staying the night, making a vigil of it, but her body is strong and the final uncoupling could take a long, long time. She's still hanging on as I write.

Meanwhile for those of us still firmly attached to our bodies terrestrial life goes on...

Comings And Goings

And this morning comes news that Mike and Su have an appointment booked at the beginning of January for her to go into hospital and have her baby- our grandchild- by c-section. As one life ends another begins.

I feel wonderfully happy and energised.

Comings and goings, comings and goings.