Mom’s death came in with the new moon early this morning

we had been expecting it and finally praying for it

now her suffering is over

done is her painful battle with cancer

the cancer finally won - it was ruthless and relentless

she was tough though 

she suffered a lot for years and rarely complained

 a week before she died, she told the hospice nurses

that they had better hurry up and cremate her

they said that they couldn't

so she got out of bed and said ok then, I will find someone who will......

I'd say she was ready 

I come from a long line of tough woman

my gread-grandmother,  my mother's grandmother

hired an ampulance to pick her up at her nursing home

and take her to the DRC

the Detroit Race Track where she bet her SS check on the horses

we found out when mom saw her photo in the paper

my grandmother, my mom's mom

slipped out of a couple different nursing homes she had been put in

by calling a cab, sneaking out the back and going home

this is me, my mom, her mom and her grandmother

they are all gone now

they are the woman of the past

I already feel lonely

no one will ever love me as unconditionally as this beautiful woman here

I am so grateful she was my mother

it was an honor and a privaledge to have her

I am grateful that I have a children and grandchildren

it is also an honor and a privaledge to have them

they are the woman and men of the future

mom felt that way too

she was so happy that she got to spend her last year 

with her grandkids and great-grandkids

it meant a lot to her and brought her joy

most special of all to her was meeting  her namesake

 Lucy Bella

our life goes on

Lucy Fern Daubner

May 24, 1930 - July 19, 2012

we love you mom