06/16/2023
Just wanted to share that my beautiful mom passed away last week on June 6th.
Mom called me "Dolly" from the time I was born. I can still hear her voice telling me, "Dolly, I LOVE your curls. People pay big money to get those!" which was her way of saying she didn't like when I blow-dried my hair straight, LOL.
After my daughter Hallie was born, Mom called her "Little Dolly". I'm going to miss hearing that.
We are all trying to find our way through the grieving process. These last few months, all of my time was devoted to managing her care, driving her and my dad to Dr. appointments, and trying to ease her daily emotional distress as she struggled with worsening dementia and so many other health issues.
Thankfully, my brother flew out from Maryland the day before she passed, and we were there to hold her hand until she took her last breath just before midnight. My dad is absolutely heartbroken. They were married for over 60 years. As hard as it is to let go, I am relieved she is no longer suffering, but there is a gaping hole in my heart. I know those of you who have lost a parent understand.
At some point I'll blog more about the details and the tiny miracles that followed. For now, please know how much I appreciate all of you who have taken the time to reach out over the last week. Reading your kind sweet words brings me so much comfort.
If you'd like to read more about my beautiful mom, here's the link to her obituary:
https://sinaichapel.org/obituarydetails.aspx?did=b8a3ed67-e495-41ab-b02b-2b583c96e5fe
