Last Saturday, May 14, my mother, Vida Hanson, passed away. She was 94 years old. Her death was sudden in that she had no major chronic ailments and the cause of her death was not a sudden acute event (e.g., stroke, heart attack, etc.). My best description is that her body wore out.
In a period of barely three weeks she went from good health, to bronchitis resulting in two ER visits, a nine day hospitalization, a week of 24 hour home health care, 2-1/2 days at a rehabilitation center, a readmission to a hospital and finally two very short days at a hospice care. During all that time, her family stayed on top of her care and continually planned and acted on where she needed to be next. Her mind remained active during this time and if anything, she knew her body better than anybody else and the ultimate outcome. Her continual refrain was she was “weary.”
In the end, it was her time. She died with all of her children present and we all miss her very much.
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