Ah, you guys. It's been rough sledding for me, have to sniffle a bit in front of y'all.
3/3, flew to Buffalo to be with my 102 year old mom who took a bad turn. 3/7 she entered Hospice care.
The absolutely fabulous and welcoming Nickel City Splash Masters swim team welcomed me to practice for a couple of days (coach Brandi is the best, by the way...) until their pools at the University of Buffalo and Buff state were shut down.
Mom passed peacefully at home on the 17th (of course, St Patrick's day... she hated to miss a party.)
Flew home to SD (with mom's kitty, who is now living her best life w one of my sisters,) on the 21st.
No pools open, so I've been walking w my neighbor (6 ft away) and am thinking about riding my bike...
It's a conundrum, mom was 102, and we all knew the day would come. It did, but there's just no way to be mentally ready for it.
A bright note: she donated herself to the UB Medical School. She always said "the only way I'm leaving this house is feet first." When the folks from UB came, we told them about her wish, so they were extremely diligent about the feet first.
Because of all the quarantine restrictions, we won't be able to hold a fitting memorial service for several months, but when we do, it'll be a proper send-off.
The Marvelous Mrs. Sing https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/24/sing-ruth-m/
PS. She's the one who got us a YMCA family membership in 1964, where I took lessons, was invited to join the swim team, and the rest is history!
Karen ST Concierge
3/3, flew to Buffalo to be with my 102 year old mom who took a bad turn. 3/7 she entered Hospice care.
The absolutely fabulous and welcoming Nickel City Splash Masters swim team welcomed me to practice for a couple of days (coach Brandi is the best, by the way...) until their pools at the University of Buffalo and Buff state were shut down.
Mom passed peacefully at home on the 17th (of course, St Patrick's day... she hated to miss a party.)
Flew home to SD (with mom's kitty, who is now living her best life w one of my sisters,) on the 21st.
No pools open, so I've been walking w my neighbor (6 ft away) and am thinking about riding my bike...
It's a conundrum, mom was 102, and we all knew the day would come. It did, but there's just no way to be mentally ready for it.
A bright note: she donated herself to the UB Medical School. She always said "the only way I'm leaving this house is feet first." When the folks from UB came, we told them about her wish, so they were extremely diligent about the feet first.
Because of all the quarantine restrictions, we won't be able to hold a fitting memorial service for several months, but when we do, it'll be a proper send-off.
The Marvelous Mrs. Sing https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/24/sing-ruth-m/
PS. She's the one who got us a YMCA family membership in 1964, where I took lessons, was invited to join the swim team, and the rest is history!
Karen ST Concierge
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STConcierge: Mar 30, 20 11:14