I Lost My Oldest Sister Earlier Today
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Well as we all know nothing about death is ever planned by any of the family members and in this case it caught us totally by surprise. I was able to get to the hospital to see her on yesterday for a while. She was hooked up to many machines so she never knew I was there in her room on my scooter! This morning all of her children had made it to her bedside.
They are waiting now for the funeral home to come to the hospital and pick up her body. I have no information on the funeral services at our church yet nor where the burial will be at this time! Her passing leaves one sister and two brothers still living of my mothers 18 kids she had over a 28 year period of having children and not working outside the home!
I'm number 18 but I must say 12 of her kids died shortly after their births up to six months of age I was always told! None were born in a hospital
setting, all at home by a midwife! There were no incubators to use where some may have lived!
She rode to church with me every Sunday so I feel God called her name to come home with Him at 83 years of age. Perhaps I shall see her again on the other side as we bid her farewell! on this earth.
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