Confessions of a Grieving Widow
I haven't written about the death of my sweet husband. My heart has been heavy in that area since 9:00 am on December 23, 2008. The 22nd had been a busy time. Children coming in and out of the house to visit with their dad because we all knew that time for him was getting shorter by the day. I had cleansed his wounds, and tucked him in, then I had lain down on the sofa next to him to rest. I apparently fell fast asleep, because I was awakened by my son and his wife as they prepared breakfast in the kitchen. I sat up and immediately noticed that Ned wasn't breathing right. I ran over to the side of the bed, and saw his oxygen had slipped off. I quickly put it back on, but he wasn't responsive to my touch or to my calling his name. I could tell he was in a Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern. I called to my children and then reached for my phone to call the Hospice team that he was dying. While I was on the phone, he took his last breath with...