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Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>


> Oh, and by the way, May has been a less than great month for me. My
> mother died suddenly and unexpectedly -- if you can call the death of
> an 88-year-old woman unexpected -- with only about half her garden in.
> She was doing very well with her knee replacement (surgery in January)
> and working hard on the therapy because she was hell-bent on gardening
> this summer.
>
> The good part is that she had a massive bleed in her brain, so she was
> dead for all meaningful purposes before the paramedics reached her.
>
> I added a bit of drama by having a serious wreck on the way to Havana,
> but Gloria (of this list) came through and picked me off the road and
> took me to Havana (and later drove out to the farm to make sure that
> the stove was off when the paramedics wondered if the stove was off
> because Mom had just made a cup of tea).
>
> The paramedics who came to rescue me were somewhat irritated that I
> refused their services. Yeah, the car was a mess, but I crawled out
> with a few bruises, and later the ER doc in Havana checked me out and
> declared me sound.
>
> Let me tell you, I miss my Mama. We talked regularly on the phone, and
> I got over there as often as I could. Friends have told me that they
> still try to call their mothers before they realize they can't after
> 7, 17, and even more years. My sisters and I got together Saturday at
> Mom's farm. That wasn't so bad, but driving by the cemetery where
> she's buried was.
>
> If it wasn't for my animals, particularly the dogs, I would have been
> disappointed that I survived the accident, but I did, so here I am.
> With my genetics, I'm likely to live for another 30 or 40 years. Mom's
> bleed was probably a result of inflammation caused by an autoimmune
> disease. I don't have that.
>
> On the other hand, I suppose I could quit using seatbelts....
>
> Nah. I'd just end up crippled or something.
>
> Marie
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