I would like to thank everyone who has responded and sent us prayers and words of comfort, they have been much needed. It has been a difficult time for our family, we never want to say goodbye to those we love, even when we know that they are going to a far better place. My parents would of been married 50yrs come Sept. Through it all my dad never left her side, even sleeping on the floor next to her hospt bed we had at home in the living room. She went peacefully with out any pain, and for those of you who have been through similar, you can understand my gratitude to the hospice people who made her very comfortable and went beyond for her and all of our family.
She was cremated, so we could not see having a service at the funeral home or even a church since they did not attend. We had a simple intimate gathering around an oak tree that dad and her had planted years ago. None of us seemed to mind standing out in the rain, since she always loved rain. We placed an angel statue there and have landscaped the area with rocks so that it will always be our special place to remember her. My dad awhile back took acorns from the tree and planted them in coffee cans, and now each of us has a tree to take home and plant of our own. None of this was ever planned out this way but it seemed fitting how things fell into place. I guess you can say God had his plan for us all along.
I just wanted to say thank you all for being so wonderful and caring, and thank you Ed for posting this thread for us. You have been great.
Dawn