Hello on Monday Morning

Dear Friends,

Sunday was a long day for the Curley Family. I was so exhausted that I missed the arrival of Kevin and Kyla from East Boston. They arrived at our home at 11 PM on Sunday. Linda, the night owl, was up to greet them.
Our son who lives in Kansas, Michael, will be arriving at Albany at 4 PM today. I will be there to pick him up when he arrives.

The doctors want to take Mom off of the anticoagulants this morning, but Marie is going to see if they can hold of for a few hours so that Michael can say "Goodbye" to his grandmother.

Once the anticoagulants are stopped, the inevitable will happen soon.

Mom has struggled since Christmas Day when she went to the hospital for the first time. A series of hospital and nursing home stays has been going on for so long. We have been on every floor of the hospital except for the one which we will be on today for the terminally ill patients.
The tears for me haven't arrived yet since I have been quietly shedding them for over three months. My sister Marie has been crying since Mom's Saturday night surgery when the doctor gave us the bad news.

This whole struggle of ours is what I call, the "cycle of life." Mom well knows what a great family that she is surrounded by.

Dad Curley has been doing okay for these many long months, but things will change when his wife of 62 years is finally gone. The saga continues!

Linda and I have received so many kind words from family and friends. We "Thank You" so much.

As of this moment, we have made a family decision to not have a wake, or a funeral Mass. We are going to have a Catholic Priest preside over a graveside service at St. Mary's Cemetery in the town of Lee.

On a different note, Linda and I are so happy to have both of our sons with us at the same time even if the occasion is not a happy one. Danielle, and Isabelle won't be with Mike on this trip, but if all goes well, Linda and I will be in Kansas next week to be with them.

Have to go and do some quiet chores. This might be impossible today since Kevin and Kyla brought their two dogs with them. Dogs can very easily hear me clomping around on the first floor.

Have a great week at work or play.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad