This is the hospice that came to support Mary in her transition from this life. They provided the physician requirements for her not to have any pain in her last days and hours. They provided nursing on-call. They provided bathing and bed care. They returned in the middle of the night to assist in preparing her for her last ride to the funeral home.
We were very blessed that they came and offered they support for no charge.
I am on my way. Here is some of my Angel Dust for all of you. Celebrate my life. I can breathe easy now. Much love to all my friends and family and my heart to Clara, my most precious gift.
When Mary was 9 yrso the Kinsmen of Fergus, Ontario sponsored an event called Coins for Change. The goal was to cover the entire floor of the local hockey arena with coins. Children and adults cleaned out their closets, took bottles back to gather return money, local businesses donated boxes of rolled coins from the bank that took a team of volunteers to unwrap and place carefully on the floor. Mary wanted to thank the local Kinsman for their sponsorship. Her hand written notes about having CF (Cystic Fibrosis) or as Heather Summerhayes Cariou entitled her book, Sixty-Five Roses follow. This is the essence of Mary’s spirit and Force of Purpose, Driven Against All Odds.
Mary, you are making the change you wanted to see in the world. Good you!
I will be updating this post with these words in a more legible form.
July 16, 2017
Mary arrived to much excitement at Raleigh-Durham Airport. We had everything prepared at the house for her stay. We prepared a king-sized bed with separate bathroom, all her favorite foods (M&M Peanuts) and drinks (Kool-Aid – Grape), apples with peanut butter.
As soon as we got to the car, Mary insisted on opening her suitcase to show us two paintings she brought us. One by Clara and one by her.
