All goodbyes are difficult, but nothing compares to bidding a final farewell.
This past week my siblings and I said our last goodbyes to our mother, Anna Jean Nelson. She passed away at age 90 with my brother Les and my sister Jane at her side.
Mom had been in an assisted living facility for several years. After our father, Leonard, suddenly died of a heart attack in 1994, Mom continued to live on our dairy farm until her increasing frailty made it clear that she needed more help than our family could provide.
One of Mom’s greatest joys were her 13 grandchildren. She crafted customized quilts for each of them. When they were young, her grandkids were delighted to receive one of Mom’s magic pillows. She even made a magic pillow for me to keep in the car in case I got stranded in a blizzard.