| The last night of his life was the night that there was a lunar eclispe and was also the night that mars and venus were visible with the naked eye. We walked outside the hospital and watched these events take place. What an awesome night that was . The next day ,we were sitting outside and my mom and I looked at each other. We both said "it is time" We did not even finish our cigarettes. We did not know where everyone else was but we had no time to hunt for them. We went to Daddy. Meanwhile at different places all over that hospital :the others were being led to go back to his room. Momma, my 2 sisters and one of my brothers-in-law and I all made it to the room at about the same time. Momma asked if my sister and i wanted to go find our husbands. The nurse said there wasn't time. My Mom sang "What A beautiful Place Heaven Will Be" and then my sister Pam sang "When We all Get To Heaven "I held my hand on his heart and whispered;"Go gently into the light" over and over .My husband ,Pam's husband and my mom's sister made it to the room just moments before he left us. We watched the monitor The nurse turned the alarms off so we would not be disturbed by them going off when he passed on.As the monitor show his heart stopped beating :my sister Glenda symbolicly placed his hand in my brother,Mike's hand to let him go with him the rest of the way. We kissed him goodbye. We were all there and we loved him through. We knew how very much he loved us and hated to leave us but his time was done . It was time for him to go home. And we wanted to make it easier for him. He just simply quit breathing.The chaplin was there. The doctor and a nurse said it was such a wonderful feeling in that room and had asked if they could stay with us The nurse said He's gone. God was in that room His presence was so strong it was awesome. The chaplin said he had never felt the presence of God stronger anywhere I miss him terribly but I know in my heart that it was right for him to go when he did and as he did. |
