The last night of his life was also the night there was a lunar eclispe and mars and venus were visible to the 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: My mom and I looked at each other. We both said "It is time" We did not even finish our ciggarettes. We didn't know where everyone else was, but we had no time to look for them.
We went to Daddy. Meanwhild, at different locations all over the hospital, the other were being led to go back to his room. Momma, my 2 sister, and 1 of my brother-in-law and I all made it back to the room at the same time. Momma asked if my sister and I wanted to go look for our husbands. The nurse said "there isn't time"
My mom sng" What a beautiful Place Heaven Will Be" Then my sister Pam sang "When we all get to Heaven" I held my hand over his heart and whispered softly "go gently into the light" over and over.
Mt husband, Pam's husband and our aunt made it to the room just moments before he left us. We were watching the monitor. The nursed turned the alarms off so we would not be disturbed by them going off when he passed. As the monitor showed his heart stop beating my sister Glenda symbolicly plced his hand in Mike's hand to let him go the rest of the way with him. We kissed him goodbye. We were all there to "love him through" We knew how much he loved us and hated to leave us. But it was time for him to go home. We wanted to make it easier for him. He just simpluy stopped breathing. The chaplin was there. The doctor and a nurse said it was such a wonderful feeling in the room and had asked to stay with us. The nurse said "He's gone." God was in that room. The chaplin said he had never felt the presence of God any 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.. |
