Friday, November 17, 2017
I last saw Mum about 12 weeks ago. I was home for 3 weeks, and was there for the transition from house to Hospital. In those last times I was with her, I only saw flashes of the mother that had given everything for us. During one of those flashes it was her comforting me when she said “Rob, it’s going to be OK” with the eyes of the woman who raised me. I look to those words now at not being able to be with her. I have spent the last nights talking with Barry about the times of our childhood with Mom and Dad. It has helped to deal with the loss.
No words can tell how strong this woman was, how she survived and then thrived. I have often joked that on my death bed my last thought would be of her Blueberry Pie and Lemon Squares. Her cabbage rolls are legendary. Her profound effect on us and the people she touched is such a loss for all.
The Sons that can’t be there,
Robert & Barry McNeil
