We just returned from visiting Mom in Michigan. She was still lucid when I got there and it was good to see her again. We stuck around for several hours the first day and got to chat with her a little bit. When we left she said goodbye and that my hair looked pretty and that she loved me. That's the last I really got to talk to her. She wasn't conscious the next day. We sat with her for several hours and she never really did wake up. She died Friday morning, just a few hours after we left.

I'm really glad to have had a chance to see her again. I'm really glad that we moved to Missouri when we did. I don't think we could have made it in time if we'd still been in Seattle.

Goodbye, Mom. I will miss you so very, very much.

I'm sorry I haven't answered any of the comments in my last journal. I'm sure you all understand. I'm very grateful for the kindness and love you all have sent me. It means a lot to me. I know my mom was really grateful for all the love people here sent her way while she was fighting this illness. Your kindness and thoughtfulness touched her heart. Thank you all so very much, I love all of you.

It looks like we might be staying at my dad's through the winter, so I might be a bit scarce until spring. I'll try to get back on as much as I can. It's always nice to have an excuse to go to the coffee shop.

I miss you all. I'll be glad to have me own interwebz again. I send you all hugz and luffz from moi.