Monday, Labor day

Well, I hope I make some sense in this post. I am so tired. Julie called  us just before 5 am and told us that she thought it was close. Mom hadn't spoken since about 8 pm last night. We quickly dressed and drove over here. About 10 am she was still here and David and Julie were very tired. (Julie had stayed all night). When Julie told mom that she was leaving, mom held on to her so Julie stayed a little while longer. Every time Julie spoke she was pretty agitated. They gave her some atavan and started giving her morphine every 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Since then she has been sleeping and unresponsive all day. It is now 10 pm eastern time and I am so tired that I need to take Lilly and leave, but it is hard to leave. I want to be here when she goes. Today she has had many visitors like she has since she has been her. The last visitor today was her friend Linda. They have been friends since my mom was 11 years old. Mom's parents had moved from Toledo to a farm near the border of MI and OH. 18 years ago Linda was hit by a drunk driver and is a parapalegic. It is a lot of work for her to leave the house. We are so grateful for her and so many other people for coming to visit in mom's final hours.