She has been on dialysis here for a year, but for the last 2 months has had one infection after another, and was hospitalized several times. She was at home for the last few weeks, taken care of by her niece and a part time nurse during the day, but last night she took a turn for the worse and died in the hospital, with relatives there.
Sigh.
Funerals here in the provinces mean that the body is laid out in the home and the family and friends keep watch 24 hours a day.
Much of our family is overseas: mainly in Chicago or the UK...they are nurses, doctors, or in computer tech/design etc. so the funeral mass will be after they arrive.
The family supplies food: Snacks for the visitors, and meals for those staying to keep watch. So I gave money for food to our cook who will help with the cooking there.
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