Mum

Well, I am back after a serious hiatus. Mum died on 14 December 2008. Before we got there for Christmas. I spoke to her on Saturday, and she was full of instructions, but not well after the chemo on Friday. ("Don't buy too much food coming through Perth - we don't want to waste fruit and vegies. We can buy lots in town. Buy a new Christmas tree. Not too big. ") She was really looking forward to seeing us. I think that she insisted on having the chemo on Friday because she wanted to have some improvement for Christmas. She wasn't able to eat much.
She met Fiona with Steve on Saturday afternoon. She told me that she didn't want to put it off any longer. She didn't want Fiona to think that she didn't want to meet her, and she couldn't wait until she was well.
She liked Fiona.
She went into the local hospital later that night, because she was vomiting a lot (after the chemo) and she died early the next afternoon.
We all went across, for the funeral, and to spend Christmas with Steve, Puss and Ted in Wagin. We met Fiona and young Stephen and Matthew.
Anyway, after that I haven't really had the time or energy for the blog.