As a matriarch's days draw to a close, a vision comes calling

[MuseRider]

4. I retired long ago

but I miss it. I think attending a death is a privilege. Often beautiful. Sad yes, but important to many that they not die alone. Thank you for what you do. I imagine you feel the same about the loving care that can be offered as someone slowly transitions to whatever is beyond if anything. An old woman once asked me to open the window a crack so her spirit could fly free. After that I always did it. It seemed nice.

Not being religious it is hard to say what I think about all of it. Still we think from this side so who knows. If nothing else there are things that happen to our minds that make the passage easier for so many. Again, if nothing else we have memories that can create that experience.

I so hope you find your son. I am hoping for my brother who was the best person I have ever known. If nothing else I cling to the old Rainbow Bridge. Oddly that gives me as much comfort as anything. I have a farm and ranch so you can imagine....lol.

People who died under your care were very lucky. Too many are not loving or caring, just prepping for making the body ready to move. I find it so sad.