January 2, 2011 8:45 PM

The roller coaster ride is going down and it's not going back up!

My mother-in-law is dying.

We spent the entire day at her assisted living home with the rest of the family plus a hospice care worker and a visiting nurse. The visiting nurse was a very kind and sensitive woman who assessed the situation as she saw it and stated that there is not much time left. After suffering many, many years with congestive heart failure, other parts of my mother-in-law's body are now beginning to shut down.

She did. however, spend a peaceful day made even more so with medication to ease her breathing and any discomfort that she might have. Tomorrow we'll go down again as early as we can - staying as long as necessary.

The vigil has begun, the end is coming, pray to God for an easy passing.

She will be missed....

Bob