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I am extremely sad to report the passing of my mother Christine on the 13th of January. She fought Parkinson's bravely for the last 16 years and the final year was very difficult for her. It has been a real challenge for her and her 3 children, her caregivers. In 1994 our father passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Mom was still very strong then and wanted to stay in their home for as long as she could. She lasted another year before she decided a cooperative apartment close to her children would be best. Half of her material treasures that the two collected over the years had to be sold. She stayed in this very nice apartment for about two and a half years until she needed more help and we moved mom to an assisted living facility. Three and a half years there she made many friends and truly called it home. Mom adjusted very easily to any situation that was brought to her in life. The assisted living facility could no longer give mom the almost full time care that she needed and the day after Christmas we had to move her to a nursing home. One of her passions in life was food and that too was taken away from her as she started having difficulty swallowing. She told us she would not last long in that place and she didn't. On the morning of Sunday the 13th, my sister was called to come to the home to offer "care and support" the caller said. She called me and I drove over as soon as I could. Mom was very restless and by now had lost her voice. My sister and I offered our hand and love to her and she quickly calmed. Within two hours, she passed away very peacefully. It brought us great relief to see her withered body calm as she seemed to break free from the disease that had her trapped for so long. She was 81 years old and lived much a full life up until the past three years. She, like most mothers, was a great cook and full of love. More love than I was even aware of until the funeral. I am happy to say that we collected a sizable amount of funds as a memorial to Christine and they will be passed along to the Struther's Parkinson Center her in Minnesota to help battle this awful challenge that so many of you have. God Bless All of You Edward _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn