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Edward, If you happen to read this, may I say big "Thank You" for sharing the memories on your Mother as well as sadness.Your perception that she lived a full life, although with lots of pain, will make for you and your families easier to accept the inevitable and to go on with your lives. Take care. Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Raasch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:34 AM Subject: Sad to report > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn