This arrived from Barbara Yacos a short time ago. While we experience the joy of a New Year, let us remember those who have past, and let us learn from this just how very precious our loved ones are. Please write a note to her. She's one of us, a PWP, who now must face life without her husband. If you didn't know, he just retired a couple months ago. During a routine medical it was discovered that he had cancer, too far gone to operate. He died at home. Jerry ------------------------------ Jim died yesterday at 8:30 a.m. He never had any pain - hospice nurses working at the hospital saw to that. We were all there when he took his last breath just as Ian began a prayer at his bedside. It was snowing outside and the sun shone through the clouds. If there can ever be a perfect time to die this was it. I am sad. I feel lost and sometimes just keep looking around for him or wondering where he is in t he house. Good and bad we were long time partners and I miss him. Love.....Barb [log in to unmask] (Barbara A Yacos) -- Help us save the horses! Habitat for Horses, Inc. A lifetime home for abused, endangered horses. http://www.habitatforhorses.org/