As some of you may have heard, Nate and I spent the majority of our time this week in Maryland. We got a call on Monday night saying that Nate's grandmother, affectionately referred to as "Mommer" had been admitted to the hospital with chest pain. We left for the hospital within the hour, but by the time we arrived there, Mommer wasn't expected to live through the night.
She has made it the last few days, a recovery the doctor said was 'amazing' to him. She was wonderfully lucid on Tuesday and we spent all day with her. On Wednesday we moved her to her home at the Friends House, and she has nurses here 24 hours. She has entered hospice, and is on whats called 'comfort care.'
Anyone who has ever met Mommer will know how amazing she is. A few years ago she moved to Sandy Spring's Quaker retirement home, and within three weeks she knew all of the residents. The maintenence man even came by when she got home today to welcome her back. Thinking about losing her makes me feel like I can't breathe, and I know Nate feels the same way. We are lucky to have known her wishes, and to be able to give her the peace that she wanted. Please, if you can, just send up a quick prayer/hope/thought for Nate and the entire Bell family.
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