Coda:
On the event of her death, I would hold Sherry's body in a lawn chair in the
front yard for nearly five hours waiting for hospice and the funeral home
after removing her tubes, washing her and dressing her in a clean night
gown.
Her life; 64 years of heartbeats, 43 years of friendship and 23 years of
marriage has been reduced to a 5lb 1.7oz box measuring 6½” x 7” x 6½” which
sits inside my front door.
The only activity that continues around her is occasional receipt of new
medical bills, tying up the loose ends of separating joint ownerships and
ventures, filing government paperwork, receiving offers to sell her life
insurance and a continuous nag from AARP for her to renew her membership. It
has been 13 months.