To my FML family, My Dad passed this weekend after hanging on for almost a year in hospice care. He was mobile (via his Jazzy scooter chair) up to the end. He seemed to have gone peacefully, without pain, at the home of my sister & brother-in-law. I was able to be with & caring him for several days preceding his final departure. He leaves this earthly realm a mere 25 weeks to the day that my Mom left. Now, at age 51, I have become an orphan. My tears fall without warning or embarrassment, freely streaming down my cheeks as I go minute by minute now. If your parents are still with you, hug them & tell them you love them. No regrets, ever. Just love. That's all that remains, forever undiluted by time. Debbie [Posted in FML 6590]