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I wasn't sure if I should write this post, I haven't written in over a year....sorry about that, too many distractions, too many reasons.

On October 31st, 2019 at 12:30AM my Mother Mary Greaves passed away, she simply slipped away in the night, she had Dementia & Mesothelioma - the latter a very aggressive Cancer that took her life.

Back in July I flew home to see my Mom, I got calls from my siblings, and a couple of Mom's close friends, that she wasn't doing well and needed to come. We knew her memory was going quickly three years ago.....

Lisa & I typically plan some kind of summer vacation, not far, mostly in the province. Three years ago our plans were interrupted, Mom need surgery to remove a tumor in her right lung. That surgery had to take place in Kelowna, B.C. - which was a big deal because Mom lived in Terrace, B.C., a good 12 hour non-stop drive. Mom decided to take the bus to Prince George, so we drove up to PG and picked her up, and then headed south to Kelowna. On our journey south we noticed Mom was having problem remembering anything, mostly short term stuff, she couldn't remember what day it was, what time it was, and other simple things like that. But she had good long-term memory, so you could have a conversation with her and think nothing was wrong. But the drive became seriously frustrating, Mom just couldn't hold anything, we would tell her what day it was, and less than a minute later she would ask again....repeatedly, maybe 20 times in a row!

Lisa & I decided to rent a Condo there for a week and stay there while Mom was in the hospital having the a lobe of her right lung removed. The stay ended up being 10 days because Mom's heart developed an irregular heart beat after the surgery.