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[QUOTE="a454elk, post: 689309, member: 23609"] Took me some time to read all the great words and thoughts from you guys. That's why I call you all my family cause of stuff like that. Sorry I haven't been able to stay in contact with you all like I had in the past. Work and family and shift times have nixed pretty much all of my time. I talked to my sister on Tuesday before she passed. We cried together and she told me I had to hold strong until I got there on Friday. She was strong and humerous as usual and this time I wasn't. I had a feeling it was coming to an end. I told her I loved her and would see her in a few days. My plane was to leave on Friday morning and my mom was flying with me. I talked my mom out of leaving early and told her it would be fine, leave with me. We arrived in South Carolina on Friday night, just after midnight. I called my brother in law and talked to him about 1:30 while I was on the way to the hospital. I asked how she was and he told me we'd talk when I got there. We made it to the hospital just after 2 and he was sitting on the curb outside. I had the sick feeling in my stomach that we were too late and I was right. She passed away just about an hour before me got there. I felt anger, guilt and sadness at the same time. Then I felt REAL bad when it hit me that I told my mom to wait for me to fly with her. I kept saying I was sorry to her about making her wait. She told me not to worry of course. We went inside to see her one last time, not sure if that was good or bad though. I said my goodbyes and I kissed her on her forehead and said I'd see her again someday. It turns out that the only one there with her at her last breaths was her husband, holding her hand. It was how she wanted it, she didn't want me or my mom to see her go. So I guess it happened for a reason that we missed her. I didn't see it before but I do now. I spent the next 5 days there with her husband, Richard, my brother in law. He showed me there dream house they had built and the land they bought. S. Carolina is beautiful country, and the ground seems good for traction too. He told me that I should keep a bike out there with him so I can ride when I visit, what a great idea. My sister had 3 days in her new home before she left, it was her dream to live there and not die in California. She lived her dream, but maybe not as long as she intended. Thank you Gomer, Thump and Milk for talking to me on the phone and listening to my ramblings. Thanks to everyone else for the emails and kind words and thoughts here. My sister said that whe she was to go, that she didn't want flowers sent cause she'd rather have them when she was here. Obviusly it isn't necessary and Richard said so too, but if you feel the need to do something, donating in her name is perfect for her, it's what she wanted. We really don't need any more cards here, we are at peace with the loss and I have these words here to read as often as I like. Thank you anyway and thanks for seeing my sister through my eyes, a wonderful human being that cared for everyone else and would do anything for them. That's why I'm here, cause you are all the same too.;) If we can learn one thing from this, it will make it all worth while. Stay in touch with your family and friends, sometimes they are all we have and they will be there in the end. Love and Aloha Carlo (Elk) [/QUOTE]
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