El Malei Rachamim
Oct. 13th, 2017 07:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sanpaku_backupMy aunt finally passed late last night.
My aunt had the strongest New York accent of anyone I've ever known. She was sharp and funny and full of life to the end. We should have known she would last longer than anyone expected, so much so that part of me thought somehow she could beat this, regardless of what the doctors said.
Did you know bereavement fares don't exist anymore? I didn't. I had expected to go out there when this was supposed to be imminent last month. It's $1000 to get out there. Also, I'm still kind of destroyed from last week.
I have to call my mom. She and Rhoda were very close in the years since my dad and Jess died, talking frequently. She'll be heartbroken.
She is still miserable and furious at being in the health center and extremely bitter. She says the aide to take her to the doctor on Wednesday never showed up. Wtf?
My aunt had the strongest New York accent of anyone I've ever known. She was sharp and funny and full of life to the end. We should have known she would last longer than anyone expected, so much so that part of me thought somehow she could beat this, regardless of what the doctors said.
Did you know bereavement fares don't exist anymore? I didn't. I had expected to go out there when this was supposed to be imminent last month. It's $1000 to get out there. Also, I'm still kind of destroyed from last week.
I have to call my mom. She and Rhoda were very close in the years since my dad and Jess died, talking frequently. She'll be heartbroken.
She is still miserable and furious at being in the health center and extremely bitter. She says the aide to take her to the doctor on Wednesday never showed up. Wtf?
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Date: 2017-10-13 01:51 pm (UTC)I think American Airlines gave us the least gougey fare when we went to Tennessee for my grandmother's funeral. That was 5 or 6 years ago now, so maybe they have done away with compassion by now.
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Date: 2017-10-16 12:54 am (UTC)I did not know that bereavement fares were no longer customary. What a way to make a stressful time even more stressful. :-(
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Date: 2017-10-18 03:31 am (UTC)