They pulled him from the respirator last night and his heart is still beating. They're weaning him off the blood pressure meds, which will eventually stop his heart altogether. My parents have contacted the funeral home and the church, and they're making plans. They are at the hospital now, with my cousin.
Ever pragmatic are my family members, and I appreciate that I inherited this from them. One of my cousins is getting married next Saturday, so they are planning the viewing and service after the weekend so that everyone can go celebrate with her (them included). They wanted everyone to have at least 8 hours to regroup before making the transition to something a whole lot more sad.
D20's volleyball team punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament yesterday. We'll find out tomorrow morning if they host, but are 95% likely to do so. So D17 and I will probably fly to NY on Thursday and then drive down to VA with her Sunday. It's perfect timing. The NCAA championship is in Newport News, VA (4 hours south of my folks) so maybe she'll meet her team if they make it that far. My dad said he and mom would drive her car back to NY. I love them for that.
So in the meantime, I'm cleaning my house, doing laundry and trying to get things done before we have to leave. The realtor is scheduling time for me to sign the closing paperwork on the estate house on Wednesday, so I'll be good to go there. I think this just might all work out after all.
Thanks again for all your prayers and well wishes. I really appreciate it.
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
