Nonni

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

Ben's beloved Nonni died peacefully tonight. She was 92. She

was a loving mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother. " Pete " was her

only grandchild and they loved each other. He hadn't been seeing her

as much in recent months as she became more frail, but he has loads

of photos of her and talks about her frequently. We will use

religious terminology that we think he will understand to tell him

about her death. We are not sure yet how much he will participate in

the next week's events, but thank goodness we have people whom we

trust who will be able to keep him busy and safe.

Nonni spent 10 months under hospice care at the nursing home where

she lived for the last 5 years. She lived with us for 3 years before

that. She had many close calls the last few months, but kept

rallying. In the end, she just slipped away on her own terms. But we

are glad she is finally at rest. I had worried for so long about all

the logistics of what her final days and hours would be like, and

here, she just slipped away, thank God!

Keep us in your prayers, please, as we negotiate the next several days.

Pete has been doing very well overall, thank goodness, and we have

had reliable help in place for him.

Hope you all have UNEVENTFUL New Years.

Blessings to all, and thank you for all the support you give me and

one another.

Love,

Beth Mum to Pete (aka Ben) age 16 central Ohio