Sherk Update Feb 21st, 2023

Hello friends and family,

Last lasts!

Dean here. I can’t pretend that today is not a painful day. This 24-hour period brings to close several lasts from this past week. What do I mean?

 Valentine’s Day – on February 15th Sharon was fortunate enough to have a hospital bed with an air mattress delivered to our home. It was a blessing for her to have this bed, set up in our dining room, for six nights. Comfort and relief from pressure/bed sores. However, earlier, Valentine’s Day represented our last evening sharing our bedroom. At 5am that ‘night’ we were awake, mindful, and thankful for our marriage and the love we have shared for over 37 years. We reviewed memories and we recognized we have so much to be grateful for! Thank you, God, …and it hurts. 

Family Day Weekend – February 19th – all our kids and grandkids gathered at our place for one last time as a family to celebrate “us,” Sharon and God’s goodness. It was a wonderful day, with storytelling, sharing memories and yet our souls ached as we one by one had tearful private and quiet conversations with mom. Thank you, God, …and it hurts. 

February 21st , Sharon moved out of our house to enter hospice care. So last night was, in fact, her last night at a backsplit on Morningdale – a house – that she made a loving, embracing, and welcoming home for all who entered. Last breakfast, last time looking at the birds from our window, last goodbyes to our LHIN nurses who were like family to us. Last time leaving. 

Thank you, God, …and it hurts.

Love,

Dean and Sharon

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3,4

Comments

  1. RonFebruary 22, 2023 at 5:17 PM

    This was hard to read, Dean. Can't imagine what it is like to live it. You are all still in our prayers.

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  2. Catherine and Jason NymanFebruary 23, 2023 at 2:47 PM

    So very hard. We love you all.

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