The Market Ticker - Goodbye Mom

On September 4th my Mom, age 88, passed.

She had a tumor removed from her colon a couple of years ago and subsequently refused both chemo and radiation.  The outcome was thus not in doubt from that point forward; indeed it never is in doubt for all of us, but that the amount of sand in her hourglass was known to be limited came into sharp focus at that point.  Nonetheless the fullness of time validated her refusal to submit to the proscriptions of so-called medical professionals; instead of suffering the ignobility and debilitation resulting from irradiation and chemical preparations of questionable value she enjoyed years of a full life beyond surgery with only minimal convalescence and recovery.

I was not there when she actually died, but was with her a couple of days prior; bad timing and the vagaries of being unable to predict when a sudden collapse in one’s vitals will occur in such a case…….

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