Our aunt, Polly Morris, died on March 1 at the age of 96. She was Mom's sister.
Polly lived a long, healthy life until the last year when she began to decline. She outlived most of her younger siblings and her own son, who died December 26th, 2007. Polly was in the hospital at the same time as her son, with pneumonia. She battled back and actually attended his funeral.
Some say we don't choose our time to die but I'm not so sure. Polly's mental capacity began to diminish, and some of us doubted that she fully understood that her son was gone but I wonder if that wasn't what made up her own mind that it was time to go. Parents are not supposed to outlive their children. After surviving all but her two youngest siblings, perhaps she had had enough of being left behind.
I am certain that Polly and all her sisters are enjoying each others' company, along with other beloved family members who have left us behind.
