She loves her husband
Mom was resting peacefully today. No more moaning. She still responds and calms when a loved one is near touching or talking with her.
Kathy and I visited a mortuary today. What a strange experience, planning for death. And what an odd business. Why would someone spend ten or twenty thousand dollars on a casket? I don't get it. Why worry about having a rubber gasket and whether the casket will seal perfectly or at all. We all go into the ground eventually. Whether we are embalmed or cremated, our ability to be resurrected does not change. I don't think the resurrection is going to be like Night of the Living Dead where you'll see people digging out of their graves. (But if they do, I'm sure they won't be trying to each brains.)
So we are going with the cheap casket. I'm sure that's what mom would want. I know for sure it's what dad wants, because he told me.
I visited with Robin Harden today. I went over to talk with Bob, the Bishop, but he wasn't there. Robin told me about an incident of a few weeks ago. She was visiting mom. Mom was still talking then, but was very uncomfortable and in pain. She shifted, laid down, sat up. Robin sat next to her and mom said, "I just want to lay down in bed with my husband." She loves dad. She just wanted to be in a comfortable place, next to her husband. I told this experience to dad and his face lit up. Dad loves mom more than I ever understood.