The circle of life

We said goodbye to my sister Sandra yesterday. She suffered bravely with MS for most of her life and Mike, her husband of 60 years, dedicated himself to looking after her every need when lesser men might have thought about throwing in the towel.

In the end the disease was too much for her body to cope with any more and she passed away peacefully in the early hours of yesterday with Lesley her daughter there to hold her hand and say goodbye.

On the same day I missed a call from Brad, my son, just before Mike phoned me to tell me about Sandra. Brad’s call was to give me the wonderful news that Charlotte, his partner, is now expecting a baby. I’m overjoyed and delighted for them and can’t wait to become a granddad in January.

And so the circle of life turns in front of our eyes. It’ll be a joyful event when the new-born arrives but it doesn’t make losing the other any easier.

Sandra is now free. She’s escaped at last from her useless body and now she can fly and soar with the angels. Bless her.