Liz's Diary - Most Recent Update

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Friday 1st November. 11:30.

If you haven’t read this diary for a week or so, you might be better starting here.

Am sorry to tell you that Liz died this morning, Friday 1st November, at 6:20.

When I got there last night around 10:30, she had obviously deteriorated during the day. Her brow was sweaty and her breathing rapid, shallow and raspy. I felt that the end was very near. I sat with her all night, but failed to stay awake, and dropped off to sleep somewhere around 4 o’clock. The nurse woke me just before 6 having noticed a change in her breathing.

I went to her, held her hand, stroked her head and spoke to her. She responded immediately by reducing her breathing to about half the speed. She had been waiting for me to wake up and come to her. She relaxed, breathed more easily and over the next 20 minutes I comforted her, and she slowly went. Given that it was always going to happen, it could not have been more comforting for either of us.

I will keep this site up to date with details of the funeral and so on.

 

Tuesday 24th on the terrace.

The view from Liz's room across the Derwent valley to Duffield.

Liz's new hat.

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