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Aunt Margaret's Last Letter to the Clark Family

July 24,1999
Dear Irene & Joe,
Yesterday, Suzanne brought me your letter of July 17. Have you know I'm very grateful, with thanks, for thinking of me. As you notice, I have changed pens. Thinking the pen I was writing with was not giving me writing. I see it won't. Now I'm blaming because I'm writing in bed. Oh well. It felt so good hearing you visit your mother. To bad you had to leave her with a heavy heart. It makes me so sad to know how hard of a life she had. I try not to mess my feelings for me getting myself upset with emotional. Like you say, we can only pray she's not suffering, with her thoughts. One never knows. How our end of life when God calls us will be. To bad our children have to suffer, and have to pray to God to leave this earth. This is all you can do is pray. She is always in my prayers-and for our children to be patient. This, I believe is what life is all about. One must take all they can while they're on health. Makes me very happy when hear our children see each other, along with the third generation, We did something good, giving you family traditions. May God bless you with peace among us. Yes, Irene, I was starting to feel myself. This what happiness. Two times planning to come to New York and here I was buckled into the hospital, which I spent over a month. Now, I'm here at this place two weeks today. Without feeling better. The reason I'm so tired I haven't had any food, over the past six weeks. The heart is our motor, which gives other problems in our body. I still will look forward coming to New York with the help of God. Lots of luck on your new van, enjoy. Suzanne came to Texas July 5th. That would have been something, you meeting each other. Yes! I agree with you, too many pills aren't too good. They may help whatever problem, which will give you side effects. I'm not for drags, but when in Rome, you do as the Romans do. You can't fight these doctors. You take care of yourself, with your problems. You have a family on your hands that need you. Like Connie needing me. I received a letter and a call mostly every day. As much that I tell her, she still continues. She really misses me, after, maybe I spoiled her by getting to her. Seeing the children growing up gave me so much pleasure. Collette also misses me. Not everyone is fortunate, especially these days to have family close by. The world sure is spinning around, family are no longer together. The way we were, Thank God, we still, ourselves often, one way or the other. Too bad your sister Christine, went to California. I would say, If this is what she wants to do with her artwork, I would say New York is the place to be. Under any event I hope and pray, she will find what she is looking forward to-and some one to make her happy. I'm happy she came to her decision leaving him. She'll still very young. You remember Elen, next door, from were I lived in Ozone Park, she got married at 42 going on 43. No, Irene, I don't keep in touch with no one on 96 place. It's all a different way of adjusting. Texas is all for young folks. The building line is sure building up all this empty spaces. I'm very grateful for all I've gotten. Seeing what these homes are for the elderly people at this last stage of life, without seeing family. Just getting three meals a day, waiting for the dinners to appear up, and then shut themselves in their rooms, to undress and go to bed. This is not telling you, seeing the ones in bed, and just sleeping now. I'll get out of here to enjoy Texas. There sure is lots I haven't seen yet. I appreciated Suzanne and Le Roy's offer as of today. I'm very thankful for what I have. Just hate this thought. If I will or am a burden to the Terrio's. Maybe I feel this way because I never got away from my mother - as she is always in my thoughts. Not a day goes bye - the beautiful time we spent together. With very little I see we have warm feelings for one another. Oh well. We can't bring back the good old-fashion, traditional days. Try my best excepting [accepting] and appreciating, for all I have, of course I love to have still my house, even that I won't have all this new way living in Texas. We can't have it all. My heart goes out for Connie. It will be one year in September. I was only afraid the heat would bother me. With this air conditioning, wherever one goes to, it's very comfortable. I love the sights when I go riding more then any thing else. Hoping you will understand this letter. It gave me a lot of please spending a few hours with you. One more thing, why does Connie bug me not having my own phone? When I'm in Suzanne's house, not only I don't pick up the phone, since they having an answering machine. I don't stay in my room all day to get her calls or I'd rather not burn my money on the phone, which I don't have stakes [shares] in AT&T. Thinking you girls never like getting off of the phone. Well this is all I can say for now. Keep yourself well and happy and follow up with the doctors, if you are having problems. My best to your family, before you know it you don't have them around you any more. Enjoy that. The days sure do go by fast.

My love to all,
Aunt Margaret

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