| In Memory of Evelyn Joyce Abbott |
| July 28th, 1945 to May 15, 2001 |
| Hi there and thanks for stopping by, My name is Donnie, Evelyn is my mother. I am building this page as a small tribute to the memory of my loving mother. As part of my grievineng process I thought I would share with you all the things that might help you understand just who my mother was while she was with us. Evelyn died of complications from emphysema and cancer. This was a result of smoking for about 40 years. In November of 1997 she was admitted to the emergency room because she had stopped breathing or was breathing so shallow that they had to call the ambulance to take her in. That started the decline in her health. I could not handle seeing my mother suffering so, she was on a respirator and in intensive care for many days. Mothers are never supposed to get sick, but they do, and I was a scared child who could not face what I knew would happen a few short years later. My mothers death. It is hard for a child to let go and say goodbye, what do you say? I told her how much I loved her and how proud I was that she was my mother, and that I would be there for her. I was there those last few days to see her struggle to breath, the sadness in her eyes, the pain her body was going through as it struggled to hold on. WHY GOD DID you take her? She was only 55 years old. Oh how I cried, and wept, and still do. She was a loving mother, not perfect, but not deserving of dying this way. She is my Sunshine, the center of my world, my home when all goes wrong. If only we knew how long we had to live, would we live our lives better? It's a good thing we don't know. That way we can live for today, tomorrow is a gift, yesterday a treasured present. Today is new chance to live better and be kind. Death is a sad part for those who remain, a part of life we must each accept. I am glad I had the chance to spend the last few days with my mother, it meant more to me than any gift. She enjoyed having me there for her, we talked, we cried, we made our peace, and then all to soon she was gone. I gave her one last Mother's day card, it was truly special. I will put it on here for you all to see when I get it scanned. I have many pictures to scan and post here, memories of my mother. Please bear with me here, and in time I might finish this page. I have a lot to say, a lot of healing that must be done, and much that must be done. For those of you who helped me through this, Thank You, for those who came to say goodbye to Evelyn, She would thank you as well. |
| If this page is showing correctly then you see a yellow embossed Sunflower. |
| Mom, You are my Sunshine, My only Sunshine, Thanks for Shining so bright for me and letting me have a mother that every son can be proud of. |