For my soul delighted in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads. D&C 25:12 Last night, our family
sang to mom and it was such a great experience. I knew is was going to be hard but I wanted it to be a way for us all to say goodbye that would be comforting to her. I didn't exactly know how to organize things or how it would go but I just let it happen. The grandkids and some of my brothers and sisters took turns holding moms hand and talking to her. She did really well. She knew everyone was coming and was able to sit up and see everyone and had a good sense of humor. Dad started the night by talking about the headstone plans and the funeral and that he expected everyone to have a cleaned shave and hair cuts. We talked about the plans for what type and color of granite and so on. I started the music on the CD player and got the hymns going. We gathered around her bed, some on the couch and in chairs and others on the floor and started to sing. We sang, "Love at Home, I know my Savior Lives, Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth, Families Can Be Together Forever, I Need Thee Every Hour. I had everyone stand up and we ended with God Be With You Till We Meet Again."

God be with you till we meet again; By his counsels guide, uphold you; With his sheep securely fold you. God be with you till we meet again. God be with you till we meet again; When life’s perils thick confound you, Put his arms unfailing round you. God be with you till we meet again. God be with you till we meet again; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you; Smite death’s threat’ning wave before you. God be with you till we meet again. Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus’ feet. … God be with you till we meet again

She cried when we sang the last song and of course we all choked through it.... Dad had some words of advice for us all. He talked about remembering the feeling we all had as we sang and came together as a family. He talked about moms great example and for her love for all of us. When we have trials and are faced with temptations to remember who we are and that forever families are based on our actions as individuals. WE are responsible for our own salvation and my mom has been a righteous example to our family. He asked her if she would like to add anything and she said, "I just love you all so much!" Afterwards we all kneeled together in family prayer. It was am amazing experience, very spiritual and comforting to her and for all of us as well. Later when I took her to the bathroom she told me she was thankful for the spirit that was here and how much she appreciated us kids. Today she called her sister Doris to say goodbye and she told her, " I was surprised at how good they sang, it was very nice."

The update from the nurse is still the same, any day, its up to God and Mom from here. She has all of the things she wants and is worried about done. Her skin is blotchy off and on and she has sweating and hot flash spells. We are draining 225-250 ml about every 10-12 hours and it has quite a bit of blood in it, dark like cranberry juice which means there is more blood. Cancer and tumors make their own blood supply so it secrete fluid each time you drain. Her fluid output is decreasing each day, which is a sign her kidneys are shutting down. She did eat a lot in the last 24 hours. She keeps craving things. She had watermelon, vanilla pudding, eggs and milk in the last 24 hours. She continues to have a good attitude, a little humor and showing off her popular$100 smile.