Back in May we received some sad news. Derek's Mom, who has been in and out of remission with cancer, was taking a sudden turn for the worse. We were able to book a last minute flight out to Idaho. We had a connecting flight in SLC. While there we received a page. Things were going downhill fast and family had worked to try to get us on an earlier flight as we had a 5 hour layover there. We were supposedly the first people on standby and they had 6 seats left so we were hopeful to get them. However, they didn't give them to us so we had to wait. We received another call as we were boarding the last flight. Paula barely had a pulse but seemed to be doing everything to hold on for us. We got to Boise and we had family there to pick us up and other family to grab our bags. 2 separate cars and they booked us to the house. Her pulse was very faint. We are not sure she was able to hear all that we said, but she did seem to gently move her hand when Derek held it and seemed to grunt when Derek kissed her. An hour after we arrived she passed. I full-heartedly believe that she held on just for us.
It was an emotional time and we all still have our moments when we think about it. It was nice to see family that we hadn't seen in 2 years. So good for all of us to be together during that time. Especially for Derek. Blake didn't leave Grandpa Huber's side for a good part of our stay. He knew he needed comforting. It was the sweetest thing.
It was also good for these cousins to be together.
Blake grew especially attached to Meg
We miss her dearly! We have great faith though that we will see her again!
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