Today is a very sad day for us. We lost PoPo this morning and her family was able to be at her bedside to say goodbye.  This photo was taken back in 2007 on Christmas Day.

PoPo was very special to Jesse since she was very involved in his care when he was a baby.  I met her a very long time ago at a family function back in 1995 when she was still living by herself and was a fantastic cook.  Little by little her health declined until the family had to move her to a place where she could be taken care of 24 hours per day.  At that point, she was still rather independent and going to church down the street.  Around that time, she still recognized her family and I remember one wedding that we went to in 2005 where we had our last real interaction with her.  Here is the post.  I’m so thankful that I wrote about it because I wouldn’t have remembered every detail.

Eventually, she needed a higher level of care so she moved to a different place.  Here was the one and only time all four generations were together.  It was in 2012 around Christmas again.  It was the last time Jes and I saw her.

Hannah, Jesse’s cousin, said it perfectly when she posted this on FB today: