My way of telling
On the 14th of January 2022 I started an entry and wrote: "And here it is ... the end is near and Stan's care has been set to palliative only. " ... As usual I got interrupted and then life got horrid, hectic and sad. The day after Stan left us On the 15th of January we had a lovely day with Ian, Wendy and Florence and Ben. It was just nice and quiet. A bit after they left Susan rang and we had a lovely long talk with her. In the morning Stan had spoken to his brother David. It was as if he had done all that he wanted and now he was ready. He was very tired and we decided on an early night. Up we went at about 9:30 PM. By the time he had done all the necessary ablutions, he was really tired and worn out. He barely made it into the bedroom ... well the long and the short of it: within a few minutes he was dead. He died holding my hand. So now the Lighthouse Duo is separated one (me) here on earth and one in the big Lighthouse in the sky. Rest in peace my lov...