Hola, GS Homeslices,

I hope everyone has an awesome 3 day weekend. Mine is going to be rather somber. I'll explain.

I'll be heading out of Seattle and to Savannah, GA on family business. I need to attend a funeral. My Mother's funeral.

Just after 12am this morning, Riverview Nursing Home, where my Mother was staying and recieving therapy, called me. Being her eldest kid, they keep me in the know:

"Is this Nathan Jennings?"

"Yes."

"Are you the son of Ms Peggy Garvin?"

"Yes. That's my Mom."

"We are saddened to inform you of this, but your Mother has expired."

"Expired? As in?"

"Your Mother passed away this morning. She died in her sleep."

The rest of the conversation was short, with just a few details.

I called my brothers and told them. I went on facebook and sent messages to other members of the family. I'm very fortunate to have people in my life that I feel this way about. Especially my Mother.

My Mother went to sleep last night and never woke up. Given her years with emphysema and COPD, it's not a shock. I did have my hopes up regarding her therapy, though. I was hoping she'd get well enough to move in with my brother in SC and spend her final years with her grand-daughters, loving and being loved. Last time I saw her, during Spring Break, she knew she was on her way out.

I went to her facebook page and left her one last goodbye letter, along with a picture of me and my nieces smiling together:

"I know you're not here to read this. Gone forever you are. My love and appreciation for the existence you gave me is beyond any words a human being can ever have in their vocabulary. I miss you, Mom."

-Your Poet Eldest Son, Nate

This is the person who brought me into exsistance. She took care of me until I could fend for myself in this minefield called society. From X-Mas dinners to living in homeless shelters to living in some very rough environments to laughing and joking to bickering and nagging. Every laugh, every cry, every smile, every heartache, every hug, every sad goodbye...ended in her bed this morning, as her breathing stopped and her neurons detached from eachother as the electrical signals in her brain disapated. My means of entering the world, surviving until I could do for self, and a very warm intimate relationship well into my adult years...are now gone forever.

Y'all Take Care & Appreciate Life and Love as Much as You Can

-nate1222/hare1222 on Steam/hare122275 on Youtube