Monday 30 December 2024: Eva's Funeral

 Monday 30 December 2024

9:00am Rookwood cemetery

Viewing for friends before the service.

Kaylene and Justin helped prepare the booklet and slideshow.

They played Crowded House "Don't Dream it's Over" apparently a favourite of Eva's.  The words were very fitting.

 There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me

… Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know, they won't win

She is buried in a section of Rookwood, not too far from our family.

The wake was held at Crystal Palace restaurant in Strathfield.

Nathan's friends were there to support him. It was good for them to come and pay their respects as he had lost touch and this has reopened their connections.

Monday 16 December 2024 : Eva becomes an Angel

Monday 16 December 2024

Today we farewelled Eva.

On Sunday Janet and I visited Eva in respite care at Concord Hospital. To give Nathan a break, I stayed with Eva, while he and Janet went shopping at Costco and home to rest.

I gave her legs a massage and helped her when she wanted to turn. She was still strong enough to pull herself up, or maybe just to show that she didn't need me to help her. Held her hands. They picked me up after shopping and we left Eva.

Today, Soph was visiting Eva, when she passed away.  Nathan got a call from Soph and drove straight to the hospital, but she had passed. Kaylene had also just visited bringing food for Soph. We think she didn't want Nathan there when she took her last breath.  He has taken it very badly, blaming himself for not being there with her. But being with her day and night had taken a toll on him.

She fought a good fight but ultimately the cancer beat her and took her from us too soon.

Told Ally that she had become an angel. 

Her funeral is set for Monday 30 December at Rookwood Cemetery

May she rest in peace.