R.I.P. "Oma".

The subtext of the preceding post is now no longer simply subtext. My grandmother passed away this morning, after suffering 3-4 major strokes over the span of about three weeks. After the last of these strokes, it was decided that transporting her to the hospital for third time in as many weeks would add further trauma to her fragile body, while accomplishing little other than confirming that she did indeed suffer a stroke. So, she was initially kept at the rehabilitation center, until it became clear that she was likely not going to recover. And that she had arrived at the end of her journey. She came back to her home (my parents'), entered hospice care, and passed while my mother was