Rest in peace, Janet

"Aunt" Janet passed away this week.  Janet is my sister-in-law's sister-in-law.  HOWEVER, my kids were raised in an Italian household, so Janet quickly became "Aunt" Janet and her son, Zach, became one of their cousins.

Janet had been fighting cancer for a couple years.  Last year, Mr. Wonderful and I went to Zach's engagement party.  Janet and Mr. W. were discussing their cancer treatments as he had just finished his radiation.  Janet looked good and she was convinced she was going to beat this deadly beast.

When I told Mr. W of  Janet's passing, his lip quivered and his eyes filled with tears, but he was silent.  All my kids went to the wake.  I arrived with Bobby and Suse in the evening, on Bobby's arm.  There was just such a sense of doom as he escorted me into the funeral home.... I know we both felt it. 

As we were offering our condolences, everyone was so kind as to ask how Mike was doing, with sadness in their eyes.  Such a somber time for all of us.

When I got home, Mike was in bed, but awake, waiting for me to join him.  As I turned off the lights, he reached for my hand and began asking about Janet and her last days.  I'm so glad it was dark in the room.....