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Over the next 18 months, Annie went back to the hospital several times. The time between admissions became shorter and the length of her stays grew longer. She managed to continue at her own home but couldn’t do her chores without help from her neighbors, friends, and Kerry.
Eventually, Annie was admitted with shortness of breath and an irregular heart rhythm. Whenever possible, we put Annie in a room close to the nurses’ station.
Originally, this was for the nurses’ benefit, allowing us to visit with this charming lady and watch our monitors from her doorway simultaneously.
Now, it was because her condition was less stable and we could be close and respond quickly. She wanted to talk and share what she knew, but she needed rest to do this.
At the time, I worked a shift from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. One day, when ,1 got to work early, Annie wanted to talk, and her blue eyes told me that she knew her end was near. She was tired and she fought to keep her head up, struggling in her breathing pattern.
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