A woman in our church who was 95 died after a short too terribly unpleasant illness. Much better than agonizing deaths over a period of years... I have had a few friends in that category.
She has lived here since the 1950s with enormous social engagement. Unsurprisingly, we prepared for 900 attendees. Snow storm last night and that she lived about 30 miles away knocked attendance down to about 450. She was a Rodeo Mom and Grandmom, so cowboy hats were everywhere.
The number of people sharing positive memories was high, and from my limited interactions with her, I am not surprised. The number of people that come to your funeral says a lot about the positive impacts you have made on those around you.
She only stopped working last year and was still driving. Keep your mind active and senility need not be your last companion.
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