I only met Mary Lou a few times during the past 2 years. Normally she arrived at 4 pm for a brief visit with Bev (from Beverly) maybe to have supper and then left for the night.
Don't know if she has close family members, nieces and nephews, as I never saw anybody else. Now she is by herself. From one moment to another, with no explanation, as it comes from the will of something else and you are helpless.
How many times she must have thought that a life like the one that Bev had, was very difficult to handle. But she was there telling her her feelings, opinions, hopes, and thoughts. Now this is over.
I saw her car yesterday and today. Maybe she reviewed all of Bev's personal belongings, getting surprised or not about the things she was discovering and deciding what to do with all the unnecessary stuff. Learning a lesson on the futility of keeping material things. But is a whole life that we are talking about, you keep collecting things and these make your place your place.
Now will come decisions, selling the house, saying goodbye to Rita and Nelson, or maybe keeping Nelson for some days a week. She is getting very old. And not heard about any religious service, maybe will be something private.
And life will go on, next month, next year until something decides that it is our turn. to leave.
It was nice to have met you, Bev.
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