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There is something significant happening in my family, and I didn’t want to just tag it on the end of the last post. My Grandma Rau is dying. She has been my lifelong hero. She is the beloved matriarch of an extraordinary family. I have learned so much about forgiveness, humility, flexibility, love, joy, family, heritage, sacrifice, richness, strength and giftedness from my Grandma Doris Lucy Roberts Rau. She raised five great kids, one being my father. She has loved and been richly involved in the lives of all of her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I love her and treasure her.

She has had cancer for years. She went into remission, and when it returned, she was told that she would probably be taken in six months. That was a couple of years ago. When the whole family was in New Jersey two weeks ago, she went into the hospital because she had sever pain. She remained there until this Saturday. She has now gone home to aunt Gail’s beach house for hospice care. Today my mom and dad and all of Dad’s siblings are together taking care of Grandma. I miss her. We have gotten to talk to her on the phone every day, but she is no longer able to express herself like she has always done so well. I’m so glad that all of her kids are together.

She won’t be recovering again, so please pray for my family and for her comfort. We all love her so much. It is hard to be away from family right now, but I am so grateful that we spent so much time with her in New Jersey.

I love my grandma.

-Jessica