Unfortunately, this is Geoff. I know you want to hear from Gin, and I know a lot of you are curious how Gin is doing. Long story short is not well. She has been steadily and quickly declining all week. Chances are she only has a couple of days left. Of course we're still hoping for a last minute miraculous turnaround, but it doesn't look very likely. Yesterday, I found myself hoping more, for the first time, for an easy passage. We have always been so optimistic, even when the odds were very much against us, that this shift felt like a betrayal. She declined more over the night, and this morning her breathing is noticeably more labored and her heart rate was up. Today it doesn't feel like a betrayal. She is anxious and uncomfortable, and there's not much any of us can do for her here.
I still read her your messages and she likes that, as well as the visits.I take joy that the kids were able to come visit Wednesday night, which turned out to be her last really lucid night. I take joy in the fact she earned her degree yesterday and finished school. This is something she wanted so badly and was so excited to find out. There's so much more I want to write, and there will be time for that, but right now I want to be with her, so I am going to wait on some of the other posts for later. Thank you for all your messages and prayers, they mean the world to us. Please understand if I don't respond, it doesn't mean your message wasn't read or loved, I just don't have time. The guy who never used Facebook is trying to keep up. You are all wonderful, and this celebration and outpouring for Gin kind of overwhelming. Much love from both of us to all of you.
