12-02-2020, 11:02 AM
Syl's mom passed last night at 11PM. There were signs of improvement, but in retrospect, it seems that was that old 'end of life' moment of lucidity, the 'last gasp'.
I met Syl's mom on several occasions. When I accompanied Dan to be his best man at the surprise Vegas wedding (a family reunion where Syl tricked her family into visiting a Vegas chapel, and then Dan, his dad and kids, and I showed up to surprise them and do the ceremony), we spent the whole weekend partying together. Syl's family is awesome people. They came from England to eastern Canada and Syl was raised on some island without plumbing. A stretch limo bus with stripper pole in the middle was rented to chauffeur us around Vegas. It was wild. I have very fond memories of Syl's dad mounting that pole and her mom reaching for dollars to stuff in his trousers. I remember her as a sweet dear woman, very warm, always asking if I wanted something to drink, a cuppa tea or something stronger.
Syl had taken a break on Sunday to go for a walk with Raz (former Rock Med director and my commanding officer there) and Leigh (his sigO) but then got called back to the hospital because her mom started declining.
Syl is headed down to SJ with her dad today. She'll return to AK this weekend to be with her hounds. They plan a memorial at some later date, hopefully after the pandemic subsides.
We've been texting support, which is how Syl announced this and what she seems comfortable with at the moment.
I met Syl's mom on several occasions. When I accompanied Dan to be his best man at the surprise Vegas wedding (a family reunion where Syl tricked her family into visiting a Vegas chapel, and then Dan, his dad and kids, and I showed up to surprise them and do the ceremony), we spent the whole weekend partying together. Syl's family is awesome people. They came from England to eastern Canada and Syl was raised on some island without plumbing. A stretch limo bus with stripper pole in the middle was rented to chauffeur us around Vegas. It was wild. I have very fond memories of Syl's dad mounting that pole and her mom reaching for dollars to stuff in his trousers. I remember her as a sweet dear woman, very warm, always asking if I wanted something to drink, a cuppa tea or something stronger.
Syl had taken a break on Sunday to go for a walk with Raz (former Rock Med director and my commanding officer there) and Leigh (his sigO) but then got called back to the hospital because her mom started declining.
Syl is headed down to SJ with her dad today. She'll return to AK this weekend to be with her hounds. They plan a memorial at some later date, hopefully after the pandemic subsides.
We've been texting support, which is how Syl announced this and what she seems comfortable with at the moment.
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