Funeral arrangements

As many of you have heard, Mom passed away yesterday afternoon. She passed away peacefully and pain free, surrounded by several family members and friends.

We are having a visitation/viewing on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Altemeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 . Her funeral service will held at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 2907 Dunleer Road, Dundalk, MD 21222 on Saturday, September 21. There will be a visitation/viewing at 2:00 PM, with the service following at 3:00 PM. She will be buried at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 East Padonia Road, Timonium, MD 21092.

In lieu of flowers, Mom requested donations be made the to The Cancer Resource Center at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, c/o The Reynolds Memorial Foundation, 800 Wheeling Ave, Glen Dale, WV 26038. Thank you all for your continued love and support.

Love, Sara

Update from Bob

Well, we are back again, updating the blog. We have been trying to stay in touch with everyone over these past few weeks, but phone calls and text updates have become increasingly harder. For those of you hearing this news for the first time, we are sorry to share this over the blog, but please understand. Maureen has been in the ICU for approximately two weeks for an infection. She had been receiving high-dose antibiotics, but she recently decided to discontinue all treatment and instead her doctors are proceeding with comfort care only. Her pain has been well managed and she is now sleeping most of the time. She is lucid for short periods throughout the day and we all have shared good conversations and some laughs as well. That all being said, her situation is terminal. She has fought a good fight, but wants to be pain free, which none of us can blame her for. As stated before, her pain is controlled and is our top priority now. She is at peace with her decision. There are several family members in town and someone is with her all the time. This is what she wanted. Her condition has gone downhill over the past days and I honestly don't expect her to make it through the weekend (but who knows). We all appreciate your continued love, prayers, and support. Texts are easier to handle and respond to than phone calls as there is poor cell reception in the hospital. Please understand if we are unable to respond promptly to your texts/calls as well. We will keep this updated as things progress, but for now please keep Maureen and the rest of our family in your prayers. Love, Bob