11 min
The Sisters' Pride with Kendall Quinn, Wednesday, November 17, 2022 The Daily Thistle, St. Margaret's School
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Never really fearful of death, Viola dreaded losing control and panicking. She longed for peaceful release. When asked about heaven, she told Tom, "I am not concerned about it. The thing that makes me believe in heaven and hell is there must be a place for my mother. If there is a heaven, she'll be there, and if there isn't, she won't know it."
Those last ten months of her life were busy. Not defensive or maudlin about having cancer, she went about preparing for the end so that others wouldn't have a mess to deal with when she was gone. Meticulously she cleaned out her house, categorized her personal papers, and disposed of all pictures. According to Bebe, during this period she bought a tombs tone, rewrote her will for the fourth time, and planned her memorial service with Don Raby Edwards, rector of St. Stephen's Church.
One day at the end of May, unable to live independently and carry on without being a burden to her friends, she left Tappahannock. Bebe came to take her to Richmond where she would spend the last weeks of her life. This trip was her last.
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Never really fearful of death, Viola dreaded losing control and panicking. She longed for peaceful release. When asked about heaven, she told Tom, "I am not concerned about it. The thing that makes me believe in heaven and hell is there must be a place for my mother. If there is a heaven, she'll be there, and if there isn't, she won't know it."
Those last ten months of her life were busy. Not defensive or maudlin about having cancer, she went about preparing for the end so that others wouldn't have a mess to deal with when she was gone. Meticulously she cleaned out her house, categorized her personal papers, and disposed of all pictures. According to Bebe, during this period she bought a tombs tone, rewrote her will for the fourth time, and planned her memorial service with Don Raby Edwards, rector of St. Stephen's Church.
One day at the end of May, unable to live independently and carry on without being a burden to her friends, she left Tappahannock. Bebe came to take her to Richmond where she would spend the last weeks of her life. This trip was her last.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smsthistle/message
11 min