Greetings from Westchester, The queen is back in her palace!! We had made the decision to come home after visiting with Northern Illinois Hopice. The move was made yesterday afternoon. She was brought home in an ambulance and moved into her bed. The move was rough and she encounted pain, but we are home. After getting home, Hospice people were here to greet us and make sure we were all comfortable. We got instructions for meds and spent the night on our own. The girls and I will be able to spend a couple of nights here. Tomorrow morning we are making Swedish pancakes and starting up the grill. I make it sound like such a easy going thing that Mom is home, but as we sat and waited for the ambulance we watched nurses come in and thank Mom for being such a wonderful patient. They said their good-byes and we took a deep breath and realized that this is just another step towards us saying good-bye...that was tough!! I would also like to share a thought with you that I had a couple days ago. The doctor had come in and was explaining where he thought Mom was in the process of taking her last breaths. Some of us were watching her breath and getting nervous that the time might be near and the physical, mental, and emotional strength that it would take to move her home would be too much for her. The doctor ensured us that even though she has cancer that is filling her body, she has a good heart. My first thought was "Well, yeah she does have a good heart, no an excellent heart. She cares for everyone." Love, Kurt and Jenn