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final rally 2015 edit Janet Kuypers 3/26/15 adapted from 2006’s “final rally” last night my sister called me after we all heard about how mom couldn’t stand up and it looked like she was going to die very soon well, last night my sister called me and told me she just talked to dad and heard that mom was feeling better that she uses the walker to get her medication at night she’s still able to use the washroom and she even had champagne with blackberries she was feeling better she even asked for wine coolers and my sister and I laughed I said, ␄She shouldn’t be drinking alcohol␅ and she said, ␄I don’t care if the blackberries are covered in alcohol, it’s food␅ and we were thrilled she was eating something again and we thought she’d be able to hold on for a little longer now ### my brother described it as like her last rally her last chance to be happy, to live ### when I heard last night that mom was drinking champagne with blackberries I told my husband that we should buy some blackberries and celebrate mom feeling better the champagne is chilling, but we never got the blackberries last night we had no idea mom would be celebrating with blackberries in her champagne in her final rally so I’ve got this bottle of champagne in my refrigerator and no blackberries they are my favorite fruit, you know but I’ve got this bottle of champagne in my refrigerator and no blackberries and I don’t know what to celebrate anymore

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