Reston: January 5th

            Cindy passed away on Sunday, January 5^th, peacefully in her bed at home.  The hospice service had been invaluable in providing thrice-weekly nursing care, pain management and sympathetic advice.  Dana was fortuitously able to remain in Reston after the family Christmas to help with Cindy.  With all the care, Cindy was comfortable and pain-free to the end. 

            Cindy got to experience a last joyous family Christmas in Reston including Lisa, Morgan, Dana, Marc, and Lucy (Lisa’s husband John and son Jack couldn’t make it when Jack got sick, and Dana’s stepson Zach was spending Christmas with his mother.)  Cindy particularly enjoyed watching the tree get set up and decorated, and also loved opening her Christmas stocking and presents.  

            Plans for commemorating Cindy are gestating but will probably include an informal celebration of life in Reston and a summer family ceremony in Maine.