My great aunt passed away this evening. She was 96 and had been living in a care home for just over a year. She had no children of her own and was a very close member of my family.
She was the eldest of 7 siblings and outlived them all. She lost three sisters within a short period and from there it was a pretty rapid decline in her health. Until very recently she was still very sharp and witty, and despite declining physically for several years she still got out and about lots. It has really only been a matter of weeks that she became so old and fragile and only days of being bed-ridden before passing away in bed this evening. She had a chest infection that brought dementia with it, from which she never fully recovered, but until just a few weeks ago she was mentally capable, although for a year or so conversations did tend to go around in circles about every 5 minutes :)
She doted on Jack and I remember when I was little she would always press a pound coin into my hand when we left her company, you remember those things when you're a child!
She was popular and an active member of the community in the village in which she grew up, even long after she moved into town. She had so many stories about her family and her knowledge about the village and its people will be missed greatly.
She will be missed.
Rest in peace Connie xxx
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