Update on Betty - She is home in heaven

For those who have check this blog and have been praying for Betty, here is the latest: Betty is now home in heaven as of Tuesday, March 10th. Below is the email from my friend Melissa, who is Betty's daughter:

It is with a heavy heart - I never really got that saying until now - my heart truly feels heavy like it could fall from chest at any moment - anyway - that I tell you all that Mom has gone to be with Jesus! Larry and i came home last night because there was just no way of knowing how long it would be. It was incredibly difficult to leave her yesterday knowing that the next time I saw her would be her funeral. But the gift was that there was nothing left unsaid between my mom and her loved ones. We are an incredibly close and open family and always say things to each other when we need to so there were no last minute apologies or anything like that and there is a peace. I had prayed that she would go in her sleep and that God will allow me to feel when she was gone. I actually took a sleeping pill last night because I had not slept in about 4 nights but maybe a couple hours and it was taking its toll on me. SO I expected to sleep until about noon today :) (like that could happen with the kids lol). Anyway, I sat right up in bed at 4:19 and knew with my whole heart that mom was gone. Then dad called me exactly 20 minutes later to tell me that they woke him up. He was upset that he was not right there holding her hand in that last breath and I wish I could have been there, too, but she went in her sleep. The nurses said it was right around 4:30, but after telling the doctor (her doctor is a wonderful amazing Christian man who loved her and loves my dad!) what I had told my dad the doctor said he was sure it was 4:19. My mother will be missed every second of everyday and I have been told that it does get easier! I know that my mom is dancing and praising God today! Her doctor said that Heaven has a new member of the choir and we said not a member a leader!! She will be teaching everyone their parts! :) Yesterday, before we left, I was singing to my mom and she tried to raise her hand and I know that today she is praising Jesus! I miss her already, but I am so happy for her! thank you all for your prayers and we ask that you continue to keep dad and all of us in your prayers! If you are interested in when the funeral is and location and all of that then just email me and i will send that information to you when I know it. we will be leaving to head back to Virginia either tonight or very early in the morning!
My love and thanks to all of you,
Melissa and Family