I’m Back and Life Has Changed

Carol Burt
5 min readNov 5, 2021
My mom. Photo by author

It’s all over and my mom is at peace.

My mother passed away October 29 with my sister and I at her bedside. She simply stopped breathing without a moan or a whimper. That would be her way, stoic once she knew there was no use fighting anymore. She accepted the truth and peacefully slipped away.

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Carol Burt

Former print journalist, former mayor, retired law enforcement officer. Writing about politics and government along with random personal essays.