Herb Yalof 3/18/37 to 9/21/09

I have to change my position on what I said about dying at home. It is amazing. My mom and I were sitting on her bed and I looked at my father and noticed that his eyes opened wide and I knew. I touched his leg and wished him an amazing journey told mom to go next to him ran downstairs and told Leslie and Steve to come up and we held his hand and body as he laid in bed circled by us. He looked at us as we hugged each other and said goodbye and told him we would be fine and always be a family. We were all with him when he took his final breath. It truly was an amazing family experience as if watching a live birth of the soul. I don't really think I can describe it but letting him go feels so much better than watching him die. We all feel the same way. That my father did this for us. That he didn't prolong his suffering and our suffering with him. He was so brave throughout this entire thing as was my mother. Leslie, Steven and I are in such awe of our parents. We are talking about the arrangements and will keep you posted here. We would love for all of our friends and family to be with us. We will have two memorial services one in NYC and one in Queeche. Stay tuned for more details. XXOO Suze