I spoke briefly to Ingrid and to my brother-in-law, Reinier, this afternoon. Their mother slept pretty well the entire time that they were there today. A very old family friend from South Africa days, Father Jan Haen, visited and gave Oma the last sacraments. He was chaplain of the Catholic Student Society when Ingrid was at Pretoria University.
Reinier described to me a particularly poignant moment yesterday when his daughter, Maya, stroked Oma's arm and said, "Hello Oma." She opened her eyes and gave Maya the most beautiful smile and then closed her eyes again. Everyone was in tears.
Ingrid will be flying back to Canada tomorrow.
