visit to see Mariana

Today I had the hard task of going to visit my cousin Mariana, who is dying of cancer.
I went with Karen, another cousin. We had a good visit driving to The Dalles, and an equally good visit with Mariana.
She is the first of us "Vaughn" cousins to be terminally ill. There are 15 of us.
She is also the most Vaughn of all the cousins. She just carried that tradition with her all these years.
My prayer is that she will die peacefully..
God Bless Mariana, or Nanny goat, or Mariana Banana,as we so affectionately called her.